Mobile Systems Researcher (Portland, OR)

Company: Volt Technical Resources
Job Title: Mobile Systems Researcher
Location: Portland, OR
Contact: Anthony Miller - amiller@volt.com

Our client is seeking a strong individual contributor to join our pioneering team in developing new wireless protocols and technologies for future mobile systems.

Major responsibilities of the position include:
Development of novel concepts and technologies that require in-depth understanding of communications systems, especially MAC and Layers 2-4 and detailed design with supporting analysis.

Ability to critique proposed standards submissions for technical merit.

Ability to prepare, present and successfully promote standards submissions to bodies such as 3GPP.

Development of high-value intellectual property and patent applications.

Demonstrated success working in a team-based environment.

Must have skills include:
Masters (PhD preferred) in a related field, with outstanding R&D credentials, along with the following:

Strong research background in wireless networking, with emphasis on protocols

Solid understanding of MAC protocols, Link Layer, TCP/IP, QoS and cross layer design

Ability to synthesize new patentable concepts

Motivated and flexible self starter with strong demonstrated communications skills

This is a fulltime contract position located in the Great Northwest in the Portland Oregon area.

To submit your resume, please email amiller@volt.com

Wireless Applications Architect (Alpharetta, GA)

Company: Cox Communications
Location: Alpharetta, GA
Job Title: Wireless Applications Architect
Contact: Trevor Harding: trevor.harding@cox.com

Wireless Applications Architect

SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The ideal candidate will be responsible for the architectural design of various applications as well as working with the development teams to ensure architectural consistency across a variety of projects that would enable the Cox Communications wireless product. Applications would include: customer facing, system abstraction and back office.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design of J2EE, J2ME applications and relational database models for the wireless product.

The candidate will work with various cross-organizational teams of developers on a variety of projects relating to the wireless product.
- Work with lead developers and development management to design and implement various products based on business and technical requirements.
- Oversee development standards and the software development lifecycle.
- Participate in standards bodies.
- Ability to design and articulate new directions relating to IT infrastructures in support of wireless initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Seven to ten years J2EE experience
- Seven to ten years J2ME experience
- Seven to ten years experience in data modeling
- Ability to define and articulate style standards
- Work independently with development teams on multiple inter-related projects
- Five to seven years experience working in Unix environments, preferably Solaris
- Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of GoF and J2EE Design Patterns
- Deep subject matter expertise with the entire software development lifecycle
- Deep subject matter experience working with Jakarta products such as Ant, Log4j, STRUTS, Common taglibs, Xerces and Xalan
- Demonstrated UML modeling techniques
- Excellent communication and peoples skills required
- Masters degree or combination of undergraduate degree and equivalent work experience required

The Failed Job Interview

HR Generalist - Seattle, WA

Engineering / Technology firm in Seattle area is searching for an HR Generalist to lead their day-to-day operations at their headquarters location in the Seattle area.

Excellent benefits package and the opportunity to impact every facet of the HR discipline, with direct involvement in benefits - compensation - employee retention and recruiting.

Compensation targeted at level for those with approximately 5 years of HR Generalist experience.

Please forward resume to: TalentResourceGroup@gmail.com - include one paragraph detailing your most significant accomplishment of 2007.

Human Resources Generalist:
This position will manage the day-to-day operations of the HR office, including benefits, compensation, recruiting, and employee retention.

Essential Functions
* Manage the recruitment process for exempt and non-exempt employees and interns and serve as the single point of contact and hands-on recruiting resource for managers and owners.

* Assist with the development and administration of programs, procedures, and guidelines to help align the workforce with the strategic goals of the company.

* Assist with the monitoring of the company wage and salary structure within the company, including bonuses and raises.

* Provide competitive market research and prepare pay studies

* Oversee/conduct new hire orientation

Required Experience
* 5 years progressive HR exp
* PHR preferred
* Bachelor's degree in related field.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, applicant tracking systems, and the internet.

RecruitingBlogs.com: Best Recruiting Blogs of 2007

RecruitingBlogs.com has launched the 2007 Best Recruiting Blog Awards, and my WirelessJobs.com site has been nominated.

