Webinars, Events, & Resources – December 2010

In a recent blog post, Seth Godin described how people turn into their own worst boss when they skip opportunities to develop themselves or sell their abilities.  Don’t be your own worst boss.  Act on the resources below (most are free) to chip away at a learning curve you’ve been navigating.

Every month, Talent Terrace tracks publicly offered webinars and [...]

Webinars, Events & Resources – November 2010

Every month, Talent Terrace tracks publicly offered webinars that would appeal to the professional development interests of HR, employee communications, and business owners keen to deliver great work experiences to their employees.  Below is the list for November 2010 which includes 19 free webinars of which seven offer HRCI recertification credits. 

If you like this list, [...]

Webinars, Events & Resources – October 2010

Every month, Talent Terrace tracks publicly offered webinars that would appeal to the professional development interests of HR, employee communications, and business owners keen to deliver great work experiences to their employees.  Below is the list for October 2010 which includes 16 events or resources – 15 of which are webinars, 15 are free and six offer HRCI [...]

10 Ways to Foster Recruiting Innovation

Innovation in the workplace generates business benefits through the exploration, testing and application of new ideas and practices.  It can improve current practices and remove process roadblocks.  It can be radically game changing or introduce small incremental improvements.  While there is no one way to innovate, to be sure, without talent acquisition innovation, businesses will stick with current [...]

Webinars, Events & Resources – September 2010

Sharpen your pencils for September learning opportunities.

September marks the return to school for children around the US and for many of them, their Fall curriculums are scaled back as a result of the economic slowdown.  Just as motivated school districts and PTAs invent creative ways to hold on to the art, sports, and music programs that [...]

Three File Types + One Resume = Submittal Success

Three types of file formats serve candidates well when preparing and submitting their resumes.  Microsoft Word files, PDF files, and Text files.  Each type serves a different purpose when preparing and submitting a resume.  Candidates with prepared copies of their resumes in each format will increase their chances of being noticed by recruiters and maintain resume [...]

Six Tips For Recruiters Surfing Job Board Aggregators

“Where should I post my job opening?”

Six HR tips for using job aggregators.

I hear this question weekly from HR colleagues and clients.  Assuming the people asking this question are specifically targeting active candidates (pursuing the estimated 80% of talent who aren’t actively checking out new positions on job boards is a completely different type [...]

There may not be a labor shortage, but there will be a talent crisis.

Ryan Estis, is a marketing and business performance consultant who really gets HR.  He’s a pretty dynamic speaker too.  Ryan’s presentation at the 2010 SHRM conference in San Diego in June, titled “HR 2.0:  How Talent, Technology and Transformation are Shaping Tomorrow’s HR Organization”, got my vote for the most engaging session of day one.  This was [...]

Sourcing from the inside

When good recruiting sourcers start a new project, they first define the search specifications with hiring managers then customize and implement tested methodologies for producing external candidates. 

Great sourcers understand that top prospect leads come from inside and outside the organization.   They build two dimensional sourcing strategies after talking with hiring managers to identify where the internal and external virtual water [...]

Webinars & Events – July 2010

Congratulations to the many clients and colleagues who have recently passed significant milestones of attaining their HRCI or WorldatWork professional credentials including PHR, SPHR, GPHR, SPHR – CA, CCP, CBP, and GRP!  Take a well deserved breath of fresh air after so many long hours of studying and preparing for the exams.  Now that you have [...]