Post Your MN Recruiter Jobs

by Rick Deare on January 31, 2010

Need a Contract or Full-Time Recruiter?

Feel free to use theContractRecruiter.com as one of your post ups.

Just click on this image on the far right side bar: pushpuzzwrite

The link will take you to ContractHR on Twitter.  Simply Direct Message (”DM”) your opening to ContractHR and your posting will appear on TheContractRecruiter blog quickly.  Remember, on Twitter you have a maximum of 140 characters to get your message across.

Some followers of ContractHR are re-tweeting our job tweets.  This will help get the word out faster.

If Twitter isn’t your thing, you can post your opening on here right away by sending an email to crjobs@theContractRecruiter.com.  We’ll make sure to get it posted quickly for you.

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Minnesota Recruiter and HR Manager Jobs

by Rick Deare on August 14, 2009

The following Recruiter and HR jobs were posted to The Contract Recruiter over the past 7 days:

Contract Recruiter – MN – Minneapolis
From Twitter:
Contract Recruiter needed at Deare. Req. 2+ yrs Oracle recruiting exp. Off-site. Perf. based. Oracle only. DM @ContractHR
Posted 08/14/09

Technical Recruiter - MN - Minneapolis
From Twitter:
Jr. Tech Recruiter wanted. Rose International. Eden Prairie, MN. Contact Tim Everson. Email contact preferred: teverson@roseint.com
Posted 08/11/09

Talent Management –  MN – Minneapolis
From Twitter:
RT @jjbuss VP of Talent Mgmt opportunity in Minneapolis http://bit.ly/lXGSj
Posted 08/07/09

Contract HR Manager - MN – Minneapolis
From Twitter:
Jennifer Brigham seeking PT Contract HR Manager in Minneapolis: employee relations, recruiting, benefits, COBRA. http://budurl.com/84f9
Posted 08/07/09

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Direct Message your Contract or FT Recruiter and HR jobs @ContractHR. Your opening will appear FREE on www.theContractRecruiter.com

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Contract Recruiter Survey Results

July 26, 2009

On July 14th I emailed a survey invitation to a list of Minneosta recruiters deemed likely to have been contract recruiters in recent years.  The invitation read:  “If you have been a Contract Recruiter in Minnesota at anytime within the past 4 years, please take a moment to complete this fast, easy and anonymous survey.”   A total of 85 [...]

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Recruiting With Social Networking

July 15, 2009

Dan Haugen’s article in Twin Cities Business titled Recruiting With Social Networking is a good look at the way social networking sites are being used by corporate recruiters, contract recruiters, executive recruiters, search firms and other recruiting and staffing firms in Minnesota. 
Leveraging social (and “professional”) networking sites is common practice among recruiters.  In searching for candidates, [...]

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Professional Networking is all about Guanxi

April 26, 2009

The Chinese concept of Guanxi embodies the power of real networking. 
What is Guanxi?
Guanxi (pronounced “kwan-she”) defined by Wikipedia: “… a personal connection between two people in which one is able to prevail upon another to perform a favor or service, or be prevailed upon…  Guanxi can also be used to describe a network of contacts, which [...]

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Networking – Reaching Out with the Right Currency

March 8, 2009

Keith Ferrazzi is the author of the Never Eat Alone, one of the best single works ever written on the subject of networking.
If you don’t have a dog-eared copy of the book laying around somewhere, then it’s possible you haven’t pursued a deep understanding of real networking. 
What you don’t know may be killing your networking efforts. 
If you’re [...]

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Do You Use Twitter to Recruit?

January 26, 2009

 
 
Two weeks ago, on LinkedIn “Answers, I asked:  ” Have you used/Do you use Twitter to source candidates?   Would you share an example of successful hire made with a Twitter sourced candidate?”   Here’s a brief summary of the (whopping) 25 public and private responses I received from recruiters:  
 
Individual Reponses
Never heard of Twitter- 1
Not on Twitter – 10
On Twitter but not using [...]

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Talent Pipeline Development – Part 3 – Focus on Finding the Best Possible Talent, Not the Best Qualified Applicant

January 18, 2009

There is little disagreement among executives in America’s top organizations that talent is the “killer app” of future success and competitive standing.  Talent in any given field is finite, scarce, and in constant high demand despite economic conditions.  Talent is unlikely to be “interested and available”.  Talent is usually employed, performing well and has no [...]

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Boomer Exodus

January 12, 2009

Twin Cities Business writer, Fran Howard authored an excellent article about the impact of retiring “Boomers” (the generation born between 1946 and 1964). 
Because “Boomers” have longer tenures, they possess deeper knowledge and experience.  Losing a “Boomer” could cost an organization millions of dollars, cause a business continuity crisis or even a protracted slowdown.  It is critical [...]

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Don’t Fire Your Recruiters!

January 10, 2009

Lou Adler says “If you’re still considering cut-backs in your recruiting staff, think again.” 

With confidence that the enormity of  the new administration’s stimulus packages will quickly jump start the economy,  Lou is suggesting that NOW is the time to:

Set up a forward-looking workforce forecasting system
Create talent communities
Build a team of great recruiters

Don’t miss the lively discussion [...]

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