Posts Tagged ‘Recruiting’
College Recruiting on the Flip Side
In: Recruiting
25 Sep 2009Earlier this week LifeSize attended the Career EXPO at the University of Texas. We were one of over one hundred other companies actively competing for great students looking for internships and full-time opportunities. Most companies were familiar household names including Microsoft, Oracle, and Rosetta Stone. In fact, our booth just happened to be set up [...]
Why Thank You Notes Are Important
In: Interviewing| Recruiting
8 May 2009You’re mom was right. Thank you notes are important. As a recruiter, I am surprised by how few candidates take the time to write a quick note after an interview when they are clearly interested in the job. I know it sounds like a chore, but it creates more good karma than you realize. In fact, I have [...]
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How to Interview over Video
In: Interviewing
30 Apr 2009More companies are starting to use video interviews as a part of the recruiting process. We’ve been doing it for over 5 years… not such a big surprise since we make video conferencing equipment. Overall, I’m a big fan of video interviews. It’s a more engaging conversation than a phone screen and eliminates the time and expense of [...]
Manage Your Personal Brand Everyday
In: Recruiting
23 Apr 2009There’s been much discussion lately about promoting your personal brand, but I don’t think people are really listening. And I think I know why. It’s hard work and most people only think about it when they need a new job. Unfortunately, it’s too late if you wait until you start your job search. The best personal brand management and brand [...]
How to Avoid the HR Black Hole
In: Uncategorized
22 Apr 2009I read a comment recently from a response to a newspaper article on how to avoid the “HR black hole” when submitting a resume for a job. This person suggested never going through the posted email or online process for a company, but rather, finding the internal hiring manager or executive and sending the resume [...]
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- Tags: Hiring, Recruiting, Resume, Skills Assessment
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The Recruiting Department at LifeSize Communications started this blog to share information with our talent community. It's a great resource for anyone interested in learning more about working at LifeSize.
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- Ira Sieber: A top 5 enterprise communications systems provider comes to mind. From my special time there, I lea [...]
- Mercedes: Hi Ted, That's a great idea. I often suggest summaries or objectives as a way to quickly and clearl [...]
- Social Networking and Hiring | LifeSize in Action: [...] them along to others. This builds not only your corporate brand but your personal brand as wel [...]
- Ted Lasseter: I really liked the idea of providing examples along with the tailored approach. From a resume su [...]
- Jocelyn Bingham: Hi Mercedes, Thank you for the thoughtful article about resumes. I have encorporated that advice [...]
- Preparing your Job Search for the New Year
- Speaking a Common Language
- Embracing Change
- Sowing Seeds for Success
- How to Handle a Counter Offer
- Retaining Employees through Good Times and Bad
- Feel Like You’re Getting the Run Around?
- Where’s the Love in Job Hunting?
- College Recruiting on the Flip Side
- Staying the Course
