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March 2001 Edition
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"Recruiting on the Web" is a free
electronic newsletter published by Recruiters Network. Recruiters Network is the
Association for Internet Recruiting. It is a free organization for HR
Professionals and Recruiters.
In addition to our newsletter, we offer a free resource center to enhance
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IN THIS ISSUE
Newsletter Sponsors
A Note from the Editor
Trials and Discounts For Members
New Recruiting Tools And Resources
New Internet Recruiting Book
Poll Results
Upcoming Conferences
Upcoming Job Fairs
Recruiting Tip - How to Search a Resume Database
Site Of The Month - Center for American Jobs
Headlines
Final Note
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A Note from the Editor
1. You can now download each issue of Recruiting
on the Web to your PDA (palm and pocketpc) more info at http://www.recruitersnetwork.com/mobile
2. Our editor, Brian Weis, will be speaking at the Kennedy e-Recruiting and
Staffing Conference and Expo on May 3rd and 4th in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay
Hotel. The speaking session is entitled The Great Recruitment Advertising
Debate: Classifieds vs. Job Postings. This session will feature a debate between
Brian Weis and Charlie Diederich, Director of Recruitment Advertising, Newspaper
Association of America. This session will put both media under the microscope
for a critical look at what works and how hiring companies can maximize their
return on their recruitment advertising investment.
For more info on the conference visit http://www.erecruiting2001.com.
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Trials and Discounts For Members
1. Jobs4HR.com
Jobs4HR.com is a career site for HR and recruiting jobs. Receive a 25% discount
on your first HR job posting. Simply register to post and in the
comments/promotions section type 25% discount from Recruiters Network.
Jobs4HR.com has over 52,000 register Human Resources job seekers in their career
agent. Visit http://www.jobs4hr.com.
2. NationJobs.com - Risk Free Job Posting Trial
Ranked #1 in Overall Customer Satisfaction among major job boards in a 2000 independent study (www.nationjob.com/comparefind), we offer a wide array of recruiting services that include: NationJob's main site, featuring over 30 Specialty Sites focused on specific career fields (e.g., sales, IT, finance, engineering, HR, etc.); our Personal Job Scout service (P.J. Scout) that automatically e-mails matching jobs to over 600,000 registered subscribers; cross-postings to other sites on the Web; and much more. Access your risk free trial at
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New Recruiting Tools And Resources
1. Job Opportunity Index
How hot is the job market in your area? Check out the Job Opportunity Index at http://www.flipdog.com/corp/jobsindex.html.
2. Cost Per Hire Calculator
Looking for useful HR and Recruiting calculators? Visit http://www.recruitersnetwork.com/resources/calculators.htm.
3. Recruiting Seminars
Visit http://www.recruitersnetwork.com/seminars
for the latest recruiting and Internet recruiting conferences.
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New Internet Recruiting Book
CareerXRoads 2001!
CareerXRoads provides detailed information on the top 500 employment sites like
costs, features, description and more. The book starts off with several
excellent articles, industry trends and predictions. The information in this
book is priceless and retails for only $21.56. Visit http://www.recruitersnetwork.com/books
for book reviews and ordering info.
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Poll Results
View and participate in this month poll at http://www.recruitersnetwork.com/poll/index.htm.
Last Month's Poll Questions and Results
In the past 3 months, what has yielded more hires for your company, newspaper
classifieds or Internet job postings?
Newspaper - 17.5% (42 Respondents)
Internet Job Postings - 77% (185 Respondents)
Same - 5.5% (13 Respondents)
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Upcoming Seminars & Conference
e-Recruiting and Staffing Conference and Expo May 3rd and 4th Mandalay Bay Hotel
in Las Vegas - Register early and save $200
The overwhelming response of Kennedy's e-Recruiting and Staffing Conference last
November in NYC demonstrates a compelling need in the industry for this kind of
knowledge transfer. The conference proved to be the ideal setting where top
industry leaders could share their experience and expertise directly with those
in charge of leveraging the power of the Internet in the war for talent.
Visit http://www.erecruiting2001.com
for details.
For upcoming conferences and seminars visit
http://www.recruitersnetwork.com/seminars/index.htm
or
http://www.recruitersnetwork.com/resources/conferences.htm.
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Upcoming Job Fairs
E*FAIR Events
Looking for an innovative, targeted approach to find Talent in your local
market? Check out the calendar of regional E*FAIR Events in Philadelphia,
Washington, DC, Northern NJ as well as our new cities which include Chicago,
Atlanta and Boston. These regional, week-long online career fairs are designed
for corporate recruiters who need to hire talent timely and efficiently.
Targeted to vertical talent pools, these events focus on finding talent in
Healthcare/Pharmaceutical, Sales and High-Tech with the expansion of Financial
and Diversity areas coming soon.
For Recruiters Network Members only, VirtualEdge is pleased to offer of $100 off
each E*FAIR Event registered through June 30, 2001. For more information, call
(877) 485-5454 or register online at http://www.efair.net.
