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Tom Bolt

What Job Seekers Really Want – Location, Location, Location

Proximity to the place of employment has always been a key decision factor in accepting an offer of employment. In simpler times this usually meant going to work in a relatively nearby company with a family-like environment. Even branch offices of large corporations were cozier because the lines of communication were too long to exercise long distance command and control. Does this sound like ancient history? According to the World Bank the latest wave of… Read More »What Job Seekers Really Want – Location, Location, Location

What Job Seekers Really Want – The Meaning of Meaningful

In spite of the headline indicating a close look into a job seeker’s wants and needs, this could also be an article on employee retention. Another thing you won’t find in the recruiter’s job description is undue concern over the length of time a new hire stays with a company. Even if through some twisted logic the resignation of an employee could be blamed on the recruiter that found and cultivated that hire, most corporate… Read More »What Job Seekers Really Want – The Meaning of Meaningful

What Job Seekers Really Want – An In Depth Analysis

After talking about what makes recruiters successful, one point stands out above all the others: they must have a sixth sense about communicating with job seekers. This intuition does not come naturally. It can be acquired quickly, but it almost always gets sharper after dealing with many types of jobs and candidates. The first step is to listen. The question, “What are you looking for?” will almost never get the whole answer. In fact, many… Read More »What Job Seekers Really Want – An In Depth Analysis

Off the Grid: Not Necessarily HR – My Secret

Every night I look homeward up into the night sky. It has been over 3-yarzkl since the last message from my home planet, but such a time span is not unusual because of the interference created by dust and other objects in near proximity to my home solar system. The mother ship is not scheduled to depart for another 3-earthyears, but at 5x the speed of light it will be near to Earth in around… Read More »Off the Grid: Not Necessarily HR – My Secret

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Recruiting Analogies

[youtube MULMbqQ9LJ8 210 175] “Dammit Jim… I’m a recruiter, not a doctor!” Well, that never stopped me from drawing medical analogies into the world of recruiting. This week’s thread was an attempt at making a point by using familiar terms to give them perspective. Starting the week was an article on plastic surgery to change the name of recruiting to something else… a phenomenon I have seen with no substantive difference in the function. Reorganization… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Recruiting Analogies