2002 Fordyce Letter Columns

December/2002 - A mention of HTC Research, a firm specializing in Internet sourcing services for staffing professionals. A month pretty much devoted to updates and press releases for Internet related products and services.

November/2002 - A discussion of a service offered by Haley Marketing, a specialist in relationship marketing, especially as it relates to the staffing industry. Also, a listing of the top 20 recruiter resume pet peeves, offered by Mike Worthington of Resume Doctor.

October/2002 - A review for StaffSoft, an excellent, non-ASP ATS system that definitely gets good marks. Also, a review of Barbara Ling's primer on getting free resumes from the Internet, Free Resumes 101.

August/2002 - A discussion of the passive candidate search technique, flip searching. Also, a discussion of niche career services and how we can effectively utilize them. 

July/2002 - A review of one of Barbara Ling's new eBooks, Max Your Job Posting Profits. Also, a review of a new product from an industry leader, ListGrabber by eGrabber.

June/2002 - Wade offers a few comments from the Internet recruiting trenches. Plus, Judy West's top 15 "Unlayer the Net" recruiting tips from her updated book, Cyberspace Jealously Guarded Recruiting Secrets

May/2002 - A review for RON, Recruiters Online Network, an excellent, Internet-oriented, recruiter network. A mention of AIRS Xpress, a new, free, resume distribution service. Plus, a brief discussion of the IRG vs. Sendouts court action. 

April/2002 - One recruiters ramblings on the proper use of Internet resources plus more ramblings on the state of the economy as it relates to recruiters. A review on an excellent recruiter-oriented marketing service, Bulldog Strategies plus a review on Peter Weddle's 2002 edition of the Recruiter's Guide to Employment Websites.

March/2002 - A review of ProHire by Recruitmax, a web-based ATS, plus, an introduction to JobMachine, an excellent, free recruiter resource. Also, a review of a new AIRS service...AIRS Outplacement.

February/2002 - A write on one of the newer ways to search for passive candidates on the Internet...the Deep, or Invisible Web. Also, a review on an excellent web-based ATS, Bullhorn Staffing. Also, a review on the 2002 edition of CareerXRoads by Gerry Crispin and Mark Mehler.

January/2002 - Wade talks about Research on the Internet, plus, a review of the latest (6th) edition of Barbara Ling's excellent candidate sourcing manual The Internet Recruiting Edge.

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