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4 Ways To Balance Your Job Search

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Whenever I talk to job seekers who have been unsuccessfully searching for work for a long time, I often hear a common theme.  These candidates have spent almost 100% of their job search time sitting behind a computer searching through online job ads.  This is simply not the most effective use of your time out of the workforce.  Here are some tips for balancing your activity during your search:

Make a point to network every single week.

The old adage, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know,” really is true.  In most cases, a friend or colleague won’t be able to get you a job for which you’re not qualified, but they may be able to get you an interview when your resume would otherwise have been overlooked.  Anything you do that involves talking to other people about your job search counts as networking, whether it’s lunch with a former coworker, coffee with a recruiter, or a formal networking event in your area.

Schedule time for follow-ups.

Whether you’re inquiring about a submitted job application or following up with a colleague you met while networking, these intimidating tasks often get pushed to the back burner as you prioritize your time.  Scheduling them into your weekly agenda ensures that you will set aside adequate time to close the circle with various activities that you’ve started.

Minnesota Recruiter Jobs

The following new Minnesota Recruiter Jobs have been added to the Minnesota Headhunter Recruiter Jobs Page:

Sourcing Specialist - Full Time Job - U.S. Bank

Sr. Recruiter - Full Time Job - Target

Recruiter - Talent Acquisition Specialist - Full Time Job - Verifications, Inc.

 

Check out Minnesota Recruiters. An informal group of 2,050 corporate, consulting and search firm recruiters - you must be in Minnesota to join.

 
 

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Job Search Seminar: Be Your Own Headhunter

After getting an increased number of calls in recent weeks from folks seeking advice and help it is time to bring back the job search, LinkedIn and networking seminars.

Rather than do a session specific to job search and then general sessions on LinkedIn and social media I am doing one only focused on the job search.

Over 13 years as a search firm recruiter I have had a unique look at this process from the corporate recruiter and HR side and from the job seekers.

This is going to be a slightly more aggressive version of what I have been doing for 8+ years and I am going to show how I would do a job search in this economy.

2.5 hours seems like a long time but I am going to cover a lot of topics including:

3 Mistakes You’re Making On Your Resume And How To Correct Them Now

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As a former hiring manager I tend to have a critical eye on resumes that pass through my line of sight.  Because I’m so involved in this industry I see tons of resumes on a daily basis.  Although job seekers tend to make many different kinds of mistakes on their resumes, here are the main three I see most often that tend to tarnish that five-second review you get from hiring managers.

DISORGANIZED OR UNATTRACTIVE RESUME FORMAT

You can preach all day about the keywords and content of a resume, but I stand by this as the most important principle in resume writing—you MUST have an attractive resume format if you want to be seriously considered.  Messy, disorganized, unpolished resume formats say exactly that about the type of candidate you are—not to mention that they are difficult to read.  If you’re making it hard for the hiring manager to find the information he needs to consider you for employment, you just lost your shot at the job.  Someone else will have taken the time to construct a strategically laid out resume that is polished, easy-to-read, and attractive to the eye.  Don’t believe me?  Think about print advertising.  If it’s hard to read or looks messy you’re not going to waste your time reading the ad.  But, if it’s eye-catching and professional looking you just might invest the time.

Minnesota Recruiters Conference 12 | Fall 2010 | Save The Date

Minnesota Recruiters Conference 12 | Fall 2010 will be held December 3, 2010 from 8 AM to Noon at General Mills Headquarters

For this event we will have a 3 speaker format similar to previous events. For those curious about why not the small group discussions there were a number of attendees who suggested alternating between the two formats.

I asked, they spoke and I heard. We will do small group sessions at our next event

November 15th I will send out the formal invite and registration link.

Between now and the event we will be scheduling webinars in November with sessions from previous events.

Thanks to our Minnesota Recruiters 2010 Sponsors (click logo for company web site):

10 Things You Should Know About When Working With An Agency Recruiter

SmartMoney has 10 Things Employment Recruiters Won't Say and I have to say… I agree with most of what they say.

It should be noted that there are exceptions. While most Search Firm Recruiters, Agency Recruiters, Employment Recruiters are in the business for the transactions there are many of us who are in it for the relationships.

So not all of these fit for every Recruiter but it would be safe to start here. Do click the link above to see their explanations. I have put mine below:

1. “There are better ways to find a job.”

I do not know about better but working with someone like me is one of the many tools you should be using. Do not rely on any one thing or person to find you your next job.

2. “We don’t work for you.”

Absolutely true. While this Recruiter has your best interests in mind and my goal is to make you and my client happy (because then I had a really good day) it is the client who ultimately decides what is best for them and it is they who cut a check in my name.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal 2010 Fast 50 companies

The Minneapolis St Paul Business Journal has announced their 2010 Fast 50 companies based on 3 year revenue growth.

