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Obtaining Strategic Hiring Targets With a Limited Budget

by
Brendan Shields
Nov 9, 2011, 5:05 pm ET

Most of you are no strangers to slashed budgets over the past few years. Yet just because budgets are reduced doesn’t mean your workload is. So how do you maintain quality of hire without the budget for your preferred tools and technology? Pacific Northwest National Laboratory did just that, by developing a carefully planned strategy and thinking outside the box. Join us as Rob Dromgoole explains how they make big hires on a small budget.

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

 

Developing 21st Century Leaders Who Make a Difference

by
Brendan Shields
Nov 4, 2011, 4:59 pm ET

Bersin & Associates’ Senior Analyst Barb Arth presents findings of 2011 research on high-impact leadership development. The research shows that organizations with high-impact Leadership Development strategies are developing a different breed of leaders, and that they generate 7X greater business impact (business + talent results).

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on HR be sure to check out TLNT!

 

Creating A Captivating Candidate Experience

by
Brendan Shields
Oct 28, 2011, 4:56 pm ET

How does your organization look through the eyes of a candidate? The candidate experience you offer has a direct impact on the success of your recruiting efforts.

This engaging and interactive program will evaluate your organization from the candidate’s perspective. You’ll learn what factors can influence a candidate’s decision to choose your company over a competitor and discover the tools and techniques to create a unique and memorable experience that engages and captures the best talent.

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

 

A Healthcare Recruiting Virtual Roundtable

by
Brendan Shields
Oct 20, 2011, 4:40 pm ET

In this educational webinar, we’ll be opening up the phone lines for you to discuss the unique challenges and strategies specific to recruiting for the healthcare field.

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

 

How to Improve Quality-of-Hire and Efficiency using Web 2.0 Reference-Checking

by
Brendan Shields
Oct 19, 2011, 4:38 pm ET

Learn how to improve recruiting efficiency and quality-of-hire with new online reference-checking

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

 

Transitioning to Engaged from Contingency

by
Brendan Shields
Oct 5, 2011, 4:27 pm ET

This session will include ideas Frank borrowed and applied from other professions such as the medical profession, and the real estate industry. He will demonstrate how he converted a “real estate appraisal” was borrowed as the model for his “Search Reports” which cause clients to say “WOW” while demanding the CFO rush out an immediate payment.

Combined with new recruiting agreement language and proposals, the strategy presents a fresh approach will help participants differentiate themselves from run-of-the-mill contingency recruiters, while generating immediate ‘up-front’ cash flow in the form of non-refundable deposits.

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on third party recruiting be sure to check out The Fordyce Letter!

 

Driving Change in Talent Acquisition

by
Brendan Shields
Sep 23, 2011, 2:05 pm ET

In this hour long webinar, we will discuss how to drive change through your Talent Acquisition organization, from the earliest stages of articulating your vision and strategy, to the tactics that are important to implement and sustain change, to measuring and analyzing metrics.

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

 

Building a Frontline To Build Your Bottom Line

by
Brendan Shields
Sep 22, 2011, 1:55 pm ET

Recruiting for retail and the service industry can prove to be a unique challenge. With seasonal demands constantly changing and a consistent need for part time employees, recruiters must approach things from a different angle. In the fast paced world of retail, if you beat your competition to the best employees, those employees will help you beat your competition.

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

 

Shifting Gears

by
Brendan Shields
Sep 1, 2011, 1:54 pm ET

In the frenzied change of today’s market many times we are faced with situations that thrust us into unfamiliar roles that are mission critical. Here’s the Survival Guide for a common sense approach to staying cool while the pressure is on to adapt, survive and ultimately thrive in your new role. Join us as Russ Moon explains how to stay afloat in a sea of change.

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on sourcing be sure to check out Sourcecon!

 

Culture Branding

by
Brendan Shields
Aug 25, 2011, 3:59 pm ET

Over the course of this webinar, Michael Long, Head of Culture Branding at Rackspace Hosting, will explain the theory, practice and results that have been achieved since the launch of rackertalent.com in March of 2010. Through the deployment of employee blogs, a flexible platform and modern web technologies, the Rackspace career site has increased visitors by over 430% in just one year.

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

 

Compensation and Planning for the Future

by
Brendan Shields
Aug 19, 2011, 3:53 pm ET

This webinar will feature three members of the Compensation Café blogging team – Ann Bares, Jim Brennan and Laura Schroeder – joining forces to examine where compensation practice is headed in the next year and beyond.

