TDS on Salary
February 28, 2009
Team Events..
February 28, 2009
As a part of employee engagement activities,we recently organized Collage competition within few teams of our organization..The response was great as teams did very creative work consitutely as a team.I would be greatful if somebody would share some more Indoor team actvities..
Best Regards
Arti:)
Charity of The Month: Raising $2,500? on Behalf of “Big Brothers Big Sisters”
February 27, 2009
Recruitosphere contributor, innovative social media provacateur, Chris Hoyt, is always keeping his eye out for bringing the fun to the dynamic and in this case he doesn’t surprise. He saw a good cause, he reached out within the RecruitingBlogs.com community and directly and we respond in the afirmative to the cause and to his passion for doing the “right thing.”
The Good Cause: Bowl For Kids’ Sake
About Big Brothers Big Sisters
It is the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States. We have been the leader in one-to-one youth service for more than a century, developing positive relationships that have a direct and lasting impact on the lives of young people. Big Brothers Big Sisters serves children, ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country – including yours.
Mentoring Works
National research has shown the positive relationships between youth and their Big Brothers and Big Sisters have a direct and measurable impact on children’s lives. Little Brothers and Sisters are:
* More confident in their schoolwork performance
* Able to get along better with their families
* 46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs
* 27% less likely to begin using alcohol
* 52% less likely to skip school
Meet Kevin Plantan, VP of Sales at ERE Media – King of The Mohito Handshake
February 27, 2009
By Dave Mendoza, Master Cybersleuth, Author, SixDegreesfromDave.com
VP of Sales, ERE Media Advertising and Events
http://www.ere.net
http://www.ere.net/events
Direct: 804.262.0189
email: kevin@ere.net
Meet my friend, Kevin Plantan, Vice President at ERE Media. Each and every ERE Conference, usually after the first reception night of the greetings … there is one person whose smile couldn’t be any more welcoming and handhake more firm capable of saying music to my ears “Mohitos for everyone, .. how many?”
You see I love Mohitos and Kevin does as well, and can appreciate my liquid toxin as a fellow colleague to pull a chair and start the conversation so that we can all catch up on what we have been doing since the last Conference event we saw one another. Few people are as sincere and as informative. We can joke about the cocktail environment but not the dialogue – it starts off hearty but it streamlines into the serious, in-depth exchange of ideas and observations one strives for at a conference.
Kevin is also someone never to take an idle chat or a kind gesture for granted. I can’t think of anyone ever so emphatic in their celebration of being listed on my Six Degrees group’s Top Ten, as my good friend Kevin Plantan. You would be surprised how often people listed take it for granted, it’s a powerful introduction among peers … Kevin happened to grow his network up to 800 industry peers. That said, I was surprised that someone as well established in the industry hadn’t transfered his in-person rolodex of memorable associations into an online relationship in the social networking sphere. Having since done so, Kevin takes the plunge like a natural Olympic champion. He looks at the score, challenges himself to do better at each meet … and thanks the Coach, .. a lot. I think that’s what makes this Vice President of Sales tick, or know so, …. it’s what makes Kevin succeed on behalf of ERE Media and in all things pertinent to building real friendships.
He’s simply a great guy and sincerely passionate about our industry. Kevin was kind enough to share his time with readers at RecruitingBlogs.com and SixDegreesfromDave.com
Q & A with Kevin Plantan
Six Degrees: Tell us of your home world.
Kevin: My world is Richmond, VA. Next month, my wife Kelly and I will celebrate being married for seven years. We have a daughter, Stacy-Lee, who is 15 months old. We live in Richmond and have lived in VA since Dec.. 2001, having moved from Connecticut. We love it here in Richmond! Can’t beat the people or the weather. This area is growing so fast and many of us are from the north so it’s a great mix of cultures. I have learned to try and just live life at less than 100 MPH all the time, and to be polite and have manners, which I think is good advice to anyone today.
