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Experts Connection Shows Executive Recruiters How to Predict a Great Hire through the Behavioral Interview

April 10, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

Recruiting Expert Matt Gill Explains How Hiring Managers Can Minimize the Risk of a Bad Hire Using Interviews that Can Be Adapted for Any Role.

NOVATO, Calif. (April 10, 2012) – A recent survey reveals that a bad hiring decision costs an employer between $25,000 and $50,000, yet many companies use an ad hoc approach to hiring. Behavioral interviewing minimizes the risk of a bad hire, as recruiting expert Matt Gill will explain in the next session of the Experts Connection (http://www.experts-connection.com/recruiter.aspx) webinar series for executive recruiters. The session, entitled “Predicting the “Right Hire”: The Art of the Behavioral Interview,” is scheduled for Thursday, April 26, from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET, (1:00 – 2:30 p.m. PT), and is sponsored by NETSHARE® (http://www.netshare.com).

Behavioral interviewing is based on the premise that past behavior or performance will predict future behavior and performance. When correctly crafted, a behavioral interview allows the interviewer to learn how a candidate actually performed in his or her previous job, and whether they should be a good fit for the position at hand. When included as part of the hiring process, a behavioral interview can be an excellent barometer that managers can use to identify the best candidate.

In this online class, Matt will explain how to develop, administer, and evaluate a behavioral interview that can be customized to suit any position. Matt will reveal how to incorporate the needs of the company, the department, and the position, and how to prepare for the interview itself. Matt will include tips on how to work with the hiring managers to ensure that they will gather the right information for evaluation.

Specific topics to be covered include:

– Creating a behavioral interview that can be adapted for any job role.
– Conducting a behavioral interview, including how to use specific behavioral questions.
– How to guide “off-message” candidates to drill down to get to relevant, even critical information.
– How to assimilate that information to make the best hiring decision.

“Many companies continue to make bad hiring decisions because they don’t have the right interviewing processes in place for job candidates,” said Katherine Simmons, CEO of NETSHARE and host of the Experts Connection webinars. “Behavioral interviews are a proven way to screen candidates to determine whether they will perform as required, and if they will be a good fit for the company. Understanding how to use a behavioral interview for candidate selection minimizes the risk of making a disastrous hiring decision.”

The cost of the Experts Connection seminar is $100, and access is provided via web and telephone. A web archive also is available for registrants. For more information, visit the Experts Connection online at http://www.experts-connection.com/recruiter.aspx.

About Matt Gill
Matt Gill, is the Managing Partner and a founding member of MICA Consulting Group, a retained recruiting firm specializing in connecting people in marketing, interactive, creative and advertising disciplines. Matt has been active in the recruiting industry for the past 17 years, and over the last decade has served as a retained search recruiter in marketing, sales and advertising. He is also a certified Behavioral Interview Trainer. Matt has served on a number of boards including the Susan G. Komen Foundation, serving as head of governance. He is a graduate of Saint Michael’s College and resides in Boston.

About NETSHARE
NETSHARE (http://www.netshare.com) is a confidential, membership based organization dedicated to providing executives across all disciplines and industries with quality $100K plus job lists. NETSHARE also offers networking opportunities and a community of peers for the exchange of strategic information related to job search, professional development and best practices. NETSHARE has been recognized by Fortune and Forbes magazines as the best online destination for executive positions.

Contact:
Annette DiSano
NETSHARE, Inc.
(415) 883-1700
Annette@netshare.com

Tom Woolf
Woolf Media & Marketing
(415) 259-5638
tomw@woolfmedia.com

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Experts Connection Explains the New Rules for Working with Retained Recruiters in a Tough Job Market

March 16, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

Recruiting Expert Nicola James Explains How To Establish Connections with Retained Recruiters That Will Yield Benefits Today and into the Future.

NOVATO, Calif. (March 15, 2011) — Most executives have some contact with executive recruiters, but they really don’t know how to leverage those relationships to their advantage. Executives need to stand out from the crowd when they contact recruiters; a task that has been complicated by the social media boom. In the next Experts Connection (http://www.experts-connection.com/business.aspx) webinar, executive recruiter and certified social media strategist Nicola James will host a session on “Working Effectively with Retained Recruiters NOW In a Tight Job Market Complicated by Social Media.” The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, March 28, from 4:00 to 5:30 ET (1:00 to 2:30 PT) and is sponsored by NETSHARE® (http://www.netshare.com).