But really, there's some incredible blogs represented here, so if I don't win the grand prize (a trip to Vegas, sponsored by ZoomInfo.com) I won't be too disappointed.

Below is a final list of all of the Best Recruiting Blogs of 2007 that have been nominated.

Good luck to the bloggers, and a big thanks to RecruitingBlogs.com (Jason Davis) for pulling this together.

Gautam Ghosh
Your HR Guy
Recruiting Animal
The Chad
Instigator Blog
CollegeRecruiter Blog
CollegeRecruiter.com Insights by Employers Blog
Marketing Headhunter
Xtra Cheezhead
Sourcing Corner
Jeremy Langhans
Jobmatchbox
Secrets Of The Job Hunt
Good To Know
Diggings
Staffing Software Talk
HR Search Marketing
The Hire Sense
MNheadhunter
Hiring Revolution
Wired & Hired
Digital Recruiter
Digital Recruiting
Cheezhead
Jim Stroud
Talent In China
Six Degrees From Dave
CyberSleuthing
Job Search Marketing
Recruitomatic
Guerrilla Marketing For Job Hunters
Career Hub
Career Waymark
Penelope Trunk
JibberJobber
WirelessJobs.com
Utah Tech Jobs
Executive Restaurant Recruiter
Sitting Xlegged
Neil Hernandez
Recruiting Edge
HRM Direct
Systematic HR
Workfarce
Social Median
One Louder
I, Donato
Checkster Blog
SalesRepRecruiter
Amybeth Hale Blog

Application Developer (Wireless) - Madison, WI

A large wireless/telecom client in Madison, WI is searching for an Application Developer to join their development.

Face it...the wireless business is cool. And growing like crazy. And they need top developers to keeping pushing the envelope and developing applications that make the wireless junkies go wild.

Hard to resist, eh?

If you want to be part of this wireless craziness, and you've got a year or two of development experience, email me: smithtx@gmail.com (App Developer in subject line).

Look forward to talking,

Dennis Smith
Director, Talent Strategy
WorldLink, Inc.
Editor, WirelessJobs.com


*Here's the full techie lowdown on the skills:

Software Engineering: C, PL-SQL, SQL Plus, K Shell

eSkills: HTML/CSS, Java/JSP, J2EE, XML

Databases: Oracle

Senior RF / PA Device Design Engineer (Austin, TX)

Job Title: Senior RF/PA Device Design Engineer
Location: Austin, TX
Compensation: Very competitive, based on experience, and full benefits
How to apply: email Dennis@WorldLink-US.com

Heavily funded company in Austin, Texas is set to bring it's breakthrough technology products to market in 2008, which will optimize costs for wireless OEM's by digitizing RF signals and amplifying them in the digital domain.

They are searching for a Senior RF / PA Device Design Engineer to lead growing team responsible for IC Circuit Design of high power and high frequency RF power devices (transistors).

Requirements:
MSEE + 10 years (or equivalent) RF / MMIC semiconductor circuit design
experience.

Proven experience in MMIC device design in LDMOS or GaAs.

Device power levels of at least 2 watts and operating frequencies of 900MHz
or higher.

Solid working knowledge of associated semiconductor process engineering.

Familiar with semiconductor device failure analysis techniques.

Knowledge of high frequency and high reliability semiconductor packaging.

Knowledge of applicable air interface standards - e.g. IS95 CDMA, W-CDMA.

Skilled in RF measurement techniques such as - IP3, 1dB compression, ACPR,
EVM, etc. and using RF development tools such as ADS.

Proven record of several completed RF device designs from implementation
through production.

Experience in engineering validation, testing, and debugging. 

WinMobile Application Developer - Mountain View, CA

WinMobile Application Developer 
Location: Mountain View, Ca
Email Resume to:  dennis@worldlink-us.com
Subject line:  WinMobile App Dev

Venture-backed startup is out to change the world. Sure, lots of people make
that claim, but they mean it. Their mission is to fundamentally alter the way
people use their mobile devices. They will be moving to downtown Mountain
View with great access to public transport, food and lively fun.

