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This is a paid webinar. It's $89 per person, but video playback will be available to you, to help you refresh your memory and to make sure you get the full value.

Publicity of course is welcome. If you have a blog or website, and link to the webinar, I'll be happy to return the favor with link from one of my PR5 websites. This is the first in the Social Media Headhunter Series, as we learn to use social networking services to make more placements and hire more people.

The webinar registration. More at StlRecruiting.com

From the Social Media Headhunter

May 5, 2008 - RecruitingBlogs.com

Amitai Givertz — Mon, 05 May 2008 05:16:03 -0700

Mendoza’s Monday Member Showcase

Today Dave gives us a glimpse into the world of Maren Hogan. Maren works for HCI, which is an IT and medical consulting and recruiting firm handling communications, sourcing and candidate development.

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May 3-4, 2008 - RecruitingBlogs.com

Amitai Givertz — Sat, 03 May 2008 10:41:03 -0700

That was the week that was...Week ending May 2, 2008

May 2, 2008 - RecruitingBlogs.com

Amitai Givertz — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:14:30 -0700

TGIS (Thank Goodness, Its Sumser!)

For the summer months the Recruiting Roadshow schedule picks up. Just back from Cleveland, John's pick of community-related posts is preambled with this question...

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May 1, 2008 - RecruitingBlogs.com

Amitai Givertz — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:51:19 -0700

Bill Vick's XtremeRecruiting.tv

The initial response to Bill's new weekly feature has been fantastic. There have been 400 or so new members joining the XtremeRecruiting.tv group with a solid response to last week's video and question. Remember, to participate in this interactve session, and have a shot at winning Bill's audio book 'Big Biller'on a top-of-the-line iPod, you must be a member of the Xtremerecruiting.tv group.

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April 28, 2008 - RecruitingBlogs.com

Amitai Givertz — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:40:41 -0700

Mendoza’s Monday Member Showcase

Today Dave introduces us to Jocelyn Donegan. Jocelyn has recently made the everyday transition form Hollywood actress and TV celeb to, um, recruiter! Jocelyn is a Managing Partner C4 Consulting & Recruiting and says of herself:

"I'm a storyteller, wearing multiple hats in many mediums, because I believe that stories remind us all to go beyond what we feel is possible."

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April 25, 2008 - RecruitingBlogs.com

Amitai Givertz — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:26:38 -0700

TGIS (Thank Goodness, Its Sumser!)

Relatively few people come to this space with 15 months behind them in an online community. Only a handful have more than 15 years in actually building them. One of those is our very own Papa Sumser.

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April 24, 2008 - RecruitingBlogs.com

Amitai Givertz — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:45:59 -0700

ExtremeRecruiting.tv

Forever pushing the envelope Bill Vick has come up with an innovative way to connect the best minds in the business with the the community-at-large, this time through video. What's more, its interactive! Here's how it works...

April 23, 2008 - RecruitingBlogs.com

Amitai Givertz — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:40:15 -0700

Claudia’s Wednesday Wisdom

'If time is the constraint, how can you analyze a candidate’s level of commitment? I work mostly on corporate-to-corporate contract positions (temporary placements), and I need to submit the resume to the preferred vendor or client within a couple of hours of the requisition opening. How can I avoid vanishing candidates?'

Read Claudia's reply on RecruitingBlogs.com...

April 22, 2008 - RecruitingBlogs.com

Amitai Givertz — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:20:22 -0700

Tutorial Tuesday

It is not often that someone comes on the scene and immediately adds value to the conversation. Geoff Peterson is one of those people.

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April 21, 2008 - RecruitingBlogs.com

Amitai Givertz — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:36:25 -0700

Mendoza’s Monday Member Showcase

What better way to start the day than with a good serving of Brekka? Dave introduces us to Anna Brekka who is the Senior Director Talent Management Services for Kennedy Information.

