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A long time after the rest of the world, I finally saw the movie Avatar, and I was thrilled. Not from the 3D or the big story, but from the fine details. These, in my mind, made the difference, leading millions around the world to believe there is such a planet like Pandora (or that we’ll find one in 150 years time — in 2154, as James Cameron wrote).

I believe these details can help recruiters reach a huge success, especially if they use the social media. keep reading…

Recruitment tech vendor MrTed is being acquired by StepStone Solutions, a global talent management provider based in the United Kingdom.

The sale gives StepStone Solutions a stronger presence in the U.S., where London headquartered MrTed has been gaining brand awareness and growing its foothold, especially  in the SMB market since introducing the free ATS, SmartRecruiters, two years ago. StepStone also acquires MrTed’s global customers using its SaaS talent acquisition product, MrTedTalentLink.

Consultant Naomi Bloom, who works closely with StepStone Solutions, blogged this morning that she believes the driver behind the acquisition was MrTed’s SaaS architecture, and its customer base.

“These true SaaS capabilities, and MrTed’s very desireable customer base of about 100 large, global enterprises, may well explain StepStone’s interest in MrTed,” she wrote. keep reading…

The Punk Rock HR lady is about to pen her final post. What will it be? A nostalgic farewell to the blog she started three years ago? A rant, perhaps, about why sex and drugs don’t mix in the workplace, but might elsewhere? Or a pitch to neuter your cats and dogs and that indecisive manager who insists hiring is all about the vibe?

Yes, indeed, Laurie Ruettimann is calling it quits. Sort of. Her final post to Punk Rock HR will come the end of the month. She’s known since selling the site to RecruitingBlogs last year that sooner or later the day would come when she would stop offering her punkian views on everything from men in plaid shorts who pee a lot to such career advice as “When your butt hurts from work, it’s time to make a change.”

But this is no eulogy. Ruettimann won’t be blogging on Punk Rock HR, but she won’t be not writing. “I am a writer by nature,” she says, explaining she’ll be starting a new blog somewhere. When we talked last Thursday, she didn’t have a name for it and wasn’t exactly sure what it would be like, except that it will be about HR and especially recruiting.

By now she may have decided. She’s supposed to be announcing her departure today on Punk Rock HR and talking about her venture as a partner in New Media Services. The new business will provide targeted content to participants at conferences via new media platforms.

Let me pause here for a moment to reassure Ruettimann fans that the complete collection of Punk Rock HR posts will endure. She’ll have a copy on her new blog, while Punk Rock HR will have a set. Jason Davis, founder of RecruitingBlogs, promised the archive would remain, saying, ”We are not exactly sure what we will do with the site. There is an amazing body of great posts from a great writer and personality.” keep reading…

If you are wondering why you aren’t called in to interview for great job opportunities, it’s undoubtedly because your resume is not “powerful,” and significantly undersells your abilities and experience. Having worked with major corporations on the design of their hiring and resume screening processes, I can attest that nearly all applicants fail to adequately highlight themselves in a way that increases their chances of being selected for further evaluation. While you may actually be a very good fit for the roles and the organizations to which you have applied, chances are that your boring resume doesn’t instill that perception in the 15-20 seconds that those charged with screening resumes typically spend per applicant.

Even if you are not currently seeking a new role, failing to adequately highlight your achievements is a weakness that can impact you throughout your career. When it comes to performance appraisal, promotion consideration, and even day-to-day work assignment, learning how to influence the perception of you as a performer is key to ensuring that your career reaches the heights you desire. keep reading…