Which Recruiting Metrics Matter?

 JobsInTheUS  1 Response »
Jan 262009
 

With employers across the United States tightening their belts, more and more HR and Recruiting professionals are focused on the value of their talent acquisition practices. Recently, the largest job boards in New England posted a micropoll for employers, asking them which recruiting metrics they were analyzing… The following poll results were aggregated from JobsInMA, JobsInME, JobsInNH, JobsInRI, and JobsInVT. This poll and other information can be found in their monthly newsletters, which you can [...]

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Not Enough Candidates? WHO SAID THAT?!

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Dec 162008
 

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 offices across the state to job seekers focused on Transferring Skills to new careers. The reports I’m getting back have been [...]

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JobsInRI – Live in Lincoln!

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Oct 012008
 

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 government centers. In addition to this interaction with the business community, the JobsInTheUS.com websites now also provide in-person events to [...]

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Community College of RI Job Fair

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Mar 062008
 

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 to 175 students came through, along with a small number of non-student job seekers. CCRI did a good job of preparing their students, and [...]

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From the front lines: RI Municipalities and University of Maine graduates

 Employment Branding, JobsInTheUS  3 Responses »
Jan 312008
 

Thanks for taking a look at the first post from the front lines of the recruiting market. This week, I visited the University of Maine, Orono campus to exhibit and promote our state-specific employment resource to juniors and seniors seeking higher education in this school, probably best known for it’s engineering program and division I hockey team. I also traveled to Warwick, RI to exhibit and network to support our RI-based job board at the [...]

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