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- Recruiters are job-hording - time to take back the market!
- After working with several recruiters for the past...oh...10 years or so, not only are they a frustrating industry and a complete waste of time, but now I have a new description: ROAD BLOCK!I've had this one recruiter that I've been in touch with now for at least 8 years. You...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, -Q, recruiter, recruiting firm, recruiting
- Discussion threads 2007-11-05
- TechRepublic Job Board can help you find a new job or fill an opening on your team
- I've not looked at it yet, only commenting on the ideaBut I think it is great.When you're ready for it, a feature that may be helpful is a directed candidate search. As a job seeker I can give you my requirements and see a return of jobs that meet...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Jason Hiner, board, team, job, recruiter, Job Board
- Discussion threads 2007-10-02
- Hire good, hire fast
- Its well known that a company is only as good as the people that work for it. And a few outstanding people outstanding at what they do for a living are worth far more than many average performers.Hiring good talent takes time but fierce competition often creates intense pressure to...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Workforce management, waliau@..., recruiter, strategy
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- Headhunters
- Ok, I'm sure this title has been used 100 times on here already, but being a headhunter myself, I'd like to make a few points. 1. Only about 20% of the positions in companies are actually posted, whether it's on the web, newspaper, forums, newsgroups, or what-have-you. The other...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, cmwprod@..., job, headhunter, recruiter, job order
- Discussion threads 2007-05-18
- Is it me, or have many IT recruiters morphed into annoying telemarketers?
- I think I'll have to remove my resume from every online job board because the volume of pointless emails and telephone calls is never ending.Case in point:"Hello, my name is and I saw your resume online (where might I ask exactly?)". "Please send me an updated resume and...
- Tags: Why Me Worry?, job, information technology, recruiter, salary, consulting, phone, IT People, sales
- Discussion threads 2007-05-09
- Why oh why do agencies promise work to you just to find out the details of
- A typical day … 9ish O’clock Brr brr…. Hello. Hello Simon Im calling from blag IT we have a vacancy that has matched your profile just before I send your details off can you tell me the details of the companies you worked for …..Hmmm how many times does this...
- Tags: simonriley@..., agency, recruiter, e-mail, job
- Discussion threads 2007-04-23
- More tales of annoying "technical recruiters" who are clueless
- Look at the email conversation I had with this one bottom feeder:Recruiter:I had viewed your resume online and would like to get an opportunity to speak to you. I'm working on a position for a client of mine that looks like it would be a good fit with your background....
- Tags: Why Me Worry?, e-mail, recruiter, Recruiter, job, relocation
- Discussion threads 2007-03-28
- Technical Recuiters Who Don't Fully Read Resumes
- I'm sure this topic has come up time and time again and has been the source of many threads, but here is my 2 cents on this matter. Lately, I've seen an increase in the amount of unsolicited emails from I.T. recruiters...aka...headhunters. I'm personally annoyed at all the...
- Tags: career, e-mail, headhunters, job, recruiter, recruiters, Why Me Worry?
- Discussion threads 2007-02-27
- What jobs are hot for 2007?
- Broken LinkLink does not point to the document. There is a salary survey you can request by giving your name, address, and phone number, which will be forwarded to your local Robert Half recruiter.
- Tags: sysadmn62, cold call, career, sales, recruiter, job
- Discussion threads 2007-02-22
- Recruiters on the net.
- What methods have recruiters used to approach you for job opportunities?The other way round..Unfortunately the recruiters are the kings on the scrapheap - I have to approach them for opportunities. Of course, once they have the CV, they may even ring on a weekend like happened once, and I...