Skills: Win Mobile(5 or 6), OOD, Visual Studio 2005, Visual C++

Job Description:
This is a terrific opportunity to participate in the development of an application
platform to deliver rich media web services to millions of mobile customers.

Job Responsibility:
1.Design and develop cross platform mobile application to support Windows
Mobile.

2.Collaborate with external teams to port the application layers to various
devices and other open mobile operating systems

3.Utilize and evangelize best of breed programming techniques including
design patterns, re-usable and modular development

Required Skills:
Demonstrated track record of developing, shipping and supporting
application/services on mobile devices

Demonstrated and consistent track record as a significant contributor through
the development career

Ability to quickly master new technologies and push the envelope for
performance and reliability

Defensive coding ability accompanies with strong analytical and problem
solving skills

In-depth debugging skills; ability to reach out and use team strengths to
solve problems

Good sense of humor and can-do spirit

Required Experience:
3-5 years experience in mobile application development in C++ on Windows
Mobile platform. Demonstrable use of object oriented development, application
frameworks, memory management, file I/O, network & socket programming,
concurrency and multi-threading. Experience with Industry standards and device
porting knowledge is very desirable.

Education:
BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant discipline and experience

Graphical Tool Senior Software Engineer (Dallas, TX)

Wireless client is seeking experienced Graphical Tool Software Engineers for it's HQ office in Dallas, TX - $90k

Duties/Responsibilities:
Design and develop Advanced Graphical UI PC tool. This tool is used to create and download SVG contents for the handset. Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to successfully take the software through the entire development cycle (design, implementation, maintenance).

Qualifications:

· Seven or more years of software engineering experience desired

· MSEE or MSCS is preferred

Skills/Experience:

· Ability to design and develop dynamic, feature advanced user interfaces like Adobe Photoshop

· Experience in SVG and graphic algorithms is a huge plus

· Experience in manipulating XML data using standards based APIs such as DOM

· Experience in developing UI applications with Java, Java 2D

· Solid Visual C++, MFC, STL and DLL development skills

· Experience in developing cross platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) applications

· Experience in working with Netbeans, Eclipse, Visual Studio .NET 2003 IDEs,

· Strong analytical, problem solving and debugging skills, attention to detail.

Desired:

· Good knowledge and experience with user interface design patterns, visual design elements, development methodologies

· Solid understanding of object oriented design/development and UML

· Knowledge in porting code from C++ to Java is desirable

· Experience in developing applications for MAC using XCODE

Please forward resume's to dennis@worldlink-us.com

Rich UI Engineer (Contract) - Dallas, TX

Rich UI Engineer - Dallas, TX (Contract)

Self-driven person with good software architecture background in C/C++, COM, .NET, or JAVA-middleware and/or UI frameworks. The perfect candidate will have Browser framework experience (Mozilla for example)

Experience required:

Strong C/C++ background;

Microsoft COM (Component Object Model) and/or CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture);

XML (Extensible Markup Language)

ECMA (Java Script)

Record of architecting and/or leading middleware projects based on the technologies above;

Frosting on the cake:

XUL (XML User-interface Language)

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

XBL (XML binding language)

RDF (Resource Description Framework)

JAVA

Embedded devices experience

Interested? Please forward your resume to Dennis@WorldLink-US.com

T-Mobile Jobs - the recruiter's chat

T-mobile Jobs - the recruiters chat

Listen to the recruiters of T-Mobile’s Engineering/Operations team discuss their jobs and find out from them why T-Mobile is a great place to work. You’ll hear regional recruiters Dennis Smith, Jen Hinkle, Ryan Pothoven, Mattea Cirrincionne, Kristen Kunath & Sherri Howe. Some of the jobs discussed are RF Engineers, Field Technicians , Real Estate & Zoning Manager and Construction Manager. To apply visit tmobile.com/jobs

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First-Born Kids Luv CEO Jobs

USA Today's Del Jones recently wrote an interesting article about first-born children and their ability to land the role of CEO.