Kevin: Like many of us fighting our 30s, I try to make it to the gym on a somewhat regular basis. Lately, it’s been a failure but 2008 is better than last year. What extra free time I have I like to spend around the house on the John Deere tractor, and hitting the local shops, running errands and working on the “honey-do” list. Also, have to see the college buddies, which usually involves getting on a plane a couple of times a year. Super Bowl weekend is key. Last weekend was a party for the NFL draft. During football season you will find me stuck in the house watching as many games as possible. I’m a Michigan and Cleveland Browns fan.
Six Degrees: How many years have you been in the recruitment industry?
Kevin: I joined ere media in Aug., 2000.
Six Degrees: How did you initially transition into this market space?
Kevin: David Manaster, current CEO at ERE.net, found me on cruelworld.com – anyone remember that site? At the time, I was at auctions.com, originally called Auction Universe, which was VC funded by the same people that own cars.com, classified ventures, which is most of the newspaper corporations that own CareerBuilder today.
Six Degrees: What single event had the most impact on your career?
Kevin: I would have to say majoring in journalism at Kent State University (‘96). My newspaper mindset opened the doors for me at auctions.com. They wanted someone with this background that could relate to the newspapers and talk to them about their classified listings, and how it was going to the web and online auctions. Classified Ventures started acutions.com because they didn’t want to buy 25% of eBay for M. Think about it.
When I started at auctions.com I had only been online less than 24 hours. This was in Nov., 1998. It is incredible to watch what Monster, eBay and Craigs List started over the last 10 years.
Six Degrees: Do you have a mentor to whom you attribute your overall outlook on recruitment, capabilities, and/or model your career after?
Kevin: I’ve learned so much from everyone I’ve ever worked for, obviously, and with. I learn a lot from my customers. They usually have some of the best ideas. Some of our best conference sponsorship ideas have come from my exhibitors and sponsors.
Six Degrees: Tell us about ere media.
Kevin: ERE Media is an amazing story. David Manaster created a website that takes advantage of all the best the internet has to offer with a solid focus on recruiting and bringing recruiters together with the best information that’s out there. It’s incredible that the company is 10 years old this year.
Six Degrees: How was ERE Company Founded?
Kevin: David started it in his parents’ basement as an online forum for recruiters when he was at TMP and he was one of the early people at Monster. The community, the key writers, everything started with him reaching out by himself to some very talented people in the industry and to a few dozen recruiters who brought in tens of thousands more. Today the website receives 90,000 unique visitors per month, and has constantly grown over the years. ERE is an industry leader.
Six Degrees: Your Company’s Value Proposition?
Kevin: ERE is THE recruiting industry’s No. 1 community. It features the best writers, opinions, and has created a great place for recruiters to network and learn more. It all starts with ere.net. And, since 2001, we’ve had our conference where all of this online learning and networking happens in person, face to face. In my role , Danielle Zittel and I connect the leading industry suppliers and vendors to the ere audience through online marketing and ere expo conference sponsorships. Every ere show is bigger than the last and the ere.net website gets bigger by the month!
Six Degrees: How long has ERE Media been involved in the conference/expo circuit and how they have evolved? I understand you have an upcoming event with several key offerings.
Kevin: Kate Bruener and her team are the best. That’s where it all begins. The ere expo has tripled in size over the last five years. It started with the San Diego show in the spring of 2001. Every spring we’re in San Diego and every fall were on the east coast. We’ve added several educational tracks and pre conference workshops over the years. If you’re a VP of HR or director of recruiting at a Fortune 500 company, the Strategy and Leadership track is for you. If you’re a recruiter we have the best and newest ideas for you in a separate track as well. The tracks and the new ways of learning and thinking continue to grow with every event. Lou Adler, John Sullivan, Kevin Wheeler and Gerry Crispin have been with the expo since the beginning.
Were always looking for the best speakers and never satisfied from what we’ve done in the past. The editorial team is terrific.
Six Degrees: In what direction do you anticipate ere overall, and its conferences evolving in the near future?