In today’s job market, there are too many executives pursuing too few jobs, and the growing impact of social media has made job search more complicated than ever. Strategies to work effectively with executive recruiters are different than they were a few years ago. In this webinar, Nicola James will provide insights into how recruiters work today, including how recruiters qualify candidates, and how they influence decision-makers. This webinar will show you how to position yourself with retained recruiters for maximum advantage.

This teleseminar is ideal for anyone currently contemplating a career change, and will include a discussion of:

– How the retained search model works and why that model matters to you.
– The biggest mistakes executives make when working with recruiters, and how to avoid them.
– The most valuable things a retained recruiter can tell you but that most job candidates never ask.
– How to stay on a recruiter’s radar without being pushy.
– How to use social media to stay connected and communicate with retained recruiters.
– Things that recruiters wish you knew about the selection process.

“Recruiters have the inside track on many of the best jobs, but it’s harder than ever to get their attention,” said Katherine Simmons, CEO of NETSHARE and host of the Experts Connection series. “Nicola is both a recruiter and a social media specialist which makes her uniquely qualified to explain how recruiters operate in today’s socially connected world, and how job candidates can stay connected without being intrusive. This webinar will offer insights that anyone who is even thinking about a career change should understand.”

The Experts Connection teleseminar series gives executives access to leading career experts. The cost of the seminar is $60, $50 for NETSHARE members, and access is provided via web and telephone. For more information, visit the Experts Connection online at http://www.experts-connection.com.

About Nicola James
Nicola James is Managing Partner of Thomas Brooke International. She has spent nearly 20 years in executive search, and has many longstanding retainer clients, including Fortune 500 companies, privately held midsized businesses, family-owned companies, and investment-backed companies. She has placed senior executives across all functions in a variety of corporate cultures and on four continents. She also works with individual executives to refine specific career development strategies with an emphasis on leveraging social media and optimizing passive “findability.” Besides her search and executive career coaching work, Nicola is also a Certified Social Media Strategist. Before coming to the United States and starting Thomas Brooke International, Nicola was a published cartoonist and artist in England where she also spent time as a winemaker at Wickham Vineyards. Nicola majored in Chemistry at Cambridge University.

Contact:
Annette DiSano
NETSHARE, Inc.
(415) 883-1700
annette@netshare.com

Tom Woolf
Woolf Media & Marketing
(415) 259-5638
tomw@woolfmedia.com

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Experts Connection Webinar Offers Advanced Class in LinkedIn for Executive Recruiters

March 14, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

Recruiting Expert Jim Durbin Offers Advanced LinkedIn Tips and Techniques to Help Recruiters Find the Ideal Job Candidate.

NOVATO, Calif. (March 14, 2011) – Recruiters have been using LinkedIn for some time to identify qualified executive candidates. However, most recruiters only scratch the surface when it comes to LinkedIn’s capabilities. For those ready to move up to more advanced techniques for using LinkedIn, social media headhunter, Jim Durbin will offer detailed instruction into how to use LinkedIn as the primary tool to source and connect with job candidates. The Experts Connection (http://www.experts-connection.com) webinar entitled, “LinkedIn for Executive Recruiting: Beyond the Basics (2012 Edition)” is scheduled for Thursday, March 29, from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET, (1:00 – 2:30 p.m. PT), and is sponsored by NETSHARE® (http://www.netshare.com).

LinkedIn remains the top business social network in the world with more than 150 million profiles, including profiles for executives from every Fortune 500 company. LinkedIn also is one of the largest providers or recruiting services in the world. Following last month’s webinar for recruiters on basic LinkedIn techniques, this month’s webinar offers advanced recruiting strategies to use LinkedIn to find and hire the right candidate a client or company.

In this webinar, Jim will offer point-by-point instruction, including a live demonstration to allow participants to follow along using their own computers. In this 90-minute webinar, participants will learn:

– Updated sourcing strategies for 2012, including techniques for both free and paid LinkedIn accounts.
– Faster ways to search for candidates using LinkedIn, as well as outside of the network.
– Three ways to craft messages that generate responses from targeted candidates.
– Alternative contact strategies to reach passive candidates in a variety of industries.
– Job posting strategies and recommendations as to how to generate employee referrals.
– How to market your positions and your companies using LinkedIn.