Here's a quick excerpt from Del's article:

Scientists have found that first-born children are smarter than their brothers and sisters. It appears they are more likely to succeed in business, too.

Be it drive or aptitude or a slightly higher IQ, the advantage crosses gender and international lines. Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Balmer is an eldest child, as is Avon's (AVP) Andrea Jung. Charles Schwab, (SCHW) the oldest of two, overcame dyslexia to become one of the world's richest. Joe Moglia, CEO of TD Ameritrade, (AMTD) was first-born of five and says he received regular corporal punishment as a child.

Now, certainly that doesn't mean that the last born doesn't have the wherewithal to make it to the top. But I'm prone to believe that the last-born will have a lot more laughs on their way to the top.

Great article by Jones - get the complete story, HERE.

What's LOVE got to do with it?

Well, if it's an internship....love has a lot to do with it!

Check out this Yahoo!News article on the ins, outs, rules, and breakups regarding the love-hate internship relationship.

For the Love of the Job ...

Some people love their job so much, retirement's not even an issue.

Check out Frank Konkel's Sentinel-Standard article HERE.

Welcome to T-Mobile, Joe Pierce!

On March 20th, I received an email from Joe Pierce (former wireless employer to remain anonymous ; ).

Joe had found me on LinkedIn and, as a result, got the address to my blog, WirelessJobs.com.

In his email, Joe said,

"I just started looking through the carriers website when I noticed what looks like a great fit/opportunity with T-mobile.

What do you think would be the best approach for getting an interview for this position? Is there a contact I could reach out to? I am hesitant to send a resume via the website because so many of them get "lost in the shuffle".

Any advise or recommendations would be greatly appreciative."

It's no surprise that Joe was hesitant to send his resume for fear of it being lost in the shuffle. Do the words "Black Hole" ring a bell?

So, what did he do? He sends me an email.

I left Joe a v-mail that same day and then got his contact info into the hands of Christopher Parker (T-Mobile Recruiter Extraordinaire). In Christopher's capable hands, the snowball picked up momentum, and 24 hours ago, Joe Pierce accepted an offer from T-Mobile.

Way to go Christopher! Nice job of recognizing talent and doing your very best to make sure that Joe's "candidate experience" was first-class!

By the way, I just hung up the phone with Joe. He's on cloud nine.

Guess what Joe...that makes two of us.

Welcome to T-Mobile,

Dennis

Make a Name for Yourself

In the past year, this guy has done more to impact my professional career than anybody else on the planet.

Really.

And he just wrote his fourth book.

And you can buy it HERE, and HERE.

Or, you can download the complete book HERE, for free (just read through his post and you'll find the link that says, "right now."

That's the one you click.

Why should you read it?

Well, as Scott says,

"If you don't make a name for yourself, someone will make one for you."

College Grads Face Stiff Competition in Job Search

Interesting insight from Experience Inc's fifth annual College Graduate Survey.

More than 2,800 graduating seniors took Experience's online poll, and nearly 50% of those who had already started their job searches at the time of the survey were still looking. The results, released in early April, also showed that only 22% of these students had offers in hand. Another 15% planned to continue on to graduate school, and 10% had yet to begin searching.

So, college grad, where are you?

Dennis Smith
T-Mobile USA
Sr. Manager, Recruiting

Carnival of the Job Search ~ 4th edition

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Welcome to the April 13, 2007 edition of carnival of the job search.

We're featuring six blogs this week; 3 newcomers and 3 old-timers!):

ISPF presents A Comprehensive List of Helpful Job Search Resources posted at Grad Money Matters.

Henry Bagdasarian presents Think Before You Accept that Overseas Job Offer posted at Free Identity Theft Prevention, Detection and Fraud Solutions.

Arun presents Charm your way to Success posted at Arun is bringing you...Your Daily Remedy, offering up tips to get you through job interviews!

Airhostess presents Airline Recruitment Spree posted at Airline Recruitments, touting careers in the sky.

ambition presents Is your 'online reputation' letting you down?? posted at recruit-ER.

