Recruiters

10 Things that Companies Can Do Before Hiring Anyone

Candidate Guest Post I’ve got a bone to pick with corporate America. As a professional in active job search, I sometimes wonder if human resource professionals and software developers ever stop to think about the kinds of experiences candidates are having simply trying to apply to their open positions. So, I’ve got 10 suggestions that [...]

CPGjobs Teleseminar-Love Your Recruiter and Other Job Search Tips

  Guest: Dorothy Tannahill-Moran If you missed the CPGJobs Teleseminar this week – Recruiters’ Insider Secrets To Getting The Job You Want, it’s a shame as there were ton’s of great tips our 3 hotshot recruiters* shared with us.  Never fear, I’m here to recap some of the things that stuck in my mind.  This [...]

Job Search: Insights from Recruiters’ Insider Secrets to Getting the Job You Want

    There were some amazing job search insights provided last night at the CPGjobs sponsored tele-seminar, Recruiters’ Insider Secrets to Getting the Job You Want. I hope you had the chance to attend. If not, there’s a link to the audio for the event provided below. Dorothy Tannahill-Moran (who writes frequently for CPGjobs), joined [...]

Job Boards – The Right Way and The Wrong Way to Use Them

  Since the mid-90s, job boards have been an essential part of job seekers’ arsenals, but  as I wrote a few weeks ago, the value (or lack thereof), of boards has been under hot debate for some time now. In many ways the recession (and the resulting vast numbers of job seekers), took much of [...]

Diary of A Mad Contract Recruiter

In this wild and wooly job market, the contract recruiter is sometimes caught between a rock and a hard place. As I’ve mentioned a bazillion times before, I talk to a lot of candidates about their job search experience. Sometimes sad, often entertaining, they share with me their most interesting stories of contact with that most [...]