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Hey gang, A few weeks ago I posted this blog about how we are wasting this Talent Buyers Market. Here's a little passionate rant on Video. I'd love to hear your thoughts and stories on this topic. Amanda Hite Founder, CEO, Change Agent Talent Revolution Inc. Continue

The #1 complaint I hear from job seekers is that they never hear back from the company who they either a) sent a resume/application to OR b) had an interview with. There is no doubt that it’s a Talent Buyer’s Market and that Recruiters are getting inundated with resumes. But, this is no excuse to blow off candidates. In addition to coming back to haunt you when the market shifts, ignoring candidates is h… Continue

I am not a blogger, but if anyone read Matt Smith’s, The Break Up Series…An Introduction, then you know how powerful blogs can be, and in this case, inspired me to put something down. When I read Matt’s blog, I had to reflect because I too have recently gone through a breakup…about 5 minutes ago. Mine, however, was a horse of a different color. I fortunately have never been the breakupee in a situation as Matt and Paul clearly explained (yes I just knocked on wood). Unfortunately, I have been th… Continue

Hanging out in online communities, meeting new people, learning and sharing ideas turns me on. I’m a serial networker. Recently a friend and member of TR referred to me as the Kevin Bacon of our industry when it comes to 6 Degrees of Separation. I’m always saying something like “BUILD your Network, BE Authentic, LEVERAGE Social Media …” blah, blah, blah. There are times when I convince myself that I’m the… Continue

It's a Talent Buyers market. You should always be thinking about upgrades. Nicole Walls Resume.pdf Continue

California Pizza Kitchen has an exciting opportunity for an HR Manager at our Restaurant Support Center in LA. The right candidate will have at least 3-5 years of progressive HR experience including Generalist, ER, and Training. We prefer industry experience in restaurant, retail, and/or entertainment. This is a great time to join CPK's HR team and be a part of our award winning people practices as we continue to grow and open new locations in 2009. Check us out online and see why we R.O.C.K! w… Continue

Hi All, Way back when we began AHRE (before flat screen TV's and Facebook-I know, life was harsh), at one of our first meetings Lou Adler was our guest speaker. Well Lou is now a prominent expert in the recruiting world and his team is offering a free Webinar on Linkedin this Thursday 2/26 at noon PST. I have not seen this webinar yet but he generally does good work. This one is billed as "Learn How to Network Like a Pro Using LinkedIn". Here is a link to sign up. http://www.adlerconcepts.com/t… Continue

The recruiting game is changing fast are you keeping up? Here are some tips from your friends at Talent Revolution (tips we got from our friends and experts leading the game). Nothing is Hotter than Employment Branding. Paradigm Buster: Recruiting is not a sales funct… Continue

With all the layoffs happnening around the country within the retail and hospitality sectors, one would think that recruiting top talent would be easy, right? So many qualified candidates filling out applications..which ones to choose!?! Maybe my expectations were high, but I really thought, for those of us still hiring, that recruiting would be a breeze for the first time in a long time. I'm finding it's not the case. As companies are doing layoffs, they still hang on to their top people. I thi… Continue

Hi All, You might be interested in this free webinar on Social Networking. So if you have a spare hour on Thursday tune in. Here is the link to sign up. https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/786892263 Have a great day, Clive. Info on Webinar from the producer: Join Dimitri Boylan, CEO of award-winning recruiting software firm Avature, and Jun Cruzat, Manager of HR Systems at Pixar Animation Studios, for an in depth look at the impact of the social web on talent systems. You've experienced W… Continue

Welcome to everyone who is just looking at our new site or is coming back to become a member for 2009! We (Amanda Hite, Tiffany Stith, Lynn Banks, and I) are very excited to show you what we have created over the summer and to hopefully give you some unbelievable tools that will help through out the year. I know the share-network has always been a tool that we use to communicate and we are confident that this site will live up to the same expectations and beyond. I encourage you to take a few s… Continue

People often ask me "How can we do a better job recruiting Generation Y?". My reply "Let them do it." Not to long ago I was on a Career Panel at a local university. In addition to mine, there were three other Companies represented on the panel. The first recruiter presented a very boring overview of their company's structure, open positions and benefits. I started to nod off. Luckily, a Gen Yer (and soon-to-be college grad) got my attention when she asked the recruiter a question: "Would you r… Continue

Kelly M. Sullivan is the Director of Human resources for King’s Seafood Company. King’s is a restaurant company with 17 restaurant locations and 1 distribution center in southern California, Nevada, and Arizona. Kelly has been with King’s since 2000 and as an active member of CHA… Continue