080717 Daily Links (July 17, 2008)

  • Thought For The Day:  Broad generalizations about sourcing techniques are not very useful.
  • It’s Recognizing Richard Rabbit Day at Amazon Buy a copy of Peter Weddle’s new book "whether you’re a  corporate or third party recruiter, whether you’re a seasoned recruiting professional or an HR practitioner with recruiting responsibilities, the key to success—the foundation for connecting with and engaging the best talent—is a deep understanding of the real you, the You of your dreams." See also Six Degrees from Dave on the subject
  • What is "Recruitment Collaboration"? The "AllianceQ concept is to pool candidates from a bunch of member companies in an attempt to drive down the advertising costs of recruiting."
  • New Perspectives: Cool Websites and Blogs What Kevin Wheeler is following these days
  • Are Employee Referrals really better? Great thread on the pros and cons. Generally misses the fact that referrals work well in some industries and not in others; that retention is a solution in some places and a problem in others.
  • Social Media Experts are the New Webmasters "I’m afraid that for the most part, their efforts to rebrand as social media experts will be short-lived and futile. Saying one is an expert in utilizing social media sites is akin to brand one’s self as a "Web browsing expert", an "e-mail expert", or a "telephone specialist"."

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