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Claudia's Wednesday Wisdom: Work that plan!
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Name:: Claudia Faust

City:: Fort Lauderdale

ZIP/Postal Code: 33322

State/Region (spell it out please, no abbreviations!):: Florida

Country:: USA

How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?: In my day job, I’m the head of Products for Improved Experience. We build feedback software to help employers sustain competitive advantage in hiring and retention.

Name someone you most admire: Stephen Hawking (http://www.hawking.org.uk/home/hindex.html)

Company or business name:: Improved Experience

Website:: http://improvedexperience.com

Blog:: http://improvedexperience.typepad.com

Online profile/Homepage: http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=578744&trk...

What kind of networking are you open to?: Open networking, Referrals between friends

Who referred you to RecruitingBlogs.com?: Amitai Givertz

Which combination best describes your professional profile?: Corporate, Agency, Contract, Independent, Recruiter, Human Resources/staffing, Manager, Executive, Vendor/Consultant

How many years have you been in the business?: 10 - 14 years

Which industries do you work in now?: All Industries

Which online communities do you actively participate in?: Facebook, LinkedIn

Which conferences do you plan to attend in the next year?: ERE, Kennedy, Onrec, Recruiting Roadshow

What recruiting tools can you not live without?: LinkedIn, Zoom Info, Google, Skype, and GoTo Meeting. Yeah, I know those last two aren't regular recruiting tools, but I can't live without them in my business day!

Which blogs would you recommend people read?: My favorites change all the time. Recently I've been checking out:
http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blog/list?user=Sirona
http://blogversity.com/

And to keep my sense of recruiting humility intact:
http://lifewithrecruiters.blogspot.com/

Of course, we can't forget the shameless self-promotion:
http://improvedexperience.typepad.com

What do like best about RecruitingBlogs.com...: Community. Connection. Dialog. Questions. Answers. Opinions. Laughter. Repeat.

...and what would you change and why?: I would encourage more people to put a picture on their profiles. I recently attended a recruiting conference and recognized folks right away because I had previously viewed their pix on RBC. It really is all about community here.

Check out my profile on LinkedIn

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What's your hang up?

Dear Claudia, Recently I have been experiencing a large number of people hanging up on me. What is driving the increase of this kind of behavior? Is it because my searches have been targeting the "Open Source" community (more radical "techies"), or do "greenhorns" just not know how to properly conduct themselves? What fosters such negativity to the recruiting community in general? Sal Petrara Hi Sal, You're describing… Continue

Posted on August 6th, 2008 at 7:44am — No Comments (Add)

Network? You bet. Now where's that paycheck?

Today's question comes to us courtesy of Maren Hogan, who recently asked this compelling question and gave me permission to bring it up here with you today. Please, add your brilliance to the discussion! Dear Claudia, How much networking is too much networking, and when do you need to translate community into… Continue

Posted on July 30th, 2008 at 12:00am — No Comments (Add)

Burn Baby Burn

Dear Claudia, What can recruiters do to change a business culture of hiring with your hair on fire?? I'm a recruiter in a small company and we're growing fast, but our managers have no concept of planning ahead. This means that I never know what hiring to expect in advance, and each requisition is a fire drill to fill. I don't know if the company likes it this way, but I hate it; is there anything I can do as an individual recruiter to help my company plan better? Going Down in Flames… Continue

Posted on July 23rd, 2008 at 4:00am — No Comments (Add)

My Candidate, the Juggler

Dear Claudia, I presented a great candidate to my client a month ago, and they extended an offer to him this week. He accepted, and then two things happened: a counter offer came from his current employer, and an unexpected third company asked him to interview next week. He really likes the sound of this third job, so has decided to play the first two employers by accepting both of their offers while he explores the new job, and then make a final decision. I can’t get him to understand that… Continue

Posted on July 15th, 2008 at 11:00pm — 16 Comments (Add)

Park it at the door, missie.

Hi Claudia, I called a candidate for a scheduled phone interview this evening and after we chatted for a few minutes, I asked the first interview question. She interrupted me suddenly and asked if I would hang on for a moment. I listened as she poured herself a glass of wine (I know this because she offered me some), lit up a cigarette, and picked the phone back up again. Then she said, "Ok, begin". What’s your impression of a candidate like this? Not Amused Dear Not Amused, Give me a… Continue

Posted on July 9th, 2008 at 12:30am — 15 Comments (Add)

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At 4:25am on August 8th, 2008, Katherine said…: Hi Claudia

Thanks for connecting me, everyone seems so energised on this site, I'm really looking forward to sharing ideas/knowledge. Katherine

At 8:33pm on July 29th, 2008, Maren Hogan said…: Claudia I can't figure out how to reply so I am leaving a comment. Yes! Just send alink so I can check it out!!

At 1:27pm on July 18th, 2008, Jessica Meher - Akken, Inc. said…: Hi Claudia,

Thank you so so so much for the compliment! Glad you like the logo :)

Sincerely,
Jessica

At 8:51am on July 16th, 2008, Gavin Chase said…: lol

At 6:53am on July 16th, 2008, Gavin Chase said…: Hi Claudia, great post here today... you are just the kind of person I need over at "Want to be a Big Biller?" but I guess the guys here would shoot me down if I tried to grab the level of input you are giving RBC :-0

Would love you to join and give anything you can. Do you know anyone who would be interested in taking a spot similar to what you do here at Want to be a Big Biller. The aim of the network is quite niche and I think Slouch agrees will compliment RBC.

Thanks again

At 4:14pm on July 13th, 2008, Kumar Bodapati said…: Hi Claudia,

Thanks for your encouragement and i hope to learn from you in near future............

thanks for connecting......

Kumar
Geonine Inc
248-324-1899

At 8:33am on July 10th, 2008, Rob Clarke said…: Thanks Claudia, I enjoy your blog- I sent you an invite on linkedin as well- have a great week, thanks Claudia!

At 12:43pm on July 8th, 2008, DCTechRecruiter 703 262 5663 said…: Claudia,

Thanks a million!

Jay

At 5:50pm on July 7th, 2008, DCTechRecruiter 703 262 5663 said…: Claudia,

Is it possible if you could help spread the word on this opening (IT Technical recruiter here in Reston, VA) over on ERE.net?

http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topic/show?id=502551%3ATopic%3A197349

Thank you in advance for your networking assistance!

Regards,

Jay

At 9:09am on July 7th, 2008, Susan Kang Nam said…: Hi Claudia - I read your post on small business tips.. I would love to talk to you at some point.. :) Thanks!~ and have a great week ahead.

Susan

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Claudia's Wednesday Wisdom

What's all this then?

Today, Claudia reminds us that if you don't have a plan of your own you'll end a part of someone else's. Read Work that plan! and add your own advice for a newbie recruiter.

Happy Wednesday! Ami G