Kevin: Todd Raphael, ERE’s editor in chief, will continue to put out the best content, and we’re always on the lookout to make sure were adopting the newest web technology to create the best learning and networking environment for our community. One of our newest content offerings; our weekly webinar series has become a huge success.
Six Degrees: Tell me something others may not know about you.
Kevin: Thanks in large part to you, Dave Mendoza and his site, SixDegreesfromDave.com, I have over 800 LinkedIn connections now. Please contact me at Kevin@ere.net You can also find me on ere.net, LinkedIn and Facebook and I hope to see you there! David, thanks for the interview!
Six Degrees: Anything you want to plug?
Kevin: Please visit ere.net and get involved. I hope to see you at the San Diego Convention Center for two overflowing days of action-packed networking and learning starting on Monday, March 30. Call (212) 671-1181 for more info!
RBC Contest Winner: Dennis Smith Cliff Diving at Tensing Pen (Negril, Jamaica)
February 27, 2009
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Dennis Smith of WirelessBlogs.com Fame, was the winner of the RecruitingBlogs.com “RBC Video” contest sponsored by Broadlook.
Our Hero, Dennis Smith, thinking aloud “Should I stay or Should I Go Now?!” as he became our guinea pig as the first to volunteer to jump the bridge at Tensing Pen. It was about 25 to 30 feet up. You would think watching Dennis it was 300 feet – but in his defense, I was petrified as the next diver to follow. If Dennis was scared, I had every reason to be if Mr. Tough Guy questioned the samity of it. Ultimately we both did it 6 times or more. Dennis Adds, ” I think I fractured my collarbone the day before the trip. I finally couldn’t take the pain any longer. So, does that add a bit of drama to the death-defying jump…..with a broken collarbone?! ”
To Broadlook, and RBC friend, Donato, thank you for making Dennis’ exploits possible. It was a memorable trip for all who joined him.
Stagflation Warning?: Neil Cavuto Interviews Brit Hume on Stimulus and Cyclical Forces
February 27, 2009
An excellent political and economic analysis:
“The negative impact (the amount of deficit spending) may happen sooner rather than later. If that happens and it slows the recovery and keeps us in a period of slow and sluggish growth and higher taxes have to be imposed ….”
“to say nothing of the hyper inflation you get out of this: “… With all this fed liquidity in the economy you can pretty soon have all this money chasing a diminished supply of goods and prices will start to go up. A real danger of that. That worries me as much as anything because that is real lethal to an economy”
ten best social networks for job searches
February 27, 2009
Mashable’s Dan Schawbel has developed a top 10 list that explores the best social networks for job searching.
Schawbel encourages job seekers to be aggressive and sign up for all ten to increase your chances.
Here are his picks. Feel free to leave the ones that you have found success with below.
1) LinkedIn: By far the #1 spot for job seekers, those currently employed, marketers who are looking to build lists and salespeople who are seeking out new clients. With 35 million users, including recruiters and job seekers, LinkedIn is quite a hot spot. Of course, due to the current state of the economy, it’s simple to understand why LinkedIn is more popular than ever.
Schawbel recommends that you optimize your profile, cultivate your network, and use a distinct URL (linkedin.com/in/yourfullname) and an avatar that best represents you and is consistent with the picture on your other social sites.
2) Plaxo with Simply Hired: The real value in Plaxo is the address book that keeps track of all of your contact information, including a Yahoo! Map indicating where your contacts live. Plaxo, which is owned by Comcast, is also integrated with Simply Hired, which is a job aggregator that searches thousands of job sites and companies and aggregates them in a single location for you. After building your Plaxo profile, use it as part of the recruitment process when applying for jobs with Simply Hired for success.
3) Twitter with Blog or LinkedIn URL: Schawbel said that while Twitter is probably one of the best networking tools on the planet, it needs to be supplemented with a blog or LinkedIn profile. There’s no way you can hire someone based on a Twitter profile, without having a link from that profile to something else that gives more information on that job seeker. You get to add one URL to your profile, so choose wisely.
