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I love it when these guys talk about me.

Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:27 AM by HeatherLeigh
The conversation about whether to have a resume was taken up by Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz recently on their popular podcast For Immediate Release . They discuss Seth Godin's perspective as a potential future state versus the reality of here and now. Read More...
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Would you wear it?

Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 11:59 AM by HeatherLeigh
I probably wouldn't recommend wearing this to a job interview. Maybe if you are a college student. There are more at Blackbird Tees . I like the non-job-related ones. Not so sure that the others will do more than get attention, but not necessarily from Read More...
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Sorry, folks, you still need a resume

Posted Friday, April 04, 2008 9:57 AM by HeatherLeigh
Seth Godin says: I think if you're remarkable, amazing or just plain spectacular, you probably shouldn't have a resume at all. Unfortunately, I think Seth is leading people astray. I could count on one hand the people that I would hire without a resume. Read More...
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An Analysis of Social Networking Sites

Posted Monday, January 21, 2008 1:07 PM by HeatherLeigh
I know a large number of "experts" (and also experts) have done analysis on social networking sites. One of my team members is doing an analysis for recruiting. Right now, he's planning on looking into LinkedIn, Orkut, MySpace, Facebook and Xing. I know Read More...
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Executive Recruiting Researcher Role

Posted Monday, January 14, 2008 7:15 AM by HeatherLeigh
OK, I generally don't post jobs here but a co-worker sent me this description and, although my blog isn't targeted at recruiters, I know some of them read it. And this is a cool job. Executive Recruiting Researcher Essentially, this role will help conduct Read More...
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Getting a "facebook strategy"

Posted Thursday, January 03, 2008 10:55 AM by HeatherLeigh
And no, it's not about getting dates. I am going to take some of Paul's recommendations . I'll have a little bit of a hard time with #2 trading off between facebook and blogging (cheater!). Just did #4. Really want to focus on #3. And also, throwing more Read More...
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Writing effective job postings

Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 2:28 PM by HeatherLeigh
Partly free advertising for my pals at TheLadders and partly because they give some good advice about writing job postings (not to be confused with job descriptions...there's a subtle difference). Pasted with their permission, of course. If you are a Read More...
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I'm ready for facebook to grow up a little

Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 10:34 AM by HeatherLeigh
For all my facebook love, I'm ready for it to stop being such a skanky kid. I know that it's just people writing these facebook apps, but when I get an invitation to an application involving "meet(ing) new people", I don't really want to get cheesy flirt Read More...
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Making it easy to say "yes"

Posted Monday, December 31, 2007 4:35 PM by HeatherLeigh
Through my recent shopping expeditions and resulting rationalizations (to others, not myself), I hear myself saying things like "it would be WRONG not to buy it since it's on sale" or "if you don't buy it now, it may be gone when you decide you want it". Read More...
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It's like all my little girl dreams coming true at once

Posted Friday, November 30, 2007 8:56 AM by HeatherLeigh
Today I get to live one of my recruiting fantasies. Only it's totally real. And it's totally my day off. One of the huge challenges in recruiting is getting the information you need to build a prospect profile. Back in the day, when I was a line recruiter, Read More...
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Did you know we have a careers newsletter?

Posted Friday, November 02, 2007 8:31 AM by HeatherLeigh
OK, trying not to sound like too much of a corporate flack here, but I figured that many of you could be interested in this but perhaps didn't know about it. We publish a monthly newsletter with info about career management and job search strategies, Read More...
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New Microsoft website for job seekers....and it's actually good

Posted Monday, October 15, 2007 10:20 AM by HeatherLeigh
We recently launched a new website to give a funky little peak behind the curtain at Microsoft. If you don't have a sense of humor, you'll hate it. Trust me. Don't click on the singing cowboy videos. The site is primarily aimed at tech folk, but a lot Read More...
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My big news: I am going to visit Australia

Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007 6:01 PM by HeatherLeigh
It seems that bloggers are a well-traveled bunch. So this news may not be a big deal to you but it's so exciting to me! I have been asked to speak and present a workshop at the Australasian Talent Conference in April. Holy cow and also...whee! Hey, guess Read More...
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Love this: periodic table of marketing

Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007 4:28 PM by HeatherLeigh
Built by the Kolbrener Branding Agency Love the idea, love the colors. I see something like this and wonder "how can I use it for recruiting?". Simple: it's a keyword list of marketing terms that recruiters can use to find prospect. And it's a keyword Read More...
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Tim's Tips #2: How do you know if you are adequately prepared for your interview?

Posted Wednesday, September 05, 2007 7:32 AM by HeatherLeigh
Today, Tim answers the question that many have asked: "how do I prepare for an interview?". Tim recruits for our Services business, so consider the context of some of his answers (and how you would apply them to your function). With Tim's sense of humor, Read More...
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