To
become an expert at extracting each and every passive resume, contact, lead,
etc. that you can from the Internet takes an extraordinary amount of time in
both training and then labor to perform the search. To properly conduct and
Internet sourcing assignment by following an approved methodology takes many
hours per search. So…you can take the time it requires to become the expert,
do a half-you-know-what job, or, you can employ an expert in this field, as many
of you have and do regularly.
Sometimes
called sourcing, research, resource, name/lead generation companies, this month
we spoke with Jesse Hahn, President of HTC Research Corp. (www.htcresearch.com)
about how his company stands above their competition. We have reviewed others in
this field previously in this column including Recruiters Aid, Tiburon Group and
then Wade and I do some of this type of work at Swat Recruiting, Inc. so we
practice what we preach. Some of their finer points…
·
Been in business since 1995.
·
Staff of 40 researchers.
·
Worldwide client base.
·
Provides customers with qualified, interested candidates for a simple
flat fee.
·
Guarantee they are “fresh” qualified candidates and that they are not
generated from some old outdated database.
·
Never buy information from other sources.
·
Expert staff knowing how to penetrate the job market, locate and identify
the exact target companies and candidates from whatever fields or backgrounds
may be desired.
·
Are normally able to supply the first candidates, if not finish the
entire project, within 48 to 72 hours.
·
Have their own database of over 400,000 names, 190,000 profiles, and
130,000 resumes in a fully web enabled database.
Pricing…a
wide array of options. Their full pricing is readily available on their Web site
but they charge as little as $50.00 a name or $500.00 a profile. Their service
provides you with lists of candidates that are guaranteed to be technically
qualified for your position.
Although
I did not personally try their service they seemed very qualified to run any
type of search you could throw at them. You can visit their Web site or contact
Jesse Hahn via email at jesse@htcresearch.com
or voice at 888-499-4482 ext 201 for more
information.
Ajob4Engineers.com
For
any engineering recruiter out there here is a niche service you might check out.
Straight from their email…
·
Broadcast
your job ad to 100's of job seekers instantly
·
Access
over 470,000 quality engineering candidates
·
Save
time by saving your favorite searches
·
Unlimited job posting - all the time.
·
$69.95 for your first 30-da7 access.
·
Free FlipDog job posting.·
Visit
their Web site at www.ajob4engineers.com
and see if this is of interest to you.
HotResumes.com
Although
I haven’t tried this myself I am tempted. You normally get what you pay for
but at $99 per year you couldn’t go broke. They also offer a free search to
get a feel for the service.
HotResumes.com
claims to be one of the fastest growing resume databases on the internet. They
actively search free resumes sources including large, small, specialty, niche
and general Internet databases, plus resume news groups and are able to index
1000's of new resumes monthly into their database to search. They also run
campaigns to get more candidates to post directly into the HotResumes.com
database.
Their
ad says they offer the ability to save searches, personal folders, quick contact
feature for candidates, resume archives, and unlimited job postings…a lot for
the price.
You
can check them out at www.hotresumes.com.
Biotechcareers.com
For
any BioTech recruiters out there…a site for you to check out as well. I did
take a look at their home page and was impressed by the industry news
prominently posted. These people definitely do their homework. Straight from
their email…
“Free
until 2003, Biotechcareers.com
(www.biotechcareers.com), the web's premier life sciences career site is
offering free service through December 31, 2002. You'll be able to:
·
Search
Resumes with Full Contact Information
·
Post
Unlimited Jobs
·
Set
up Unlimited Resume Search Agents
·
Post
your Company Profile
·
Link
Applicants to your Home Page
To
activate your free resume search feature through December 31, 2002, please post
a minimum of 5 free jobs and send an email with your company name to support@biotechcareers.com
- your account will be activated immediately upon verification.”
ResumeDoctor.com
Last
month we spoke about Mike Worthington of ResumeDoctor and his effort to compile
a list of pet peeves recruiters have about resumes. We listed the top twenty but
I wanted to mention Mike has these now available on his Web site at:
www.resumedoctor.com/ResourceCenter.htm#petpeevesurvey
Free
Resumes – ResumeWahoo.com
I recently received
an email from ResumeWahoo.com telling of their resume distribution service,
which is free for recruiters. Their email states that they offer
“employers/recruiters efficient & dynamic recruiting solutions, including
resume screening, configurable candidate routing, and a qualification matrix
that ensures prospective candidates properly fill open positions and
requirements.”
By joining their
service you get unlimited resumes of candidates currently in the job market
delivered to you. The service is free as they collect almost $40 from the
candidates that use their resume distribution service.
You don’t have to
enter the site to get resumes but need to do so to create and edit your profile,
where you state where you want the resumes to come from geographically, the
industries you work and the job categories you work. You select your password
when you sign up.
I signed up, of
course, and you can as well, for free, by visiting their employers/recruiters
page at http://www.resumewahoo.com/employers/
and clicking on the “Get Signed Up!” button.
PC
Recruiter, an ATS system reviewed previously in this column, has announced an
update to their system. Straight from the email…
“The
PCRecruiter Resume Inhaler is an add-on module to the PCRecruiter application.
It's role is to import resumes into the database from folders either in an
e-mail program and/or folders on a C: drive.”
This
feature is a “must have” with any ATS system, especially for those
recruiters dealing in a high volume of candidates.
You
can contact Jim Miller via email at jmiller@mainsequence.net
or voice at (440)
946-5214 with any questions or comments.
Tip
Nothing
fancy for this month. Wanted to make anyone interested aware that there are a
number of very informative newsletters available to recruiters for free. I
subscribe to all of these myself and can say I definitely learn a new trick or
two from time to time. Simply visit the sites and give them your email and you
are on the list.
Recruiter.com,
www.recruiter.com, is a Web-based site
devoted to the recruiting profession. You can sign up for their newsletter at http://www.recruiter.com/enewsletterreg.htm
AIRS
offers an opportunity to sign up for their daily news feed at their home page, www.airsdirectory.com.
Net-Temps,
the huge IT career hub, offers a free newsletter with slant towards Internet
recruiting at http://www.net-temps.com/.
Barbara
Ling, who has on occasion provided tips for this column offers a free
subscription to her Entrepreneurial Twist Recruiting Ezine. Visit http://www.barbaraling.com/ezine.html.
Workforce.com
is more for HR but has a free newsletter covering many issues at their homepage www.workforce.com.
Shally Steckerl of JobMachine, who has also provided tips for this column, offers a twice monthly newsletter filled with Internet recruiting tips. Visit www.jobmachine.net.