Archive for the 'Headhunting' Category

Recruitment Agencies – Adapt or Die.

Pretty interesting article about how Recruiting Agencies are having to adapt to an ever changing marketplace. My thoughts from the inside of things – I agree with the article in some ways. It’s definitely a little tougher out there. There are less agencies around as some of the small mom-n-pop ones are gone, but there [...]

Social Media in Recruiting.

Pretty cool article on ERE about utilizing Social Media for recruiting. I’ve been utilizing SM (mainly Twitter) for the last few months to post jobs and other things from my viewpoint (IT Staffing and Recruiting). When we have a hard-to-fill skill-set or a need to fill something fast I’ve found that utilizing Twitter, Facebook, or [...]

Brushing the Dust Off.

Hi all!
Wow. This Summer/Fall has been insane. Haven’t posted in a good while. Here’s what’s going on for summary…
1. 1st Baby due in about 4 weeks. That’s been really keeping me busy! Can’t wait. Check out allenandkaren.blogspot.com for updates (eventually…)
2. With everything happening in the recent economy things have been just as busy [...]

The Value Add of What We Do.

Got a call from a friend of mine this morning. His company just landed a nice contract and once they sign the paperwork they have about 120 days to get the project installed and running (software/hardware, etc). He called me to ask if we could help them find a PM for this project. I said [...]