Talent Jockey

How do you handle LinkedIn connections? There are articles, blog posts and podcasts that outline LinkedIn best practices, tips, advice, and how to optimize your profile on LinkedIn, but this is an episode where I explain how I’ve approached connections in the past and how I’m revising a bit of my LinkedIn strategy. I’ve done… Read More »

Technology is shaping the world and is becoming a major part of human resources. I talk with HR technologist and disruptor, Bentley Wolfe, about how technology plays a role in the human resources space and its influence on recruiting. Social media, applicant tracking systems, and systems of record, posting jobs, all involves technology. But what… Read More »

Staffing firms, placement agencies, temp agencies, staffing agencies, call them what you will. They can be a great resource for job seekers. In this show I provide 10 reasons why you would want to use a staffing firm to find you a job. Agencies can be very effective at helping you in your job search.… Read More »

Recruiters will ask you “what was your salary at your last position?” Listener of the show, Shawn, writes “What’s the best way for a job seeker to handle the “what are your salary requirements?” I’m attaching a link to a recent article on LinkedIn that argues for politely refusing to give out your salary history,… Read More »

How can managers help recruit talent? I list four things that will help recruiters while at the same time create a positive experience for applicants. While the argument can be made that attracting job applicants and getting them to apply to an open job vacancy falls to the recruiting function, help from hiring managers can pay… Read More »

Some recruiters just plain suck? They often times create bad experiences for job seekers. There’s no question about that. I often hear from job seekers about their bad interactions with recruiters. It irks me to no end because it doesn’t take much to do the right thing and create a great experience for a job applicant. While… Read More »

The party makes their way to Phandalin. An outpost south of the Triboar Trail. There they meet interesting people and hear a few rumors. Oh, and there’s talk of ruffians that go by the name of The Redbrands. The post 003 Phandalin – Rumors, People and Locations appeared first on Sean's Blog.

Episode 002 recaps the details that occurred in the session where the pc’s enter the cave in search of Gundren Rockseeker and ultimate discovery of Sidlar Hallwinter. The demise of Klarg the bugbear takes place and now the party needs to choose their next action. The post 002 Clearing out the Cave appeared first on Sean's Blog.

Picking up from episode 006 where we talk about the recruiter meeting with the hiring manager about a job vacancy. In this episode I go into what a corporate HR recruiter does after they have the details from the hiring manager. Sure, there are the obvious details that include posting the position, reviewing resumes of… Read More »

Recruiter is notified by the Hiring Manager that they have an open position that needs to be filled. An intake session, meeting, is scheduled. The Recruiter knows they will need to get specific details about the position like: skills, education, job description, level of role, and team size. But what about the other details, details that… Read More »