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I’m Calling You Out…

Dear Talentburst. Really? Actually, I should thank you. Sometimes, I get to wondering why people in my profession get such a bad rap. Then, I get something like this… And it all…

- 2 weeks, 1 day, 2 hours, 13 minutes ago

Senior Talent Acquisition Positions – Mobiquity – Boston, New York City

Just to follow up on my previous post, here’s the official job: Senior Talent Acquisition Specialists – Mobiquity – Boston and NYC Offices Are you interested in being a…

- 3 months, 2 weeks, 1 day, 6 hours, 54 minutes ago

Seeking Extraordinary Talent Acquisition Professionals: Boston, Redwood City, and Beyond

In putting together a job description/ ad for the talent acquisition professionals I’m looking for, I wound up writing a manifesto. Not sure it’s what I’ll run with, but I…

- 3 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 9 hours, 24 minutes ago

Dr. Changelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying, and Went to Mobiquity

Funny, how life goes. A few weeks ago, I was buzzing along, running Talent MatchUp & working with a great client called Magenic. I’d been working onsite with them for a little…

- 4 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 20 hours, 52 minutes ago

The Funny Things Candidates Send Us

JobMob has a post up with a list of funny things candidates send to recruiters (hint: if you’re formatting your resume like a Playboy centerfold “fact sheet” – and…

- 8 months, 3 weeks, 1 day, 7 hours, 19 minutes ago

How Not to Open a Cover Letter

Want to move from being marked as a “New Candidate” to “Rejected” really, really quickly? Open your cover letter like this: In review of the requirements listed…

- 9 months, 1 week, 9 hours, 29 minutes ago

Salary Negotiations – Getting Untethered

Had an interesting experience a few weeks ago, around compensation and salary. One of my clients, who I do a placement or two a year with (so, not my bread & butter, but consistent, and…

- 9 months, 1 week, 5 days, 9 hours, 44 minutes ago

CyberCoders… Deuce

Wow. Just to follow-up on my post from this morning, they’ve followed up. Hi Martin, I contacted you yesterday about your Developer position. Is it still open? I know I’m being…

- 9 months, 2 weeks, 6 hours, 52 minutes ago

CyberCoders… No

So, here’s a random message I just got from a recruiter with CyberCoders: Hi Martin, Have you filled the .NET Developer position? I have great candidates that I would like to send to…

- 9 months, 2 weeks, 9 hours, 38 minutes ago

We’re Under-educating Ourselves Into Another Crash

This is absolutely not meant to be a political statement – I try to stay neutral on my blog, LinkedIn, Twitter, and only let my hair down marginally on Facebook. All that said,…

- 9 months, 3 weeks, 10 hours, 12 minutes ago

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