And finally, Reynald presents Who Else Doesn't Want a Job? posted at JiveFood.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition ofcarnival of the job search using our carnival submission form.

Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

HOT JOBS: Director, Engineering - RF (Parsippany, NJ) T-Mobile

Director, Engineering - RF

Manage a regional team that consists of the following core functions:

Automatic Frequency Planning (AFP), BSS Engineering, Capacity Planning, Data Engineering and TDOA.

The job duties include but are not limited to:

Frequency Planning, BSC/TCU/PCUSN dimensioning and forecasting, Radio Access Capacity planning, New technology rollouts, TDOA Administration including Network dimensioning, New deployments and KPI monitoring.

Director will play a key role in developing and managing regional markets network performance and KPI targets, serving as the subject matter experts to the local markets.

Requirements:
High level of competency in all aspects of Radio Network Design and optimization. Includes but not limited to: Antenna theory, GSM Call processing, RF propagation theory, Field based measurement systems and interpretation, understanding of GSM Radio based call statistics such as dropped calls, BER, and Handover.

The candidate must posses a strong financial understanding, be able to create and manage departmental budgets, prepare and adjudicate business cases, as well as manage large technical projects.

This candidate will have strong leadership skills, with the ability to conceive, communicate, and implement design and operation concepts that improve the performance of the network and the efficiency of the RF teams.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, BSEE is preferred.

8+ years Cellular/PCS industry experience.

5+ years RF Management experience in heading a team of engineers and/or technicians.

Hands on experience with GSM technology strongly preferred.

Please send your resume to Dennis @ wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com.

Can Blogging Help You Get a New Job?

Sarah E. Needleman (Associate editor for CareerJournal.com) posts a nice article in today's WSJ (subscription required) about blogging and how it can help you get a new job.

Here's a short excerpt:

Corporate recruiters have long surfed the Web to vet potential hires, but now they are also surfing blogs to unearth job candidates, expanding their talent pool and gaining insights they say they can't get from résumés and interviews.

If you are a recruiter and you aren't surfing the blogs, you are already behind the eight ball.

If you are surfing the blogs but aren't making hires, at a minimum, you are putting yourself in great networking stead. And, personally, I'm finding no greater opportunity than blogs, for developing relationships with candidates for future opportunities.

One of my goals is to use the blogosphere to make new contacts every day (ok, at least one).
And for the most part, I consistently meet this goal.

As an example, it wasn't too long ago that I left a comment on the WirelessisFun.com site, and as a result, struck up a friendship with the guys behind the WirelessisFun firewall. We now have a pending podcast for sometime in the near future and an almost daily dialogue. However, I'm really looking forward to talking my buddy Dan in to a new career with T-Mobile USA.

It's a long relo to Bellevue, WA from Romania, but hey, anything's possible in the blogosphere.

Needleman also posted an article titled,

What Job Seekers Can Gain From Blogs about Recruiting

Without question, the blogosphere is the place to go for job hunters who are seeking advice (of course, I'm slightly biased to this point, but it's because I'm right). And modest.

Here's a few of the blogs noted in the article - great choices - I read every one of these blogs and believe that job-search savvy job seekers should be reading them too.

YourHRGuy.com

Cheezhead

Resume Hell: Dumb Stuff I Read on Resumes

JibberJobber

Brazen Careerist

• Todd Raphael's World of Talent

Kaleidoblog

Guerilla Marketing for Job Hunters: The Blog

the CHAD

• George's Employment Blawg
  

Go get 'em job seekers!

And don't forget, just one visit a day, that's all I ask.

Dennis

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20 Most Interesting Wireless Startups

Paul D. Kretkowski (DailyWireless) brings us a nice post today:

20 Most Interesting Wireless Startups

I'll list the 20 Wireless Startups here, and you can check out DailyWireless for the specifics on each HERE.

I'll even bet a few of these companies are searching for wireless geeks...to hire:

1) Admob

2) Blyk
The first free mobile virtual network operator (MVNO).

3) FON
A HotSpot in every pot.

