myStaffingPro: A Year in Review

At this time of year, I am usually trying to piece together what I accomplished as a spiel to spout off in Christmas cards and/or family gatherings.  In the holiday spirit, below is a quick update on what myStaffingPro accomplished in 2008. 

New myStaffingPro Express Edition: The Express edition of myStaffingPro applicant tracking system was released as [...]

Video Resumes: Are you in, or are you out?

The debate on video resumes is quickly flying through the blogosphere.  Recruiter’s, managers, consultants, and vendors are drawing lines in the sand about the good, the bad and the ugly.
Here is my quick rundown, and how I think it plays into the applicant tracking industry:
The Good:

Learn about the candidate’s personality
Hear about their accomplishments from “their [...]

Is an Inefficient Hiring Process Ruining your Bottom Line?

Salary.com and AOL released the results of a recent survey, indicating the American employee wastes an average of 2.09 hours per day, on non work related items, costing companies $759 billion a year. 
Let’s take this a step further and evaluate the money wasted on work-related items, such as an inefficient hiring process.  An inefficient hiring [...]

Introducing Sales Representative Sylvia Morman

The elevator just closed and you’ve got 30 seconds to pitch the random reader on who you are and why they should read your rants. 
Me:  Time is money.
Person stuck in elevator with me:  What? 
Me:  Do you agree – the more time you save, the more money you save?
Person stuck in elevator with me:  Well, yes, [...]

Develop an Applicant Process

 As a Client Services Associate, I have come across many companies that need help with establishing their job application process. They might be starting fresh or they maybe moving from paper application to electronic.  Nevertheless, there seems to be an underlying trend of issues that every company faces when they consider setting up their process [...]