The final two months of 2008 resulted in a precipitous decline in job posting activity on our site as the economy began to tumble off the cliff, to paraphrase Warren Buffett’s sentiments. Since the beginning of 2009, I’ve been focusing my attention on identifying and developing new programs and services that will add value [...]
JobsInTheUS
Not Enough Candidates? WHO SAID THAT?!
Steve Porter, who is an Outreach Consultant with JobsInRI, has been working closely with the Workforce Development Specialist, Amy Driscoll, at the RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) to help connect employers and job seekers in that industry. Amy’s role is part of the RI Hospitality Education Foundation. Together, they’ve developed and delivered presentations at netWORKri [...]
JobSeekers
JobsInRI – Live in Lincoln!
The properties of JobsInTheUS have launched a focused initiative to reinforce strong and lasting connections with the local communities they serve in AL, LA, MA, ME, MS, NH, VT, & RI. Unlike most internet resources, these companies are participatory in local business and trade associations, HR Associations, career centers at colleges, universities, trades schools, and [...]
Employment Branding
How do YOU attract the best talent?
You just gotta love the connective power of the internet. I recently exchanged thoughts regarding employment branding with a recruiter in India, through the LinkedIn space. While that in and of itself is pretty amazing to anyone over 30, who grew up in a world without the internet and cellular phones, it’s the [...]
JobsInTheUS
Have Career Fairs Lost their Value?
At JobsInTheUS, we are taking our web-based employment advertising resource from the net to the neighborhood. We’ve launched an initiative to host 4 career fairs in September- one each in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Alabama. In the spring, we’ll be hosting 7, including those 4 states, plus Mississippi, Louisiana, and Vermont. [...]
Recruiters vs. HR professionals
Someone recently commented that this blog seemed to be aimed more at HR folks than staffing professionals, and as such, should have a different name. It was suggested that I use “HR Recruiting Front Lines” or something similar. This really got me thinking…
I’d love your input on this matter: should recruiting be separated [...]
Employment Branding
Employment Branding: Increase your employee retention by attracting better candidates.
Earlier this month, I presented a workshop at the 13th Annual Maine HR Convention. The topic was creating an employment brand to attract better candidates. Here are a couple excerpts of that presentation. If you’d like the 6 page summary of this information, please send me a request to jblais@jobsintheus.com, or if [...]
Unemployment Rate Rising, Job Growth Slowing, and other Ponderings
First, for those of you who had sent me some inquiries over the last month, thanks for noticing that the blog had not been updated… at least that means that some people were checking in! As it turned out, I did not put up a single post in April, which is a shame, I [...]
JobSeekers
On the recruiting frtont lines in Augusta, ME
Wow. Some days really make you wonder about the future, and about the real employment adversity faced by many Americans.
I spent the better part of the day on Monday, March 10th, at the August Civic Center exhibiting at the Augusta Job Expo. The company I work for was there promoting our [...]
JobSeekers
Community College of RI Job Fair
On March 5th, the Community College of RI hosted a career fair for their students. I attended to speak with students about career opportunities in the state, and promote our website. The event was well run and organized, held in the cafeteria during mid-day. This allowed for good traffic, maybe 125 [...]
