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[Daily Post from itzbig] The itzbig Blog: Waging the War for Talent

“Hiring managers need to realize that their offer might be one of many on the table. As we’ve said before, they need to acknowledge that changes are occurring in the market, and they need the means to get to top talent quickly and to give a clear view of what their company is looking for and what their company has to offer.”

Guerrilla Job Hunting: Party Crashing Job Hunters

“Guerrilla, it’s Christmas time – defy conventional wisdom and intensify your efforts because:
Hiring managers are preparing their staffing plans for 2006 right now”

People Management: The Job Search Mantra: Repeat After Me

“The Worker’s Mantra: Your Job Search is Your Job.
Stop for a second and repeat that. Your Job Search is Your Job. Your Job Search is Your Job. It’s one of those key statements we take for granted, but is true at all levels of the job search.”

Brazen Careerist: Six new ways to get a job

Tip #5:

“Find a recruiter to be your agent.
For this, admittedly, you have to be a star performer, but if you are, you can work with someone like David Perry, who has been known to attract the best of the best and then successfully represent those people to companies as if Perry is a Hollywood agent and the candidate is the movie star.”

Baltimore Sun: Embellishing resume could cost you job

“The problem is that once you do land the job, your employer will discover quickly that you’re not as qualified as you claimed.
And more employers are taking the time to check facts, such as your dates of employment, grade point average and degrees held.”

Louise’s UK Recruiter Blog: I hear you work in Recruitment…

“It’s fairly obvious really, but don’t forget good candidates are all around us. Just keep your eyes, and more importantly ears, open and you’ll be bumping into ‘walking placements’ everywhere you go.”

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