Here is a link to their story MSPBJ announces 2010 Fast 50 companies

What follows is the list with a link to their company web site:

1 Calabrio Inc.

2 Jobs2Web

3 Quantum Retail Technology Inc.

4 Probus OneTouch

5 Horizontal Integration

6 Crave

7 BERG Professional Staffing

8 Tactile Systems Technology Inc.

9 NumberWorks

Who Are The 99ers?

Because of the Be Your Own Headhunter presentations I do online and in the community on job search, networking and LinkedIn I have met a lot of people with heart breaking stories about how the Great Recession has impacted them and their families.

I also know many people who have been completely untouched from the economic hell that many are going through. Yes they worry about what might happen and they may save more than they used to but generally have been untouched.

On the other end of the spectrum are a group of people who are now called the 99ers, those who have exhausted all unemployment benefits.

60 Minutes did a story on them and I thought it would be a good idea to post the video here as sometimes I hear people make comments about the long term unemployed being lazy, unwilling to take any job or being unskilled.

For the folks who I have met, this could not be further from the truth.

Here is the video (there maybe a 1 minute commercial inserted in it):

Minnesota Business, Technology, Recruiter And HR And Sports Blogs Updated

What follows is an update (32 blogs) to my blog roll. These blogs are also added to my TwinCitiesBlogs.com project.

Minnesota Recruiter and HR Blogs:

• HR Soot
• The Jobs Guy
• LaborStats
• Seven Degrees
• That Recruiter

Minnesota Technology Blogs:

• MentorMate
• Techerator
• The Mighty Mo
• Object Partners
• The Foundation

Hiring Minnesota IT Pros? Need A Hand? Call Me

It is time for me to practice what I preach. I tell people all the time they need to market themselves be it as an employee, consultant, employer or a business.

I say that you need to let people know you are available and if not know, build the relationship for down the road.

Disclaimer: I hate doing it for myself.

No really, I hate doing it.

Oh the irony...

But here I am in what might be the first time on my blog saying this, if you are:

• sourcing and recruiting IT professionals and could use a hand...
  
• working with search and consulting firms and they are not delivering...
  
• hiring a team of IT folks...
  
• wanting a relationship with a recruiter who is about relationships and not transactions...
  
• stuck on a “purple squirrel” search and want someone to dedicate their time to it...
  
• looking for someone to do a training session, half or full day for your recruiter and HR team...

... give me a call or send me an email.

A Recruiter Calls You At Work, What Should You Do?

With the economy slowly coming out of the Great Recession and more jobs opening up some folks in some industries, skill sets and locations are noticing an increasing number of calls from Recruiters (Search Firm and Corporate).

These can be very awkward to take on the spot and you may not be able to say much if anything.

A seasoned Recruiter will be able to hear or sense the uneasiness in your voice. That and well, we expect you may not be able to talk.

So what to do?

- Be sure to get the name and number of the Recruiter. Email works too. Anything so you can get back in touch with them.

- Give them a non work phone number and email address to reach you.

- Agree to have a conversation at a more convenient time.

Yes I know those are obvious but when you get one of these calls and you are not ready for it you may forget.

Minnesota Recruiter Jobs

The following new Minnesota Recruiter Jobs have been added to the Minnesota Headhunter Recruiter Jobs Page:

Recruiting Coordinator - Full Time Job - UnitedHealth Group

Corporate Recruiter - Full Time Job - Datacard Group

 

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Minnesota Recruiters Hiring And Jobs Survey | Fall 2010

 

We just completed our 3^rd Minnesota Recruiters hiring survey and little did I know when I started doing these surveys how much more of an education I would get regarding employment, hiring and job creation leading into and coming out of a recession.

I have followed these kinds of statistics for my 13 years and being able to see this in “real time” is fascinating.

Let me get the disclaimers and details out of the way out of the way:

- This is not a scientific survey but it does give a good read on what is going on

- This is a blind survey and no one (me included) gets to know who participated and what their answers are

- 2,100 were sent the survey link and about 10% replied

- The survey was open from Oct 5^th to the 15^th

Between events, conferences, conversation and client feedback the survey results match what I have been seeing which is this:

The Great Recession put us into ICU. We have been upgraded to Critical, Serious and now Fair condition. I doubt we see Good condition until Q2 2011 and we may still be in the hospital much of 2011.

That while there are pockets of strength in hiring and the number of jobs open (and opening) will continue to grow it will do so at an anemic pace.

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Fall 2010

 

After missing a lot of the early season fall colors I set out for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum last weekend (2nd weekend in October). It may have been just past peak colors but in a word… it was awesome.

For those familiar with the layout of the arboretum I walked along/near Three Mile Drive and as I headed back looked at my map, took a right (heading east) and kept walking.

And walking.

And walking.

And… you get the idea.

It was a most beautiful day, I had my camera with and I knew this would be my best (only) chance to soak fall in.

