Tag Archives: recruiting

Gather Data About Your Hiring: Recruiting Strategies

Posted on March 4, 2013 by johanna

If you have not gathered data about your hiring activities, consider doing so. I find it useful to see how well I’m doing. This is especially important if you can’t find people and you want to know why. For data … Continue reading →

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Hiring Geeks That Fit is Done!

Posted on January 2, 2013 by johanna

Hiring Geeks That Fit is done. You have choices for where to buy it: On leanpub, where you can still decide what to pay. On Amazon where I decided what you pay: Am I excited? Yes. I am now an … Continue reading →

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It’s a Title, It’s a Cover… It’s a Book!

Posted on June 5, 2012 by johanna

While I was in Sweden last week, my cover designer was busy, and I now have a cover, and a published book! Welcome to the updated hiring book: Hiring Geeks That Fit. Isn’t the cover great? I love it. This … Continue reading →

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A Hiring Manager’s Starting Guide to Twitter

Posted on May 10, 2012 by johanna

One of the things that’s so hard about hiring these days is that it’s so dependent on your personal network. LinkedIn is part of your network. Twitter has to be a part of your network. As part of the updated … Continue reading →

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Network by Joining LinkedIn Groups

Posted on January 9, 2012 by johanna

I’ve met a few people recently who wanted positions as agile project managers or Scrum Masters. I asked them if they belonged to any Agile LinkedIn groups. No, they didn’t know those groups existed. It’s easy to not know. And, … Continue reading →

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How Not to Link with People on LinkedIn

Posted on December 21, 2011 by johanna

I’ve been writing the networking part of the Agile Job Search book, and realized you could use some of the advice before the book is ready. I receive lots of requests to link with people on LinkedIn. Some people I’ve … Continue reading →

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Getting the Most From All of Your Alumni Networks

Posted on August 22, 2011 by johanna

You might think that your only alumni network is from your school. But you have corporate alumni networks too. I bet you’ve worked for some great companies, or some large companies, or for some great managers, or with some great … Continue reading →

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Is HR in Your Middle?

Posted on July 27, 2010 by johanna

I hear this story again and again. A hiring manager can’t find the right candidate. Why? You would think it would be easier to find great candidates, because so many people are out of work or are looking for better … Continue reading →

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Stupid Recruiter Tricks

Posted on March 9, 2010 by johanna

I like to work with recruiters. I’ve used them in the past. I refer people to them. But I am missing something here. I just got off the phone with a recruiter. He was using some kind of a phone, … Continue reading →

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How to Use LinkedIn for Your Job Search

Posted on December 14, 2009 by johanna

Heather pointed to How to Use LinkedIn in Your Job Search. Holy moly. I had no idea.

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