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Trouble finding good candidates? Don’t forget about the cold call!

March 10, 2011

Social media recruiting may have captured the buzz in recent years, but let’s not forget about the recruiting cold call – like the pick and roll in basketball, it’s timeless and proven in its effectiveness.  However, it’s not as simple as just picking up the phone – first-year recruiters and seasoned veterans alike still struggle [...]




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Weekly Twitter Updates for 2011-03-10

March 10, 2011

6 Things Recruiters Can Learn from Social Media Marketing – http://is.gd/965Bzr #recruiting #




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6 Things Recruiters Can Learn from Social Media Marketing

March 7, 2011

Marketers are experts at using tactics to attract sales to a business.  Recruiters look to deliver the perfect fit for an open position.  In a way, marketers and recruiters share the same goal.  They both strive to go out into the masses and find the select few leads that will benefit their business.  One avenue [...]




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7 Tips for Recruiting Dynamite College Grads

March 1, 2011

Note:  This post is written by Don Kim, marketing intern with HRM Direct.  Don is currently a senior at Tufts University in Somerville, MA, majoring in Psychology and Economics.  As a second semester senior at Tufts University, the prospect of finding a job constantly occupies my thoughts.  After a few months of job board perusals, [...]




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HR Technology Conference on a Budget

September 9, 2010

With the huge number of posts out there already talking about why the conference is a “must attend” I thought we’d give you some tips on how to stretch your conference budget! Airfare:  The event is held in downtown Chicago – There are 2 major airports you can fly into MDW or ORD – both [...]




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Monday Morning: The week of 8/23/10

August 23, 2010

Here are the “Top 3″ going on in HRM’s world this week! TalentNet Live – This week, catch our Chief Strategy Officer, Sarah White, Speaking at TNL Live on HR Technology Selection with Rayanne Thorne from Broadbean Technology.  If you are in the Dallas Area or still have interest in attending – email Sarah at [...]




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Monday Morning: The Week Ahead 8/16/10

August 16, 2010

At HRM Direct, our Monday mornings are spent much the same as it was when I was in the corporate world – with a “Top 3″ Monday Morning Meeting.  For us, its a way to get the heads of the departments and key support people all together in a room to talk about what projects, [...]




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Job Requirement: Must be a Loner

July 20, 2010

Job descriptions have come in for a lot more criticism lately, and deservedly so. While I’m sympathetic about the legal gobbledygook they contain, what I find amusing are the meaningless ritual incantations that frequently clog up descriptions that are otherwise well-written. Job descriptions posted externally should exist to serve two functions: to arouse excitement among [...]




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