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6 Things to do when you Resign.
So you’r ready to Resign. Follow these steps to make sure you don’t burn any bridges.
What is Contract to Hire or Temp to Perm?
Temp to Perm or Contract to hire both mean the same thing. You will be starting a position as a temporary employee and after a certain period, say 6 months, has elapsed; the client hires you as a full time employee, usually based upon your performance. It’s becoming more common these days for employers to [...]
Ways to find a rewarding career…
A nice, light read by Sophie Keller… 1. Think about what your 3 major hobbies are. This will give you a pretty good indication of what career will fill you up. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
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The State of our Financial Market
I was resisting the urge to write about the recent banking meltdown with household names like Fannie and Freddie, Countrywide, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Wachovia, AIG, Bear Stearns etc., goliaths taking a fall due to poor decisions made by a few and whose effects are now felt by millions across the globe. Since this [...]
Counter Offers – Good or Bad?
Here’s a true story – it’s true because it’s my story. I had just graduated from college and moved to Northern Virginia for a job working as a Jr. Technical Recruiter in Fairfax, VA. I was barely making enough money as the company that I started my career with had no commission structure. They had [...]
Video Resumes: A Bad Idea
According to this post, CareerBuilder tested an idea in a market that was not quite ready for it. To be honest, as a recruiter, even I’m not ready for it. I have managers who will set up interviews just because I’m vouching for a candidate’s skills without even reviewing a paper resume. I know people [...]
Dating and Recruiting
10 Rules for Dating and Recruiting written by Amy Kimmes. As a Recruiter that places folks on contracts and contract to hire type positions, I’d add Rule #11. Breaking up. As recruiters most of us dread that call from a client on a Friday (or any other day for that matter) asking that the contract [...]
Negotiating with Candidates
Upon reading this article, it seems that Mr. Raghav Singh is assuming that most recruiters and headhunters only discuss compensation towards the end of the process i.e. when an offer is made by the client. In my experience working as a Headhunter and training other recruiters – I would never even submit a candidate without [...]
LinkedIn not working for you?
For those of you not sure what LinkedIn is – please visit their site. I’m not getting paid by them or through any of their agents to write this (though I wish I was getting paid:). LinkedIn is a professional networking site that a lot of recruiters use to build a pipeline of passive candidates, [...]