After walking the trails on the east end I made my way back and spent some time in the gardens. Even though late in the season they still looked very good and you will see some of those photos as well.

Right before leaving I found a help desk and showed the winding route I took and asked, “How far did I go?”. The fella looked at me and said, “A little more than 7 miles. You are going to feel that in the morning.”

Good news was after taking a nap and rehydrating I felt good that night and the next day.

Below are some of the photos I took that day.

The Best Companies to Work for - Vol 15

The following post is courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap:

 

"If at first you don't succeed, you're running about average." - M.H. Alderson

I think that being #1 is somewhat overrated. After all, if you are in the top "anything" that is pretty good.

When prepping for today's post, I was trying to think of something where I came in first during my life and the only thing I could come up with was first in line in grade school (and that was only because we stood in "size order" and I was the shortest (somewhat sad).

But seriously, the companies listed in the Best Companies to work for are all amazing places to work (no matter ranked first or number 100.

University Of Minnesota Head Football Coach Tim Brewster Fired

I have not blogged here or at Gopher The Roses in a long time about Gopher football. I care and I have been attending, screaming my head off and supporting the team, just not had enough time to wrote about it.

This morning the following was sent out by the University of Minnesota:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                                                          Oct. 17, 2010

Contacts: Garry Bowman (612-875-0154) and Andy Seeley (612-269-2706)

Brewster Relieved of Head Coaching Duties

Athletics director Joel Maturi announced this morning that Tim Brewster has been relieved of his duties as head football coach and that his contract has been terminated. Brewster will be replaced on an interim basis by co-offensive coordinator Jeff Horton, according to Maturi.

“While I appreciate the passion and commitment that Coach Brewster has shown, it is clear that a change in the leadership of Gopher football is necessary,” Maturi said. “We have high aspirations for our football program and we are not satisfied with its current direction. The results so far this season have been unacceptable and the program has simply not shown enough improvement over the past three and a half years to continue with the status quo.”

Maturi said that he has had several discussions regarding the state of the program with university president Robert Bruininks in recent weeks and that the president was in complete agreement with the decision to remove Brewster as head coach. Maturi then told Brewster of his decision this morning.

Brewster, 50, was named Minnesota's 26th head football coach on Jan. 17, 2007. He signed a contract extension in January of 2010 and will be paid a buyout of $600,000 per that agreement.

Brewster coached a total of 45 games with the Gophers and compiled a 15-30 (.333) overall record, including a 6-21 (.222) mark in Big Ten games after yesterday’s 28-17 loss to Purdue.

During his three-plus years at the helm, Brewster guided the Gophers to a pair of Insight Bowl appearances, with his best season coming in 2008, when he guided Minnesota to a 7-6 record.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Director of athletics Joel Maturi, along with interim head coach Jeff Horton and a student-athlete will be available to the media at a news conference today at 1 pm. The news conference will be held in the home team interview room at TCF Bank Stadium. Media interested in attending the news conference should park in Sports Media Parking on either the northeast or northwest sides of Mariucci Arena. Additional sports media parking is available on the apron at Williams Arena. Please enter TCF Bank Stadium through the Dodge County entrance. Television outlets should park in the TV compound, where they can patch directly into the home team interview room.

-UM-

Minnesota IT Jobs With Minnesota Non Profits

The following new Minnesota IT jobs have been added on the Minnesota Non Profit IT Jobs And Volunteers page:

• Database Administrator - Full Time - Second Harvest Heartland

• Business Systems Analyst - Full Time - Second Harvest Heartland

• Network Administrator - Part Time - Minnesota Children's Museum

• Technical Support And Training Specialist - Full Time – thedatabank

 

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My LinkedIn Profile Statistics

A couple (maybe a few by now) of weeks ago I noticed a new feature on LinkedIn.  When looking at my dashboard I have always seen this (I have a LinkedIn Pro account):
 

 
When I click on “9” I see the new personal profile stats which include the number of times my profile has been visited in the past 90 days:

 

Minnesota IT Jobs: eCommerce

 

Full Time IT Job

 

This position has been filled.

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HireCast Consulting, LLC 
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9 Disappearing Jobs

As the economic times change there are going to be new jobs created and some jobs will slowly shrink away.

That is just reality and people, companies and our education system need to stay ahead of the curve.

CNBC took a look at some of these jobs using Labor Department statistics and posting their finds here -> Disappearing Jobs.

Here are the highlights of the 9 they focused on and below is the video to go along with it. Click Disappearing Jobs to see why these jobs are in decline (efficiencies, outsourcing, etc.):

Reporters and Correspondents

Employed in U.S.: 61,600
Change expected in next decade: -8%
Average salary: $34,850

Insurance Underwriters

Employed in U.S.: 103,000
Change expected in next decade: -4%
Average salary: $56,790

Computer Programmers

Employed in U.S.: 426,700
Change expected in next decade: -3%
Average salary: $69,620