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Recruiters: Would you consider a partnership with a resume writing/career coaching firm?

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Are you a job hunter or career expert?: Recruiter

Hometown: Detroit, Michigan

About Me:: My experience spans nearly all aspects of the employment industry, from managing a light-industrial temporary service; to an executive role, as vice president at a $20 billion global placement firm with 7,000 offices in over 60 countries; and her current role as chief executive officer for a retained executive search firm.

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Would like to take a quick poll of the employment services/recruiting community on Secrets of the Job Hunt site....does anyone have substantial expertise with college placement offices and have a clear understanding of what they need to better service their graduates? I'd genuinely appreciate any feedback...can do it here on this site or to me directly at vh@nextjob101.com. Thank you in advance for your leadership and guidance!

Posted on December 1, 2008 at 2:18pm — 6 Comments

Video Video Video Questions Questions Questions

I would love to gain your professional experiences regarding the use of video content....all responses will be very helpful and by you all being actively engaged in the employment arena, I know your experiences will be contemporary and real. Here's a few questions and all responses are truly appreciated: If you're a recruiter, how many video resumes have you received in the last 3 months? If you're a candidate, do you think a video resume would work for you? How and why? If you're a recruiter… Continue

Posted on March 30, 2008 at 1:00pm — 4 Comments

Work Life Balance

In our retained search practice, at the start of every interview, we ask candidates "what's critically important to you and specifically what are the top 5 criteria points you need to see represented in a new opportunity", one of the most common answers today "is a company that respects a work-life balance".

I understand the reasons for the request and yet somehow it seems to me that this is becoming an all too familiar refrain in interview settings. Even though for each individual, it…

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At 7:22am on April 16, 2008, Gergana Atanasowa said…: Hi mi name is Gergana and I`d like to took with you about jobhunting-You were going to have talked for hunting force

At 3:24pm on November 28, 2007, Chris Russell said…: welcome to the site Vicki, I just posted a reply to your comment. Feel free to add news or original posts to the site. Just click the ADD BLOG POST link in the upper right of you MY PAGE.

At 3:16pm on November 28, 2007, Vicki Herrod said…: Hey, Chris...thanks for the coverage of www.nextjob101.com! Veteran though? I like to think of myself as contemporary. Expert, maybe. But veteran?

Just poking a little fun at MYSELF! Were you able to try to actual lesson, Chris?