By Vanessa Dennis - They make us laugh. They make us scream in frustration. They educate us on everything from sourcing on Twitter to developing employee referral programs to positing the importance of candidate pipelines. They talk numbers, they talk economy, and boy, are they good at talking about themselves. I'm referring to the people behind recruiting blogs. Our world wouldn't be complete without their daily dose of gossip and gloating and goings-on in the employment space. They're crazy, they're sexy, they're cool - and some of them love to get soused (ERE after hours, anyone?). So what's the secret to their success, besides good old-fashioned content?
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By Vanessa Dennis - You wouldn't know there's a recession by listening to Todd Raphael, ERE's Editor-in-Chief, who engaged me in an optimistic and engrossing discussion about the employment landscape, the future of ERE, and recruiting in general. Raphael, who is in charge of ERE's U.S. and global conferences, the news and features on the web site, the print publication Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership, the ERE email newsletter, and the ERE Recruiting Excellence awards, sat down with me to talk about ERE's upcoming conference, why he thinks these are some of the best years to be a recruiter, and his favorite new vendors.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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