4 Telephone Interview Tips

A friend called on Saturday, frantic, because they have a telephone interview Monday morning. They had never had a telephone interview before, and her nerves were getting to her.
The key is to control what you can control, knowing that you are as ready as possible. Here are some other tips to help you out:

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Job Trends: Moonlight, Part-Time Desired by Candidates

It’s likely a result of the current economy, but we have noticed a very high percentage of people coming to us and looking for part-time or extra work on graveyards/evenings/weekends.
These are generally very talented individuals who like their current job/employer, but are looking for additional work to take on.
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Jobs for (Steve) Jobs

Twitter friend @jeffnorris of iSCI FI sent me a bitstrip toon he made concerning job-hunters and the recruiters they love to hate.
Check it.

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The Recruiting Animal Eats Me Alive

A little while ago, I was interviewed on the Recruiting Animal Show, a talk show for the recruiting world.  I had a great time doing the show, but you might think the Animal got the best of me…  did he?

Robert Merrill, Utah Tech Jobs.com

08.02.27: Listen hereRead Bobby Merrill’s blog. His pal, Jason Alba of JibberJobber.com [...]

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Bestest Blog Post Evaaaar?

I think I just wrote the best blog post of my life… and it wasn’t even on MY BLOG.  It was on Jason’s… down in the comments. It’s how to get yourself noticed by a hiring manager when you have too many skills, or you’re overqualified, or you  are a round-peg in a square-hole.

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Interview Rules for Designers

Since I’m currently recruiting for a Web UI & Graphic Designer, the following caught my eye and I thought to share.
Jessica Petersen, Senior UI Designer at local tech company Omniture, posted the following to the local Utah Graphic Arts Foundation email list, which I think is a great set of rules for interviewing if you’re [...]

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ROBDOR! Recruitinatin’ The Neighborhood

Today is Recruiting Day.
That may seem odd to those of you who think all I do is recruit, but my job is actually a little different than that. Since opening this branch of SOS Technical in 2005, I have filled all the roles of the branch. For literally a year, I was singlehanded, and had [...]

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About My Company

Last week, I traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico as part of a recruiting event in partnership with DBM, a global outplacement firm.
While I was there, I presented some information to a great group of people about who SOS Technical (my employer) is, and what our services are. I felt it would be good to [...]

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What’s It Like Working for SOS Staffing…

I was asked a question from someone who found me on LinkedIn about what it’s like working for SOS Staffing, my parent company. Here’s most of my reply, as I thought it would be valuable. Note also, that this blog and all its content are solely my own opinions, and may at any time [...]

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Why Startups Need Recruiters

Occasionally, I will get a note from a startup or other early-stage company in response to my inquiry about recruiting for them that will say, in essence:
“Currently, we’re not using external recruiters, but as we get more established, it’s something we might look into…”
Which is secret code for:
“No.”
Which is secret code for either:

We don’t [...]

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