“Recruiters are using LinkedIn on a routine basis, but the vast majority of them are only skimming the surface. LinkedIn is an incredibly powerful networking tool that can deliver highly qualified candidates right to your email box, if you know how to use it effectively,” said Katherine Simmons, CEO of NETSHARE and host of the Experts Connection webinars. “Jim has made a science of using LinkedIn for recruiting and has developed an arsenal of techniques that just plain work. This is a rare opportunity for recruiters to take a LinkedIn Master’s class from a true master.”

About James Durbin:
Jim Durbin is a retained search headhunter and trainer specializing in social media. As a blogger and business owner, Jim is an expert and frequent speaker on such topics as online employment, recruiting blogs, and using social media in the hiring process. His prior experience includes account management for a national staffing firm where he was a top performer. He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University and lives in Dallas.

Contact:
Annette DiSano
NETSHARE, Inc.
(415) 883-1700
annette@netshare.com

Tom Woolf
Woolf Media & Marketing
(415) 259-5638
tomw@woolfmedia.com

Business

Sales Guru Jill Konrath Speaks on Selling in a Volatile Economy as Part of Experts Connection March Webinar Series

March 6, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

Bestselling Author of SNAP Selling and Selling to Big Companies to Share Her Secrets on How to Close New Customers When Times Are Tough.

NOVATO, Calif. (March 6, 2012) — Experts Connection for Business (http://www.experts-connection.com/business.aspx) will host a new webinar this month featuring world-renowned sales strategist and author Jill Konrath. The webinar, entitled “Selling in a Volatile Economy,” will offer strategies to get prospects to adopt new thinking and help them take risks in tough economic times. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, from 4:00 to 5:30 ET (1:00 to 2:30 PT) and is sponsored by NETSHARE® (http://www.netshare.com).

Trying to get a sales prospect to change from the status quo is difficult at any time, and when money is tight it’s even more challenging. All successful sales are driven by a strong business case that demonstrates to the prospect that the reward is worth adopting a something new. Of course, when times are tough everyone is overwhelmed with too much work, which makes the sales process even more challenging.

Tough economic times call for a fresh sales approach that gets prospects to see the value of your offer and return your calls. In this webinar, Jill will present some fresh ideas to help you close new business, including:

– How to amplify your prospecting platform.
– How to create new sales opportunities where none existed before.
– How to shrink the time it takes to get a sale.
– How to craft sales prospecting campaigns that cannot be ignored.
– How to get sales first, before the competition steps in.
– How to optimize your personal effectiveness.

“Jill is one of today’s leading sales experts and has developed closing strategies that just plain work, no matter what you are selling,” said Katherine Simmons, CEO of NETSHARE and host of the Experts Connection series. “We are delighted to be able to offer her expertise as part of the Experts Connection webinar series. No matter what you are selling or marketing, hearing what Jill has to share about sales is something no one can afford to miss.”

The Experts Connection webinar series allows business professionals to connect with experts in a wide range of areas, gathering information about business-critical topics presented with an eye toward the practical, not just the theoretical. Experts Connections recruits the most knowledgeable specialists to address problems facing small companies, multi-national corporations, B2B, B2C; businesses of any size serving any market. The cost of the seminar is $100, and access is provided via web and telephone. A web archive also is available for registrants. For more information, visit the Experts Connection online at http://www.experts-connection.com/business.aspx.

About Jill Konrath

Jill Konrath is an internationally recognized sales strategist and bestselling author. Her newest book, SNAP Selling, soared to the #1 sales position on Amazon within hours of its release. Her previous book, Selling to Big Companies, has been an Amazon Top 20 Sales Book since 2006. Fortune magazine selected Selling to Big Companies as one of eight “must reads” for salespeople along with classics such as How to Win Friends and Influence People.

Jill began her sales career at Xerox, moved into technology sales and finally she sold services. As a consultant, she’s worked with companies like IBM, GE and Staples. She also has been featured on ABC News, Fox 2, Entrepreneur magazine, the New York Times, Selling Power, The Business Journal and many other publications.

About NETSHARE

NETSHARE (http://www.netshare.com) is a confidential, membership based organization dedicated to providing executives across all disciplines and industries with quality $100K plus job lists. NETSHARE also offers networking opportunities and a community of peers for the exchange of strategic information related to job search, professional development and best practices. NETSHARE has been recognized by Fortune and Forbes magazines as the best online destination for executive positions.

Contact:
Annette DiSano
NETSHARE, Inc.
(415) 883-1700
annette@netshare.com

Tom Woolf
Woolf Media & Marketing
(415) 259-5638
tomw@woolfmedia.com

Business

BusinessVibes hosts Webinar for IT Professionals

February 19, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

BusinessVibes hosted a webinar for its members in the Information Technology industry on Wednesday, February 8th. The webinar archive is available on BusinessVibes.

