CharlotteRecruiting

Job Offer or No Job Offer, Interviews Are Valuable

In some interviews you walk in knowing you may not be the exact match for the job, but you want to give it a shot anyways because who knows? Maybe during the interview you realize this fact. Either way, in this situation sometimes the interviewer may realize that you are either perfect for another position in the company. He or she may then ask you if you would be opposed to interviewing for that position. It is a tricky question to answer. You do not want to appear desperate but at the same time you want a job. Gina at Interview Chatter, had the following advice to offer.

1. Emphasize your interest in the position you are applying for taking the time to reiterate why you’d be perfect for it.
2. Always be open to discussing the other position.  Even if it turns out not to be what you are looking for, it could lead to something that is.
3. Make a great impression with the hiring manager, even if it’s clear they don’t want you for the job because that manager may end up being the best reference you’ve ever had.

Being prepared in an interview is essential. A question like the one I posed above can catch you off guard if you are not expecting it and being caught off guard usually leads to rambling answers or a blank stare. If you feel like being really proactive, look to see what other positions are available at the company that you might qualify for.

Recent News About Job Losses

The economy is on everyone's mind these days. All you need to do is open the newspaper or flip on the TV to hear endless talk about recession, $4 gas, crude oil, foreclosures, etc. Some recent economic and corporate news this week highlighted another problem: jobs are being cut. The ADP report today stated that 79,000 jobs were cut in the private sector in June and the 40,000 gain in May was actually more like 25,000. In the public sector, numerous companies have been reporting plans to cut jobs. Bank of America plans to cut 7,500, Starbucks 12,000, and UnitedHealth 4,000. These are just a small example of what has been happening. We will have to see what the non-farm payroll number is when it gets released tomorrow. Things could get even uglier.

Yoh IT Looking For An Account Manager

YohIT is looking for an account manager in Charlotte.

I have the job description here:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
An Account Manager is a true hunter. The Account Manager is responsible for selling and developing staffing opportunities within an assigned territory, offering a full range of IT staffing services. The Account Manager is held accountable for personal production while contributing to the overall success of the business center.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES:
-1+ years of IT staffing experience
-Experience in prospecting, cold calling, and client presentations within a professional business- to-business sales organization
-Strong communication and organizational skills in order to maintain a level of activity which includes qualifying prospects, scheduling client meetings, pipelining qualified candidates, and generating revenue.
-Successful completion of background screening process

-A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management, Sales, or related fields.

Now, I used to work for Yoh, so let me give you the skinny.  The real information to know is that Yoh is a private company, not a public one.  They're big - 367 million but not too big.  If you can manage yourself, and know how to make money, it's the right company for you.  I don't know if it's still this way, but in general, in private companies, you have more leeway to work with clients.  As long as you know how to be profitable, and you can deliver, you can prosper here.

They tend to hire people who are mature and know the business.  The requirements say a year, but it should be a good year.  You won't have the restrictions of a public company, which has to worry about revenue and profit affecting stock price.  At the same time, some people do well in that kind of pressure environment.

Also - their non-compete is very fair.  When I signed it in 2001, it was a short paragraph that said don't steal their clients if you leave.  That's a big positive.  I don't know much Yoh has changed since 2003, and how it differs from the Charlotte market, but it's a decent company. 

To get sourced, contact Maria Kench  at Maria.Kench@yoh.com or  #603.685.3457 Office

Job Outlook For Next Ten Years: Other People Doing Your Stuff

Rosie has the list of top jobs from the US Department of Labor for the next ten years.  Strange I don't see blogger on there...

   1. Registered Nurse jobs
   2. Retail sales jobs
   3. Customer service jobs
   4. Food preparation and service jobs (includes fast food)
   5. Office and clerical jobs
   6. Home and personal care jobs
   7. Post secondary teacher jobs
   8. Janitors and cleaner jobs
   9. Nurses aide jobs
  10. Accounting and bookkeeping jobs

These are the top jobs in numbers, not demand, and that makes sense.  We're more and more a service economy, and everybody wants other people to do their work for them.  In some cases, this means cleaning up the office, and others, it means outsourcing your recruiting jobs.

Heh - if they are willing to pay for it.

Shaw Group Hiring

Looks like the Shaw Group is getting set to make some hires. According to the Charlotte Business Journal:

The company confirmed the move Thursday and says it will make 500 local hires in design and engineering jobs.

List of the Largest Charlotte Employers

Now here's a helpful link from the Charlotte Chamber.  It's a list of the largest employers in Charlotte.  Hey, it's good for recruiters and for candidates!

Now I'm digging a little further, and I start to find a lot more.  This is a real treasure trove for people looking for information on the Charlotte job scene.

A list of employment agencies (Premium Chamber members get listed first).

Links to the career pages of major employers.

Sales Directories from the Chamber (major companies and manufacturer index)

A link to Greater Charlotte Jobs, which I'm surprised I haven't seen before, until I realize it's just a page for more links.

I think that's the problem with most chamber pages.  The Charlotte Chamber site is listed as a PageRank4, but when I was searching for Charlotte Resources, most were simple link pages or directing me to generic career sites that I could have found on my own.

What every city needs are that core group of people talking about why you should live, work, and enjoy Charlotte.  I'm glad that Greater Charlotte Jobs has those words as a slogan, but where are the actual people who can give testimony to working in the great state of North Carolina?

Bloggers, we have our work cut out for us.

Rob Humphrey Is Looking For A New Company

If you're in the North Carolina and looking for an experienced salesperson and new media expert, you ought to be checking out Rob Humphrey, the Digital Recruiter.

He's on the market and looking (interest has been pretty high), and he's using a blog to pitch his online profile, including resume and contact info.

Some of his words:

Welcome to my digital profile. It is January 1st, 2007. A new year and a new era of innovation in recruiting technology and tools. I look forward to working with clients and helping them succeed. You have heard it before' "we have solutions," "we help clients succeed," and "we have helped hundreds of clients achieve ROI." For me, it is not just a euphemism for selling a product or service; but rather a frame of reference for moving forward in my career by truly achieving mutual success. Success for me, and for clients. If you are getting results, keep doing what you are doing! Optimize what works. If you are not; let me know, I want to help. Whether you purchase a product or service is irrelevant to me at the outset of our relationship, really. One of the key lessons I learned in 2006 is this: A "selling" relationship is still a rather dysfunctional relationship. I have worked hard to change this on a personal level. Read my thoughts on "changing the sales game" here.

If you're looking, consider getting in contact with him.  His former CEO will serve as a reference.

 

 

Charlotte Recruiter Jobs

To the left of your screen, you'll see a list that says All recruiter job in Charlotte: Indeed.com

This is a vertical search powered by the company, Indeed.  It tracks jobs from a number of different sources (job boards, craigslist), and puts them all in one spot for you to search.

Basically, you can go to indeed.com, or simplyhired.com, or jobster.com (all vertical search engines),  type in your search, and centralize your online job-seeking.

There are five jobs listed to the left, but they are constantly changing - they just represent the five latest jobs posted for the Charlotte Area.  Not a bad little trick, huh?

If you are a recruiter, imagine if you could post all of your jobs to a central location, and have your candidates streaming that feed directly to their website.  Rather than requiring them to come to your website, your jobs would appear in front of them, every day.

That may seem like a bit much if you have hundreds of jobs, but consider what happens if you only want to send Java jobs to a pre-selected list of Java candidates.  Or better yet, what if your java jobs were streamed live at the local Java User Group webpage.

And what if it were free?  It is.  Do you want to know more?