tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.comments2009-01-28T10:09:09.560-05:00About Recruitnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905919259191978939noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-83428812267238700522008-04-22T13:52:00.000-04:002008-04-22T13:52:00.000-04:00What a tough spot to be in as sometimes the fear of failure prevents someone from the joy of doing what theylove (even if it's a few steps away). When I was faced with a similar decision, I left my stable, sometimes fun, never passionate job, for a whole new field of recruiting. I took less money, less stability, and initially I had significantly less knowledge of the field, but I gained one important thing, I found something I liked. Five successful years later I look back and realize that I made although uncomfortable at the time, one of the best moves of my life…<BR/>Remember avoid being "trapped" and although this may sound cliché, follow your heart, you’ll thank yourself five years from now…LckyNdDstynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-9706470445352930252008-04-17T17:41:00.000-04:002008-04-17T17:41:00.000-04:00Can you please clarify what you mean by blather?Recruitnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905919259191978939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-57266775123122290182008-04-17T14:22:00.000-04:002008-04-17T14:22:00.000-04:00Blather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-24771427650461805542008-04-02T18:36:00.000-04:002008-04-02T18:36:00.000-04:00While I am a Job Search Coach today, I was a recruiter for over 16 years. One question I learned to ask every candidate saved me a lot of grief: "What are your expectations as we go forward?" I was always amazed to hear answers like, "I expect you will market my resume and find me interviews." Or, "I just need you to get my foot in the door, I can do the rest." I learned very quickly not to assume that just because I worked with executives that they had any idea how a recruiter works or what they should expect. Rita Ashley, Job Search Coach. www.jobsearchdebugged.comRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04359198499743182961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-15031132047891833252008-04-02T18:35:00.000-04:002008-04-02T18:35:00.000-04:00While I am a Job Search Coach today, I was a recruiter for over 16 years. One question I learned to ask every candidate saved me a lot of grief: "What are your expectations as we go forward?" I was always amazed to hear answers like, "I expect you will market my resume and find me interviews." Or, "I just need you to get my foot in the door, I can do the rest." I learned very quickly not to assume that just because I worked with executives that they had any idea how a recruiter works or what they should expect. Rita Ashley, Job Search Coach. www.jobsearchdebugged.comRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04359198499743182961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-81789752908075249502008-03-29T01:20:00.000-04:002008-03-29T01:20:00.000-04:00Nice post. Really liked it..<BR/>Don't forget to update it regularly.<BR/>I am looking for new updates dieing to read more stuff from you ..<BR/>-------------------------------<BR/><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://jobgame.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">JOB-HUNT</A><BR/>Aims at helping the Fresh Graduates, Engineers, MBAs to get jobs in good companies<BR/><A HREF="http://jobgame.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://jobgame.blogspot.com</A>Lordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16929448823001967367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-81373747608331593322008-03-20T13:11:00.000-04:002008-03-20T13:11:00.000-04:00Kris thank you for this story! As a recruiter for retail and a servant leader, I truly appreciate you sharing this. It sounds to me as if your father-in-law is someone who really "gets it."Recruitnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905919259191978939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-60246747111453352712008-03-20T09:30:00.000-04:002008-03-20T09:30:00.000-04:00My father-in-law retired from his job of 30 years as a Store Manager at a national discount retailer. When you talk to the employees about his tenure, their faces still light up after his absence of 2 years. They loved working for him, not because he could manage the merchandise well, but because he was a huge employee advocate. He fought the corporate machine so that his employees felt valued.<BR/><BR/>Your article makes a great point about leadership versus management. At some level in every organization, there MUST be a leader. Good managers make the numbers, great leaders make their people feel part of something bigger - which in turn makes the numbers.Kris Rzepkowskihttp://www.krisrzepkowski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-91187152875004289332008-03-11T23:46:00.000-04:002008-03-11T23:46:00.000-04:00Leading is the challenging part of the job. There is a great quote that talks to this:<BR/> Management has a lot to do with answers. Leadership is a function of questions. And the first question for a leader always is: 'Who do we intend to be?' Not 'What are we going to do?' but 'Who do we intend to be?'<BR/><BR/> Max De PreeNick Grimshawehttp://www.beautifulsummermorning.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-29294048796209076352008-03-08T09:50:00.000-05:002008-03-08T09:50:00.000-05:00Well as a Gen X'er smack dab in the middle (Im now 34) I continually find myself being managed by Millenials in the workplace and have yet to see Gen X'ers being groomed for leadership. We are passed over repeatedly left to take care of the actual day to day stuff, maybe because we still have attention spans and a stick with it work ethic. <BR/><BR/>Being downsized in the tech/telecom bust and forced to reposition myself in other industries has done nothing but push me further down the ladder while recent millenial grads more well versed in buzzwords and concepts du jour get pushed higher. <BR/><BR/>Gen X will be forever stuck in middle management and task related functions. Get used to it. <BR/><BR/>Oh well, we'll all pack up and move to some off the beaten path tropical paradise with our intact inheritances anyway and continue the pursuit of culture, intellectualism and eco friendly adventure. I'll save you a beach chair!