4) Jobster: A powerful platform for networking with employers who are offering jobs, while you’re searching. You can upload your resume, embed your video resume, showcase links to your site, your picture and tag your skills, which is a unique differentiator. You can search for open positions and see who the person is who posted the job. Then you can add them to your network and connect with them to find out more about the position.
5) Facebook: There are two main ways of acquiring a job through Facebook. The first is to go to your Facebook marketplace, which lists job openings or other opportunities in your network. Aside from jobs, there are “items wanted” and a “for sale” listing. When searching for jobs, you’ll be able to see who listed the item and then message them to show your interest. The second way to get a job using Facebook is to join groups and fan pages to find people with common interests and to network with them.
6) Craigslist: An extremely valuable job search tool if you’re not looking to work for a big brand name company, such as P&G or GE. Most of the positions on Craigslist are for consultants (design/programming help) and at small to midsize companies that are hiring. There are new listings every day and if you wake up to this site every morning and refresh the page, you have a good chance at getting a job sooner rather than later.
7) My Workster with Indeed: For a free account, you get a profile, instant messenger built in the site, groups, events, your resume and more. The big differentiator is that it uses Facebook Connect to get your information. MyWorkster also has job listings, which are provided by Indeed, a job search engine and aggregator, which is very similar to Simply Hired.
VisualCV: Instead of a traditional resume, you get your own branded webpage, where you can add video, audio, images, graphs, charts, work samples, presentations and references. VisualCVs not only let you stand out from the crowd, but communicate your value in a way that’s not possible with static text.
9) Jobfox: Their differentiator is their “Mutual Suitability SystemTM” that enables them to match your wants and needs to those of employers to find the best relationship. The system learns about your skills, experiences, and goals and then presents you with jobs.
10) Ecademy: is a prime source for professional networking. You have your own online profile, where you can tell people what you do. You can join business networking groups based around your expertise and exchange messages with other members privately. You can also ask for introductions from friends, just like LinkedIn. Although, there isn’t a job search area on the site, 80% of jobs are from networking and this place is dedicated to it.
nielsen report on most trafficked career sites
February 27, 2009
Nielsen Online, a service of The Nielsen Company, today reported a 20 percent year-over-year increase in visitors to job sites, which grew from 41.5 million unique visitors in January 2008 to 49.7 million in January 2009.
“With the current unstable economy and rising unemployment rate, more people are heading online to search for jobs, and interestingly not just the unemployed. The career development category also grew 20 percent year-over-year among at work users, suggesting that many people are trying to build up their resumes and get a sense of the job market before the next potential layoff,” said Chuck Schilling, research director, agency & media, Nielsen Online.
In January CareerBuilder was the most trafficked job site with 20.8 million unique visitors. Yahoo! HotJobs came in second with 11.8 million visitors, while Monster.com was third with 9.5 million visitors.
Other job sites in the top 10 included Indeed.com, USAJobs.com, SimplyHired.com, and SnagaJob.com.
The report also said that the 65+ age group was the fastest-growing in the career development category, increasing 41 percent from 2.5 million unique visitors in January 2008 to 3.6 million in January 2009.
Click here to view the rest of the findings.
theladders on adage
February 27, 2009
internet media company buys groovejob.com
February 27, 2009
Internet Brands, a leading Internet media company that operates community and e-commerce web sites in the automotive, career, and home, shopping, and travel categories, has scooped up two more job-related sites.
During their Q4 financial call the company said they acquired two new job sites during the fourth quarter in 2008, GrooveJob.com and CVTips.com.
GrooveJob.com focuses on part-time, seasonal, and hourly jobs. The site, which launched in 2001, includes sections for teen jobs, student jobs, summer jobs, and internships for students in addition to an online job resource center that provides advice for job seekers. The Columbus-based company was previously owned by David Hunegnaw.
CVTips.com is an online job search information center that specializes in providing users with information and tips on writing CVs, resumes and cover letters, and also features articles about job searching, interviewing and general career management topics.
Internet Brands did not say what each site cost but said the total amount of the four web sites they acquired in the fourth quarter, including two in different verticals, totaled .8 million.