London, UK, February 18, 2012 — BusinessVibes, the B2B networking platform, hosted a webinar for its members in the Information Technology industry on Wednesday, February 8th. The webinar archive is available on BusinessVibes.

The first speaker was Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman – Founding President of Thailand Internet Association, which is the largest IT professional entity of Thailand. He discussed problems and challenges of mentioned industry in his country.

The second speaker was Mr. Rudi Rusdiah – Chairman of Association of Community Internet Centre in Indonesia. Mr Rusdiah discussed problems and challenges of IT industry in Indonesia. In his presentation he presented problem of cloud computing in information technology industry.

Attendees were able to submit questions to the speakers over a live chat, and also communicate with each other about business opportunities. Mission of BusinessVibes is to make it simple for businesses to find international buyers, suppliers, joint venture partners and more. There are over 500,000 members worldwide, interacting via profiles, messaging, and participation in live and virtual events.

BusinessVibes also works with event planners, providing a platform for promotion, registration, and payment for industry conferences, trade shows, and webinars. The event management features complement the online connections possible on the service, by encouraging members to interact in person or in real time.

More webinars are planned for 2012. BusinessVibes has also hosted webinars covering the Gems & Jewellery, the Renewable Energy and Rubber&Plastics industries, and it plans to cover other ones in the upcoming months.

If you are interested in participating in our webinars or if you want to learn more, visit http://www.businessvibes.com.

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Businessvibes Network International Inc
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Experts Connection Webinar Helps Recruiters Unlock LinkedIn to Find the Ideal Candidate

February 16, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

Recruiting Expert Jim Durbin Shares Secrets of Social Media Success for Job Search in “LinkedIn: Basic Training for Recruiting”.

NOVATO, Calif. (February 15, 2011) — Social media has become a mainstream tool for recruiters, especially LinkedIn, but many search professionals only have a rudimentary understanding of how to best use LinkedIn to identify and qualify the right job candidates. Drawing from his expertise as a social media headhunter, Jim Durbin will explain the core principles of using social media for recruiting in an Experts Connection (http://www.experts-connection.com) webinar entitled, “LinkedIn: Basic Training for Recruiting.” This recruiters’ webinar for novice and intermediate social media users is scheduled for Thursday, February 23, from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET, (1:00 – 2:30 p.m. PT), and is sponsored by NETSHARE® (http://www.netshare.com).

Recruiters are increasingly relying on the crowdsourcing and reach of social media platforms to uncover the most talented professionals, and LinkedIn has become their first online stop when seeking out candidates. LinkedIn now has more than 110 million professional profiles, including executives from every Fortune 500 company, which makes it a perfect resource for recruiters. Some companies are filling 25 percent of their open reqs using LinkedIn, and one company is filling 60 percent.

In this webinar, Jim will offer practical, step-by-step instruction explaining how to get the most from LinkedIn. Drawing from his experience training Human Resources departments for Fortune 500 companies, Jim will offer hands-on instruction into the best strategies for getting fast candidate search results from LinkedIn, including what a profile should contain what to look for, and how recruiters are shortening time-to-fill using LinkedIn.

Jim will provide point-by-point instruction that will apply to both independent and corporate recruiters, including:
– How to build your own social network to improve your time-to-fill;
– Connection strategies for novice recruiters;
– How to create a profile that gets the right candidates to ask YOU for a connection;
– Three ways to craft social media messages that generate the right response;
– Search skills that work both within LinkedIn and on other social media platforms; and
– How to find candidates outside your network of visible connections.

“Those executives looking for new career opportunities or who are simply trying to expand their sphere of professional influence are on LinkedIn, which makes it the most powerful online destination for recruiters,” said Katherine Simmons, CEO of NETSHARE and host of the Experts Connection webinars. “However, LinkedIn has become so expansive that it has become harder to navigate. It takes skill to identify those professionals with the ideal skillset to meet your recruiting needs. Through his experience with social media and human resources, Jim has become a master at using LinkedIn to find the right candidates, and this webinar will certainly offer new tips and techniques for every recruiting professional.”