- Tags: luke.parry@..., career, recruiter
- Discussion threads 2007-01-16
- Healthcare Medical Nurse Recruiter Career Are In Demand- Will Train
- Medical, healthcare, nurse recruiter are also called healthcare professional headhunter, agent are in demand because of the current shortage of medical healthcare professionals such as rn, lpn,lvn, physical, speech,occupational therapist, radiology tec
- Tags: healthcare medical nurse recruiter, off-topic, health care, gingnov@..., recruiter, career
- Discussion threads 2006-12-01
- Healthcare Medical Nurse Recruiter Career Are In Demand- Will Train
- Medical, healthcare, nurse recruiter are also called healthcare professional headhunter, agent are in demand because of the current shortage of medical healthcare professionals such as rn, lpn,lvn, physical, speech,occupational therapist, radiology tec
- Tags: career, health care, rinanov@..., recruiter
- Discussion threads 2006-11-27
- I'm graduating soon,how much should I negotiate my salary from my employer?
- Hello all, I'm in a similar situation by the discussion posted by "Beachhead":http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11181-0.html?forumID=6&threadID=198771&start=0I've been working for my employer for about a year a real estate agency in the IT department. At first, I was getting paid $10.00 an hour and 8 months later, my pay was increased to $12.00. I...
- Tags: cabling, career, degree, experience, information technology, job, recruiter, salary, windows, YaB
- Discussion threads 2006-09-19
- Unemployed mainframe programmer needs help or advice.....
- Was laid off at the start of July but have been talking to several recruiters regarding job opportunities which never pan out.I'm 45, white, male and live in the Chicago area. Also have no network to fall back on.I'm a Mainframe Programmer with 20 yrs of experience mainly with COBOL,...
- Tags: Chicago-area, career, mainframe, ncsercs, mainframe programmer, recruiter, Microsoft Visual Basic
- Discussion threads 2006-09-08
- How in the hell do you do it?
- Recently, I've tried to work with a number of reputable IT Contract Recruiters who called me because of my reputation for accepting really short-term contracts at a very reasonable hourly rate. In most cases they were desperate because few professionals are willing to take on short-term contracts (
- Tags: Help desk, Telecommuting, Call centers, clientS
- Discussion threads 2005-12-19
- Most Productive IT Staffing Agencies
- This agency site: http://www.pcpersonnel.com/ knows that they rank 16 in the san fransisco area. I would like to know agency ranks in my state, TX. Does anyone know where?Thanks, ZygoNot an easy question to answerFirst- Staffing agents are rated only in their own minds. An agency might get...
- Tags: agent, recruiter, agency ranking, silvergreen, career, agency, information technology
- Discussion threads 2006-06-29
- Unemployed for awhile. How do you handle a break in your resume?
- Unemployed for awhile. How do you handle a break in your resume?I have been unemployed for a couple of years. When I submit my resume, several recruiters dont want to talk to me because of the break. I had two offers withdrawn during this time period, one due to budget...
- Tags: job, balloonchaser, career, resume, unemployment, recruiter
- Discussion threads 2006-04-05
- Should I use a IT staffing agency?
- Should I use a IT staffing agency?Looking for permanent, full time work not contract work.I've been sending out resumes on my own and have been getting some bites. Recently two IT staffing agencies RHT and TEK Systems contacted me. They both wanted to discuss how they can assist in my...
- Tags: job, staffing agency, IT staffing agency, IT Staffing, recruiter, career, recruiters, job advice, staffing agencies, zegna250, information technology
- Discussion threads 2006-03-10
- Is age discrimination real in IT?
- I had always heard about age discrimination, but never thought it would apply to me until I was in my 50's or 60's. I'm still in my 40's, and think I'm seeing it in my job search. I've got what I think is a pretty impressive resume, but seldom get...
- Tags: recruiter, age discrimination, information technology, salary, experience, age, sloan@..., career, job
- Discussion threads 2006-02-10
- Help with employment question
- Hello gang. I live in Northeastern, PA and I was recently downsized out of my Help Desk position. I was the lead analsyst on the desk and we were basically a one-stop shopping center for all of the companies IT problems. I handled hardware, software issues, remote...
- Tags: job, recruiter, Pendal1, career
- Q&A 2006-02-09
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