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April 18, 2008 - RecruitingBlogs.com

Amitai Givertz — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:59:15 -0700

Some of us had the pleasure of John Sumser's company in Ft. Lauderdale yesterday. We spent time together at the BROWN BAG RECRUITER training in the morning and then had lunch together. We rounded out the day networking with 12 disciples breaking bread at the South Florida Metro Recruiters inaugural shindig which was hosted in absentia by Jason Davis [aka Slouch] and RecruitingBlogs.com.

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Talent Drive Commercial Using Online Video

Jim Durbin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:56:44 -0700

The first in a series of commercials touting Talent Drive's new software product, TalentFilter Share with your friends, enjoy, and let's see if we can't get a story out the first viral video in recruiting to hit 100,000 downloads. Theoretical dollars for all linkers. Site can be viewed at: Flektor, or at the Talent Drive Blog.

April 16, 2008 - RecruitingBlogs.com

Amitai Givertz — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:11:34 -0700

'If a candidate is very hairy on the chest and back, should they just shave right down every day to below their collar line?"

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Status Report .2

John Sumser — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:11:34 -0700

As I write, it’s beginning to look like Jobster will terminate my editorial responsibilities on Wednesday the 9th. It’s certainly their opion to change horses when and where they see fit. They’ve just done it awkwardly. (Read The Rest of the Article)

April 07, 2008

John Sumser — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:06:58 -0700

Monday

Visit JohnSumser.com I am moving soon.
Six Degrees of Neal Bruce. Monster's loss is the industry's gain.
LinkedIn snags Yahoo's Top UI Designer. What will be left for Microsoft?
Register for the Cleveland Recruiting Roadshow. It's April 29th
Women: They're just like men, only cheaper (Thanks, Maureen)

Status Report.1

John Sumser — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:52:17 -0700

So, I am sitting in the heart of Boston's beautiful Logan Airport. My table at the Dunkin Donuts (this is really a long way from California) is strategically chosen. I can charge the cell phone and the laptop with only a modest bit of embarrassment.

I'm here at the start of the next phase of things. The red eye dropped me here for 7 hours before I wing it to Toronto to meet with Jason Davis for a day. While I'm here, I get to spend a couple of hours with a very old friend. I also get to do the Recruiting Animal show (in the Recruitingblogs.com version. Calling in from Logan!!!

Things have really changed for me over the last 120 days.

In December, I lost my day job at interbiznet.com, the company I founded back in 1994. Divorce, a change in management philosophy and a desire to really try some new things conspired to be my Shawshank Redemption. After crawling through 500 yards of sewage, I emerged in the creek. Free and focused, I've been in the most amazing renewal.

It gets better.

My year long gig as the purported editor at Recruiting.com is coming to a close. On May 10th, my contract expires. Jobster says they will be taking over the management of the site. You will see my work transition to the newly energized JohnSumser.com (not quite finished but workable). The Recruiting Roadshow™ has a full head of steam (new website coming momentarily)

April 04, 2008

John Sumser — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:09:20 -0700

Friday

Study: 'Influencers' Possess Less Clout The old media model of anchorperson falls to friends and family.
John Sumser and the Recruiting Animal: The Inaugural Recruitingblogs Radio Show 12:30 EST Today
Monster getting desperate? Scroll down a bit it's a craigslist blog and has to be unconventional
Twitter in Plain English "What are you doing?" makes a platform
Finally: Craigslist Launches a Blog of Their Own Can they make the transition?

April 03, 2008

John Sumser — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:30:29 -0700

April Tres

The Threat of “Free” Craigslist quiets the hecklers with $81M Revenue
Strategy of Giving Watch Ami, no one is broader.
Recareering Baby Boomers Add another awful buzzword to the HR jargon
Do Employers Really Hire Candidates from Facebook and MySpace? Of course they do.
RecruiterLife Worth checking out.

