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ClearedJobs.Net is proud to sponsor recruitDC – an up and coming inaugural unconference for recruiters by recruiters and to be an active member of the planning committee.

“Recruiters face many new challenges each day but rarely get time to get together, share best practices and – as Peter Weddle said at the Best Recruiter event – take care of themselves,” says Kathleen Smith, Chief Marketing Officer for ClearedJobs.Net. “This unconference will do all that and at a recession-buster price that anyone can afford.”

About recruitDC

recruitDC — a new, grassroots organization debuting its first ever event on May 26, 2010 at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, DC…

I got a chance to interview Peter Weddle before the Best Recruiters of 2009 celebration and we talked about the fact that too many companies still treat recruiting and staffing as if anyone can do it successfully. Peter described as ‘dilettantes’ those in management and executive roles who did not really focus on and understand the importance of recruiting and hiring effectively.

That really resonated with me. I have seen this reality in all sorts of organizations, although think it most common in small to mid-size companies. Too often executives and hiring managers think ‘ I know a great candidate when I see one’. They have little interest and no…

Peter Weddle gave a great preview of 2010 Recruiting to ClearedJobs.net’s Best Recruiters of 2009 celebration.  I could fist-bump them all, but thought his forecast that social media use in recruiting would be ‘growing up’ critically important.

Years ago when I first was on LinkedIn myself, I used to get regular notes from recruiters I did not know – some quite targeted but others that left me wondering.  Now I hear regularly from folks who feel as if they are being spammed by random contacts from unknown recruiters.  And hear recruiters who talk about Twitter as if it were their only source.

So what are you doing? Do you have…

Kathleen Smith and Heather O’Callaghan discuss Peter Weddle’s presentation from Kathleen Smith on Vimeo.

This video was taken on December 10, 2009 just after our Cleared Job Fair in Arlington, Virginia. Hewlett Packard’s Heather O’Callaghan sat down with Kathleen Smith, our Chief Marketing Officer, to discuss some of the key points made by that day’s guest speaker (who presented Best Recruiting Trends for 2010 during our Best Recruiters 2009 event) Peter Weddle.

Here, Heather shares with Kathleen what she took away from Peter’s presentation and what some of his points mean to her as a recruiting professional.

Enjoy!! and hope to see you at our…

Career fitness, anyone?

If you are a job seeker or *anyone* that clearly cares about their career, Peter Weddle — a recruiter, HR consultant and business CEO turned author and commentator — has two tips for you:

• You are responsible for your own “career fitness” … meaning only you, not your parents, not your spouse or friends, are responsible for keeping up your skillsets, knowledge and expertise.
• You are responsible for day-to-day career fitness maintenance … this also should include keeping your resume up to date often and not just once a year. Those who only tend to their career upkeep once a year during annual review time

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