From ere.net: 10 Predictions for 2012: The Top Trends in Talent Management and Recruiting

2011 was the year of social media, will 2012 be the year of the mobile platform?  Read more about this and nine other insightful predictions for 2012 in an article by Dr. John Sullivan from ere.net.  Click here.

Is Accepting a Counter Offer Career Suicide?

You went through the entire recruitment process, accepted an offerand now your current employer offers you more money to stay.  What should you do?  Here is a link to an interesting article on Forbes.com by Hal Reiter, that will give you something to think about.

Headhunters Reveal 11 Ways To Ruin Your Chances Of Getting A Job

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Judith Aquino| Jun. 22, 2011, 10:28 AM
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It’s no secret that working with a headhunter or recruiter can be an effective way to advance your career.

Headhunters often have access to jobs that are not advertised elsewhere and can speed up the hiring process between an employer and potential candidate.

The trick, however, is understanding how a headhunter operates.

“As a career management coach, it is always surprising to me that even senior level job seekers often don’t know that ‘headhunters’ work for the companies, not the candidates,” says Bettina Seidman of SEIDBET Associates.

“Clients sometimes say: ‘I’ll just contact a headhunter who will get me a job.’ Headhunters aren’t career counselors…they’re motivated by earning the commission.”

To find out how to increase your chances of landing a job through a headhunter, we spoke with several executive recruiters and career coaches to get the low-down on the errors job seekers make.

Click here to find out how to get the most out of working with a headhunter

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/headhunters-reveal-11-ways-to-ruin-your-chances-of-getting-a-job-2011-6#ixzz1Q70uEaFW

TOP 25 ODDBALL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS for 2010

Has anyone ever asked you:  “If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and put in a blender, how would you get out?”  That is one of the Top 25 Oddball Interview Questions of 2010 as recently published by Glassdoor.com.  Click on the Glassdoor.com logo to go to the article and read all 25 questions and answers! While we believe a job-seeker  needs to prepare for an interview, some of these questions prove that you can’t possibly prepare for everything!

GlassDoor.com Best Places to Work 2011

Best Places to Work – Employees’ Choice Awards

Glassdoor.com is excited to announce our third annual Employees’ Choice Awards for Best Places to Work. Our Top 50 winners were selected by the people who know these companies best — their employees! Click to learn more.

Read the Forbes Magazines List of “Most Relaxed” Cities

There are many reasons to choose you employer. We all know the real estate clicke’: location, location, location and that is something to consider.  Surprisingly, mid-west cities make up the majority of the top ten!  Click here for the link!

2010 Stress Rankings for Metro Areas

Is stress good or bad? Yes in can be good or bad, depending on the individual and how they deal with it.  Here is a link to the results of a Portfolio.com  survey which ranks the stress levels of 50 metro areas in the U.S.  You can hover your mouse over the area you are interested in to get various statistical data including: murder rate, commute, poverty level, sunshine and more.  If your thinking about relocating this could be valuable.

2010 Corporate Diversity Report

Senator Robert Menendez office recently surveyed corporations from across the U.S. with the goal “to gain a better understanding of what minority and female representation looks like on corporate boards, in senior leadership and in procurement of goods and services”.  It is a very detailed report  60 pages, but it has pictures (charts) for those of us who just want to get a snap shot. Whether or not you agree with the reports conclusions or recommendations, I think you will find  this report  interesting; especially if  your into Human Resources, Corporate Leadership, or Executive Recruiting.

Here’s the link: 2010 Corporate Diversity Report

Top 30 Open-ended Questions

Although this article is directed towards the sales industry, we are all selling something or being sold to, and the technique of asking questions modeled here can help interviewers or interviewee’s.

Top 30 Open-ended Questions – Just Sell®… it’s all about sales®.

Twin Cities Top Workplaces

Here is a link to an article from star tribune.com which lists the top 100 employers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, according to employee surveys. http://is.gd/eASgJ