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The Year The Media Died - Or Was Killed

Great video on the death of mainstream media and advertising.  Without question this lament would apply to the death of traditional recruitment advertising and methods.  Don't you agree?

The Sklar Brothers on Recruiting Calls...err...Telemarketers

Yesterday I revealed some of the results from the prospect and candidate survey data we have collected over the last 3 1/2 years.  The focus in that post was on what prospects and candidates really think about recruiting calls.  I had several direct emails and calls asking for more details and I have set up some follow up calls with those individuals to discuss the findings in greater depth.  There is another post coming on what professionals say about their experiences once they are engaged with a recruiter and then at least one summary post. 

One email I received yesterday mentioned a funny video by The Sklar brothers on telemarketing and thought I might get a kick out of it since many of our survey respondents felt like they were getting telemarketing calls from so many recruiters. 

I watched it and thought it was pretty funny so I am sharing it with you.  Enjoy...but realize they could just as easily be talking about recruiters making their calls.

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Omaha Stylee Did Not Think There Was One - Maren Hogan Over On FOT

Juiced the title a bit here with a lyric from 311.  Maren Hogan, from Omaha, Nebraska, shows us a little of her Omaha Stylee today over at FOT.  Her post, Like Paris Hilton, You've Got To Work It To Be A Good Recruiter... gets into some interesting ideas around what sourcing and recruiting really are as well as what the perception of those concepts might be. 

An interesting discussion is starting to unfold with her post as well.  Of course, never without an opinion, I jumped into the comments and discussion myself. 

Maren is an up and coming recruiting professional who has a pretty diverse background outside of recruiting.  She is fun to talk to and fun to read (her blog is Big O Recruiting)because she hasn't been in recruiting forever and thus has some unique perspectives.  Because of her minimal recruiting industry experience it is also fun to watch her learn and grow in this space right before our very eyes.

By the way, I found an old school skater video using 311's Omaha Stylee as the backdrop music.  It is pretty funny and if you want to check it out it can be found after the jump.    

John Sumser On Recruiting Demographics

Joel Cheesman posts a video of recruiting legend and guru John Sumser over at recruitingblogs.com that is a much watch. 

John makes some rather pointed, yet pretty accurate, remarks about young people and recruiting in Cleveland and Detroit (I know they are accurate as I have led recruiting organizations in both cities) but more importantly he paints the picture of current demographics in recruiting very nicely.  Thanks to the Cheez for the great video!