Contact:
Annette DiSano
NETSHARE, Inc.
(415) 883-1700
annette@netshare.com

Tom Woolf
Woolf Media & Marketing
(415) 259-5638
tomw@woolfmedia.com

Education

One Degree, Many Career Paths: Webinar Explores Career Options for Job Seekers and Students

February 7, 2012 straightlinepr Leave a comment

Bryant & Stratton College Online will host webinar at no cost for individuals interested in a new career

Buffalo, NY, February 06, 2012 – Bryant & Stratton College Online announced today a new session in its ongoing free career training webinar series. Titled, “Exploring Career Options: How Many Ways Can You Use Your Degree?” the free webinar is available to job seekers, prospective students and current Bryant & Stratton College Online students. This session will take place on Wednesday, February 15, from noon to 1:00 p.m. EST.

Acclaimed career coach Kim Dority will lead the webinar. Ms. Dority is a frequent presenter for Bryant & Stratton College Online and has been writing about and teaching courses on career training for more than a decade.

“Several careers can stem from every degree, but it can be difficult to figure out what possibilities exist. There is both an art and a science to translating knowledge from a degree and personal experience into a variety of careers,” said Dority. “This webinar will provide practical step for job seekers and students wondering what career options are available to them.”

The “Exploring Career Options” webinar will provide tactics and information resources attendees need to discover a variety of professional paths. This webinar will enable attendees to:

* Understand and be able to use the best frameworks to explore the diversity of degree-related career opportunities

* Identify and use the best people and information resources for researching their options

* Determine the best questions to ask, and how to ask them so potential employers and career-connectors will want to respond

“Understanding how to build a flexible and sustainable career is a critical skill for today’s students and job seekers. Ms. Dority has a tremendous amount of knowledge to offer around the subject and we are exited to be able to provide this session at no cost to attendees,” said Scott Traylor, Associate Campus Director for Online Education at Bryant & Stratton College.

The webinar is offered for free by Bryant & Stratton College Online and is open to current students, prospective students and others seeking information to advance their career and job search. Those interested in attending are invited to register at http://online.bryantstratton.edu/webinar/. Additionally, following the webinar, attendees will be able to download a hand-out recapping the top strategies addressed in the session.

To learn more about Bryant & Stratton College and for information about its online degree programs, go to http://www.bryantstratton.edu/Online-Learning.aspx. Bryant & Stratton College is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

About Bryant & Stratton College Online
Bryant & Stratton College is a private career college delivering outcomes based education and training through a flexible, contemporary curriculum in a personalized environment. The College is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and has locations in New York, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin, as well as an Online Education division, and a Professional Skill Center. For over 155 years, Bryant & Stratton College has been providing real world education leading to bachelor’s and associate’s degrees and professional certificates. Bryant & Stratton College Online offers five online bachelor’s degree programs, eleven online associate’s degree programs and eleven online certificate programs in a variety of fields including business, criminal justice, financial services, healthcare, human resources and information technology. Some online programs are not yet available in all states. For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of graduates and other important information, please visit bryantstratton.edu/disclosures. General information about Bryant & Stratton College and its online degrees can also be found at online.bryantstratton.edu.

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BusinessVibes hosts Webinar for IT Industry

February 6, 2012 staronepr Leave a comment

Next online seminar organized by BusinessVibes will be held on 8th February 2012 at 11.00am GMT and will be dedicated to associations and companies acting in Information Technology Industry.

London, UK, February 06, 2012 — BusinessVibes, the new global B2B networking platform organizes next webinar for industry professionals. The previous one, held on 29th November 2011 was focused on Textile Industry; next online seminar organized by BusinessVibes will be held on 8th February 2012 at 11.00am GMT and will be dedicated to associations and companies acting in Information Technology Industry.

This conference will stay focused on Asian associations and companies acting in information technology industry. Speakers taking active part in webinar are all representatives of Asian Associations from IT industry. Each presenter will have around 10 minutes to talk about the subject connected with problems or issues of its industry.

The first speaker will be Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman, Founding President of Thailand Internet Association.

Second speaker will be Mr. Rudi Rusdiah, Chairman of Association of Community Internet Centre in Indonesia.

Attendees willing to listen to presenters will be able to join webinar after a quick registration. Registration form is available under link http://www.businessvibes.com/content/it-networking-webinar.

Webinars organised by BusinessVibes seem to be a great chance for participants to listen to the experts acting in the subject area of particular industries and learn more about industry they work in. Participants have a possibility to ask questions to the speakers and communicate with them over a live chat. Speakers can benefit from the access to a list of attendees with contact information, distributed usually after the webinar. The mission of BusinessVibes is to help companies and associations find international suppliers, buyers or joint venture partner, webinar is one of company’s tools to achieve its mission.