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-36178840098372441852008-03-03T23:40:00.000-05:002008-03-03T23:40:00.000-05:00Thanks for the nod! I really like your blog and applaud you for sticking with it for as long as you have.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the awesome work!<BR/><BR/>DennisDennis Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12469884605076943073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-6223050723690044542008-02-17T00:32:00.000-05:002008-02-17T00:32:00.000-05:00RecruitNik,<BR/><BR/>I have had many instances that I received responses to my rejection emails. Curiously, it was one recently that actually made a difference. The Assistant Manager and I knew this was the right person for the job and we continued to fight for their placement in our office.<BR/><BR/>We went to bat for the candidate and happily they recently joined our team......Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-36371416360526544132008-02-14T17:27:00.000-05:002008-02-14T17:27:00.000-05:00One of the biggest problems I see with these sites is the tendency of people to see how many contacts they can collect. It is almost like a competition and if you have too few you are looked down on them.<BR/><BR/>I am more interested in substantive relationships.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-64242654471263212832008-02-14T08:29:00.000-05:002008-02-14T08:29:00.000-05:00I agree Bill. We are just touching the surface. I appreciate you feedback. I am glad to hear your thoughts on this subject.Recruitnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905919259191978939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-11169004567612018302008-02-14T08:20:00.000-05:002008-02-14T08:20:00.000-05:00I think you are right in approaching networking with a bit of skepticism as well as curiosity. One of the problems with the whole concept of social media (including business and social networking) is the tendency most of us have in painting the networking landscape with one brush. The networks need to be looked at as one of the tools in a successful recruiters arsenal yet each tool has its own purpose or use. I think the networking genie has been let out of the bottle and it is changing not only recruitment and how we all work but the very way the employment process works.Bill Vickhttp://www.billvick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-69888775041471807302008-02-08T17:27:00.000-05:002008-02-08T17:27:00.000-05:00Smarty pants.Recruitniknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-5760303340002939162008-02-08T15:24:00.000-05:002008-02-08T15:24:00.000-05:00is a "phone recruiter" someone who recruits phones ?!??<BR/><BR/>i r so coRnfused :|jlanghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010861159815762001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-3752999421305913372008-02-07T22:52:00.000-05:002008-02-07T22:52:00.000-05:00I am interested to join in this type of activity.pl include me .I ama HR professioanl located in India.<BR/>Gautam ChaudhuryGaruny007http://www.blogger.com/profile/10901867940620695524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-76159855383492932202008-01-29T03:14:00.000-05:002008-01-29T03:14:00.000-05:00I don't really understand people who are satisfied spending 8+ hours a day doing something they aren't invested in. A job you don't take home with you is not really a job worth spending so much of your time with. JMHO.IT_girlhttp://www.topitconsultant.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-69207624043285678542008-01-08T18:53:00.000-05:002008-01-08T18:53:00.000-05:00I am aware that people born in the mid 50's through the mid 60's are in a middle place between generations. I did unfairly leave them out! Frank C, I want to thank you for the inspiration! I will make it up to you and I will post something regarding your group. Cheers!Recruitniknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-81241835373390623842008-01-08T09:21:00.000-05:002008-01-08T09:21:00.000-05:00People born between 1954-1964 aren't Baby Boomers, nor Gen-X'ers. They're Gen Jones. This generation has things about them that are distinctly different from both Boomers and X-ers.Frank Chttp://optempo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-32934254387419793002007-12-30T11:46:00.000-05:002007-12-30T11:46:00.000-05:00I like what you are saying here. Most business people today are woefully unaware of the impact their people have on their bottom line, and building a strong professional relationship with them is the key to employee longevity and profitability. Keep up the good work.Ed Navishttp://blog.fullspectrumhr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-5898736956620008292007-12-17T01:01:00.000-05:002007-12-17T01:01:00.000-05:00hi, you've got good articles here.. <BR/><BR/>anyway, if you don't mind.. i'd like to invite you as my guest author for my blog since we are in the same boat. you can check my blog at http://www.careerclub.com.ph..<BR/>plz feel free to get in touch with me if you like the idea of sharing notes.. tnx.. <BR/><BR/>rodel<BR/>rblagahitatyahoodotcomRodelio Lagahithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866820211441686527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-27626382185432699332007-12-09T07:36:00.000-05:002007-12-09T07:36:00.000-05:00wow! great articles 1:).. i think were in the same boat.. maybe we can exchange links or perhaps you can be my guest author... :) .. ur thoughts?Rodelio Lagahithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05866820211441686527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421704729659530024.post-84929167943045664892007-11-27T12:04:00.000-05:002007-11-27T12:04:00.000-05:00Great post! You capture my A.D.D. perfectly!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://c-storejobs.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">C-Store Guy</A>C-Store Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10944997300427983056noreply@blogger.com