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Recruiting Tip - How to Search a Resume Database
By Bret Hollander, Netrecruiter
When searching a resume database, DO NOT look for job classifications. Place the
exact skills you need in your search query. Chances are you will find the exact
match. As an example, most software programmers will never specifically say in
their resume that they are "software programmers." They usually say
they "programmed software," or performed "software
programming," or wrote an application using C++ and SQL applications.
Searching on the term "software programmer" will only lead you to a
few candidates. Instead, search using C++ and SQL and program or programming or
programmed. This should increase your search results many times over.
Search on Older Resumes - most recruiters are TOO concerned about the age
of a resume. Well if you want to talk to a candidate that has already talked to
60 other recruiters in the last 48 hours, by all means go ahead. The value in
any resume database are the older resumes, the archived resumes that are between
6 months to 18 months old. These candidates are NOT getting calls. Now you've
eliminated your competition. Secondly, we all know the average stay of an
employee in the technical market today. So by contacting these older resumes
your chances are better in finding a candidate ready to make a move, or a
candidate coming up on his or her contract. Now you have a candidate primed to
listen to your offer.
The Contact Information is Bad - I almost hope the contact information is
bad on an older database resume. Why? Because that's where my recruiting
competitors stop looking. Don't give up on the candidates. Many times it doesn't
take long to track these people down. Call their last place of employment, dial
411, go to HotBot and track them by new address, phone or email. You want to get
in front of candidates that aren't being contacted by every other competitor.
Believe me, this methods has resulted in hundreds of hires.
Network, Network, Network - not every candidate you call is going to be
interested in your job. Fine. But do you ever ask for a reference? A Java
developer probably hangs out with other Java developers. Don't be afraid to ask.
Many placements have not been from the exact resume on a database, but from a
referral from that resume.
Finding the Right Resume Database - you should exhaust every possible
avenue to locate a candidate. That means using every resume database you can get
your hands on. But make sure you're not wasting time on databases that don't
have what you want. Focus on resume databases that pertain to what you're
looking for. If you require highly technical individuals, go to the resume
databases that specialize in these individuals. Lower level candidates? Try some
of the free sites on the web. Make sure that your database doesn't purge their
resumes. This is a must. Especially when you're looking for legacy candidates,
or candidates who have skills in older software or hardware applications.
Companies that purge their database every six months will eliminate an
incredible source for networking. Try to find a resume database that contains
resumes from between now and two years old. Make sure you can search by
"date of resume" on databases of this type.
Editor's Note: Bret Hollander is a new columnist who works for
Netrecruiter. NETRECRUITER provides varying levels of off-site technical
candidate sourcing services to corporate clients. Not only will their clients
experience a reduction in overall recruiting and hiring expenses, but they will
also experience an increase in the quality level of new hires. Their industry
expertise spans the commercial, public sector and federal markets. Visit them at
http://www.netrecruiter.net.
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Site Of The Month - Center for American Jobs
The Center for American Jobs Helps Employers Quickly Source & Recruit
Pre-qualified Hourly-Blue Collar-Clerical & Administrative Employees
The Center for American Jobs runs its client/employer's openings in their ads at
no charge to their clients. Candidates reading these ads call a toll-free number
and spend a few minutes on the telephone answering a series of job related
questions designed to pre-qualify them to employers' hiring standards. At the
conclusion of this "First Interview," the system compares the job
seeker's answers to CAJ member employers' hiring criteria and, where there is a
match, automatically faxes or e-mails a profile of each qualified job seeker to
the employer. While the screening process is selective by design, it is
completely unbiased, and the questions used are fully EEOC compliant. There is
no fee to job seekers for this service.
CAJ's proprietary interactive voice technology allows candidates, responding to
advertising the ability to create a profile 24 hours a day, just using a
touch-tone phone. Employers looking to hire these candidates in a specified
geographic area, and with the particular experience and skills required, contact
them directly. Employers also can listen to candidates (phone system provides an
opportunity for a recorded message) prior to inviting them in for an in-person
interview.
The Center for American Jobs currently operates in Chicago and Detroit with
plans to open 38 additional major markets in 2001. Recruiters Network members
can use the services described above in these two markets at a special cost of
$500* a month for unlimited access to profiles.
When contacting the Center please identify yourself as a Recruiters' Network
member.
For more information in Chicago contact Brian Brass bbrass@caj.com
312 803-6774
150 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 610, Chicago, IL 60601
http://www.chicagonowhiring.com.
For more information in Detroit contact Leonard Sachs lsachs@caj.com
248-936-5124
26500 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Southfield, MI 48076
http://www.detroitnowhiring.com.
If you are not located in Chicago or Detroit and are interested in information
on using this unique technology to assist your firm in recruiting, contact
Leonard Sachs and he can address your specific needs using a dedicated platform
designed for your organization.
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Headlines
Today's recruiting and HR headlines can be viewed at http://www.recruitersnetwork.com/dailynews.htm.
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Final Note
FYI - March is always a fun and interesting month...St Patty's Day...March
Madness...Baseball Spring Training...plus spring is right around the
corner...dust off the golf clubs!
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