April 02, 2008

John Sumser — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:41:00 -0700

April Deuce

How To Disagree Guidelines for constructive conflict in online community (and otherwise)
Claudia’s Wednesday Wisdom A Star is Born on Recruitingblogs.com
Susan Burns at ERE (video) Susan launches the ERE Twitterfest
I demand HR justice for US veterans! Stroud quotes the Post. Vets are getting a really raw deal.
Polling Twitter: 4 Startups that Take the Pulse of the Twittersphere Twitter is a platform

April 01, 2008

John Sumser — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:13:25 -0700

April Fools Day

Tutorial Tuesday at RecruitingBlogs.com
Stepstone's Total Talent Report - Something doesn't ring true here! This is where blogs shine; small player calls out big player.
April Fool! The Purpose of Pranks The Edge explains why being made a fool is good for you.
Gen Y’s Entitlement Employment Each and every talented Gen Yer out there knows that they can leave a job at any time and get another one. It is not Gen Y that needs to change. It is the rest of us.
Heather Hates Twitter Follow more people than follow you.

March 31, 2008

John Sumser — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:41:55 -0700

ERE Starts Today

Weddle's Source of Employment Survey...Doug Geinzer reports that job boards are gaining ground
Mendoza’s Monday Member Showcase....It's Susan Burns day in Mendozaville
Washington Post Gets Lost Oddly titled gem noting that the Post is not going down the drain with everyone else
Trying to cure blogorrhea Moving the conversation forward is what the blogosphere does best
Why would Google Web Services cost $0? Partly because pretrained programmers are easier to recruit.

March 28, 2008

John Sumser — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:19:11 -0700

Froidee

A VERY intense video recruiting advertisement Stroud points and asks "Recruiting or Training?"
Top 10 Countries by Number of Recruitment Companies UK Louise tells all
Hillary Clinton, Through a Lens Wrongly It's also about every woman who has ever been underestimated, failed to get credit for work she did or been denied opportunities to do work at which she would have excelled. (Thanks, Maureen)
Loopt Embraced by Verizon; Starts to Spread Its Mobile Wings Location based social network tells you where your friends are
Building a recruitment strategy in a social world Susan Burns lays it out

Harvesting Diversity

John Sumser — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:11:15 -0700

I am hopeful that Obama's speech on race issues will be remembered as the start of something new. For a generation, the United States has used regulation and coercion to try to solve a serious problem. Equal citizenship under the law required serious arm twisting including penalties and quotas. In order to teach a new and better way of doing things, the government intervened.

The combination of 40 years of regulation and the march of demographics delivers us to a new starting point. Fully 33% of the under 40 set (Gens X and Y) consider themselves to be of mixed race. There is some evidence that regulation allowed the glass ceiling to be moved up a couple of inches.

It's hard for me to imagine how any thinking white American adult would have a problem owning the remnants of racism in their position. The remnants of our history are rapidly evolving away from discrimination based on skin tone. They are evolving towards discrimination based on social class. Listen closely to the way that people who dreamed of home ownership for their families are being blamed for the sub-prime problem.

There's more than a little overlap between the two.

The ongoing demographic shifts (labor shortage, aging of the population and so on) make it clear that our problem is how to harness the resources that we have. Discrimination based on anything other than performance comes at the cost of organizational effectiveness. Shortage and right sizing conspire to make us all stewards of scarce human resources.

Over the past twenty years, the diversity drumbeat has been persistent and intensifying. On many levels (there's still work to be done), the physical problems are resolving themselves. What hasn't been addressed by regulation will be addressed by time.

Our job is to harvest the bounty we've been given.

It's weird to say this. When I speak to groups of recruiters, it's clear that the gatekeepers of our organizations are significantly whiter than the population. Even so, the problem is harvesting, not planting.

To be less obtuse, the problem has shifted from being a question of numbers to being a question of attitudes. We're closing on on the numerical problem. Diversity is, at the root, about strength that comes from differing viewpoints. Getting a little more honest about the racism in our culture helps open that door to productivity.