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on HR be sure to check out TLNT!

 

Your CEO Just Said Your Metrics Suck! Now What?

by
Brendan Shields
Aug 12, 2011, 3:50 pm ET

Tim Sackett, SPHR, EVP of HRU Technical Resources and member of the Fistful of Talent team, will lead you through a session packed full of ideas on how to get your senior leaders to connect with your metrics and ultimately support your outcomes.

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on HR be sure to check out TLNT!

 

Succession Planning: Preparing for the Perfect Labor Storm

by
Brendan Shields
Aug 10, 2011, 3:43 pm ET

There is overwhelming agreement among executives that succession planning is critical for business continuity. But only one-third of companies have a plan in place – and that’s for the CEO level. The numbers are worse for upper and middle management and almost non-existent for other positions. An even more compelling story is that for those companies with plans more than four in ten employees rate their companies’ talent efforts as “fair” or “poor.”

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

 

Veteran Hiring That’s Working

by
Todd Raphael
Aug 10, 2011, 1:35 pm ET

Amidst high unemployment rates among military veterans, Kelly Snell, who works for a government hiring office in Washington state, says he’s finding success in preparing military men and women for civilian jobs.

In the podcast below of about 10 minutes, Snell talks about his work teaching career skills to veterans, what veterans fail to realize about their experience, and how many phone calls he receives daily letting him know he has made a match. keep reading…

The Predictors of Performance

by
Brendan Shields
Aug 4, 2011, 3:38 pm ET

Paul Basile, CEO of Matchpoint Careers, Inc and a veteran business leader and H.R. specialist, will share insights, examples and the validated science that offers practical solutions to today’s recruitment dilemmas.

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

 

Mobile Apps vs. Mobile Web

by
Brendan Shields
Jul 29, 2011, 3:30 pm ET

Join Kat Drum, Global Social Networks and Employment Brand Manager at BlackBerry, along with Alex Kinsella, Sr. Product Manager of BlackBerry app world, as they discuss a variety of key issues facing employers today in leveraging mobile platforms.

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

 

One Interview, One Veteran

by
Todd Raphael
Jul 29, 2011, 5:48 am ET

You’ve read, I’m sure, about the troubles many veterans arriving home from Iraq and Afghanistan are having in getting jobs. Navsea, among others, has done great work to try to change this.

Among the many other folks trying to do something about it is Ken Seville.

photo from the defense dept in Canada

Seville’s startup called “GuaranteedInterview” can be summed up briefly: get American and Canadian companies to agree to interview one qualified veteran each time they have a job open.

Seville — dialing in from Santiago, Chile — and I talk more about it in the podcast at the bottom of this post.

Meanwhile, some more information on the topic:

The New Rules for Cold Calling in 2011

by
Brendan Shields
Jul 28, 2011, 3:22 pm ET

Cold Calling is Proactive – Productive – Profitable… it gives you instant gratification… and when you know how to do it right it is the most powerful skill in your sales arsenal.

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out The Fordyce Letter!

 

The Legal Nuances of Those Friends, Followers, and Connections

by
Todd Raphael
Jul 28, 2011, 5:22 am ET

A job candidate who you’d like to have on staff would arrive at your company with a little extra bonus for you, beyond just her expertise: thousands of Twitter followers, LinkedIn connections, and Facebook friends. But what are the legal implications of hiring someone — even a bunch of people, perhaps all from one company — partly for their social media connections?

Renee Jackson, a Boston attorney with the law firm Nixon Peabody, mulls over these issues in the podcast below, about 11 1/2 minutes. She talks about the role non-solicitation agreements play in all this, and the push and pull between being extra careful to avoid legal trouble and trying to stay consistent with the open-honest-transparent spirit of social media recruiting. keep reading…

Recruiting Alchemy: Turning 500 Applicants into a Successful Hire

by
Brendan Shields
Jul 21, 2011, 3:12 pm ET

Join Iris Libby, successful owner of IRLC a division of ALT Search Recruitment Consultants – a leading research and placement company – as she shares tips and secrets developed by her team over the course of a decade of high-caliber service. In her uniquely warm and friendly style, she delivers a blend of insider tips and common sense approaches that you can take back to the office and use right away.

For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!