Volume 2, Issue 11
November 12, 2001

by Bret Hollander
NETRECRUITER

SOURCERER'S APPRENTICE
Cutting Edge Tools for the Internet Recruiter

Circulation: a big number between 100 and 1,000,000
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HELLO FROM YOUR EDITMASTER


Some of you have waited years for me to say this. Well, this monthly
edition is very short. I can squarely rest the blame on our economy
and the fact that many of our breathren have been sitting on a fence
for a long time and only collecting splinters. The focus now seems
for ways to reach out and network with fellow recruiters, discover
sources for new accounts, and of course, showcase any tools that can
seriously leverage your time and resources.

However, don't despair, in the last 45 days I've had time to
review job/resume portal sites and still offer some commentary.

It is often said that to best determine one's friends, all you
have to do is be backed into a corner and find out who comes to your
rescue or at least offers you a way out that is better than what you
have.


Bret Hollander
NETRECRUITER


REVIEWS


During my one day review at USJobBoard.com, I randomly emailed back
to myself 50 resumes. Of the 50 tested for a valid email address,
only one was undeliverable. Further testing was conducted by
contacting ten phone numbers provided on ten different resumes. Of
the ten, only two had numbers that been either disconnected or no
longer in service. The only other observation was that many resumes
that identified a posted date of X were actually six months or more
older than the date reflected on their database. This was easily
discerned by the cover letter date on many profiles that also
displayed the resume. The cover letter date and the posted date
differed considerably. Though their site boasts that 7000+ resumes
were posted in the last 7 days since my review, I could not see those
numbers reflected in actual new resumes (by posted date) reflected in
a variety of searches. However, I was informed during my initial
review that their company had recently acquired PassportAccess (note
my September 2001 review).
http://www.usjobboard.com/


In my two-week review of FlipDog.com since its acquisition by TMP,
big brother to Monster.com, it was apparent that little had changed.
Though my initial review earlier this year was quite good, I had
expected to find newer bells and whistles now that they were
apparently flush with new cash. However, the only noticeable change
was that more resumes had been added to their web-based search
product. In talking with their member services rep who informed me
that over 4000 new resumes were posted daily into their in-house
database, I again could not ascertain where that number was derived
from based on my results. The only other observation was that
candidates submitting their resumes in response to my ads were
allowed to send their resume for each job posting. Hence, I received
the same resume at least 5-7 times. This has got to make you wonder
how either multi-versatile these professionals are or the market is
so tough that people will throw themselves at anything.
http://www.flipdog.com


FREE NETWORKING SITES

No, You're Not Seeing Double

Meeting place for Q&A's pertaining to recruitment and retention; info
on job availability in the recruitment field, recruiters looking for
work, and employers looking for recruiters.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Recruiters_Network

This forum is designed to exchange ideas and network with fellow HR
professionals and recruiters. The topic of the list is recruiting and
Internet recruiting issues.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/recruitersnetwork

Join the leading discussion forum for recruiting professionals on the
Internet!
http://www.erexchange.com/forum/

Recruiting Related and The Recruiter's Couch are their two most
prolific forums.
http://208.155.195.240/~trforum

The Real Sleeper for 2001. Who would have thought that by backdooring
Monster.com, you could find just as many candidates or even leads.
All it takes is a free user account. The real action can now be found
at the free Job Seeker Forum. Just ask any recruiter who subscribes
to the fee-based side.
http://forums.monster.com/forum.asp?forum=100


SOFTWARE


This month I revisited previously reviewed software to illustrate how
they can be used to help you either find and apply to a job or find a
job and match it to a potential account manager or recruiter who may
entertain some assistance. Both products are part of the Infogist
family of meta-searchers: Career infoFinder and Resume infoFinder
Platinum.
Download my "How-To" Account Acquisition MS Word file (in
zipped format)
http://netrecruiter.net/sa/2001/11/acctacq.zip


ARTICLES


Your Rights on the Way Out the Door
http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/articles/emp/LoseLeav.html

Should You Offer Severance Pay?
http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/articles/emp/severance_pay.html

Marketing Without Spam
http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/articles/ilaw/nospam.html

How Much Are You Worth?
http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/articles/ic/howmuch.html

Getting Clients to Pay Up
http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/articles/ic/payup.html

You've Got Spam
http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/articles/ilaw/gotspam.html


FREEBIES


Need a virtual gal/guy Friday or just about any profession for that
matter. Reach one of the largest databases for job seekers seeking
virtual or work@home opportunities.
http://www.tjobs.com

Pre-Employment Screening Kit - everything any company large or small
needs in order to conduct pre-employment checks.
http://www.backgroundcheckgateway.com/pre-emp-kit.htm

Create powerful Rich Media HTML or Text email campaigns in just
minutes! Free 1-week trial.
http://www.auraline.com/emarketingdepot.html

250+ Free Resumes – in one zip file
http://www.pickajob.com/wordresumes.asp

500+ Free Resumes & accompanying email address list – in one zip
file
http://netrecruiter.net/sa/2001/11/freeres.zip

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