4) Futuretxt

5) I'minlikewithyou
Interesting concept, just won't apply to me.

6) Jajah
I'm liking this one - make VoIP calls from your PC or landline w/o downloads or plug-ins - even w/o having broadband.

7) Jaiku Mobile

8) Jott
Dictation turned in to email?

9) Medio
Mobile search

10) Mozes
Send and receive mobile messages to and from your fave bands, social groups, friends.

11) MyGADS

12) myMobileMedia
Giving mobile subscribers access to their PC (music, pictures, video).

13) Obopay
This just might be my fave of the 20...will allow me to make $$ transfers alarmingly ez (backed/secured by MasterCard).

4 words: Money on your phone.

14) Radar
Instant picture conversations with your favorite people and no one else.

15) Streamverse

16) Teleflip
Email on your cell phone ... for free.

17) Twitter
If you don't know what Twitter is yet, I can't explain it to you. Well, yes I can. Twitter answers the question, "What are you doing?"

Assuming somebody cares.

18) Thrrum

19) VoiceThread
Create a voicethread and collect the stories behind your pictures.

20) ZenZui
Stop surfing. Start Zooming.

Job Seeker: Make Your Best Job Interview Your Last One

Scott Ginsberg posted this morning about his beloved Cardinals.

Actually, the post isn't about the Cards so much, but he uses the Cards season opener as a platform to encourage us to be more like David Eckstein.

If you don't follow Baseball, you don't know Eck. But you should. He's the perfect example of a major-leaguer who, day in - day out, gives his absolute best on the field.

He doesn't coast. He doesn't save himself. He leaves it all on the field.

Here's why Scott loves Eck:

Because every grounder matters.
Because he gives it his all, every time.
Because he plays harder than anybody.
Because he actually sprints on and off the field, every inning.

Did Eck win the MVP last year because he's lucky?

Don't think so.

If Eck were asked to name the one game, in all his years of playing, that he believes to be his best, Scott believes Eck would say,

My last one.

Here's Scott's takeaway: Make your best one your last one.

The best sales call you ever made…was your last one.
The best speech you ever gave…was your last one.
The best report you ever handed in…was your last one.
The best meeting you ever had with your staff…was your last one.
The best customer service phone call…was your last one.

Now, let's make this even more relevant for my audience: the job seeker.

Are you looking for a job?

Are you currently engaged in job interviews?

Make your best interview your last one.

If so, it just might be your last one.

Resume Blunders from Hell

I visited my buddy at Resume Hell today.

As usual, I was not disappointed.

Here's a clip from one of the resumes they recently received....and apparently, this person takes their hobby very seriously:

"Hobbies: I enjoy cooking Chinese and Italians"

Ok, this person either has a very sick sense of humor, or, they failed to contact Louise for some expert resume assistance.

Let's hope it's the latter.

Job Seekers Luv Visibility: Be Visible, Be Ziki

I mentioned in this post yesterday about the necessity for job seekers to create a web profile and join a community.

If you haven't been to Ziki yet, check it out. In fact,

Check out my Ziki HERE.

Then use this link to accept my invitation and register for a FREE Ziki account.

Once you've created your Ziki profile, please join my network!

Dennis

Slugging Through the War for Talent

Take heart job seekers!

The chips are stacked on your side of the table, and in the war for talent, employers think they know what you want.

But they are still dead wrong.

According to a study released today by Development Dimensions International (DDI), and Monster^®, today's job market is increasingly in the hands of the candidate.

The study, titled “Slugging Through the War for Talent: Selection Forecast 2006-2007,” reveals that 73 percent of staffing directors report competition for talent has increased since 2005, while 79 percent expect it to further intensify in 2007.

“Candidates are in a very powerful position—organizations need to think about hiring as a competitive practice if they want to attract the best people,”

said Scott Erker, senior vice president of DDI’s Selection Solutions.

“Right now, there is a significant gap between what candidates want and what employers think they want. That’s dangerous for organizations, because many don’t understand the motivations of the candidate sitting right in front of them.”

This is DDI’s third study of hiring and recruiting practice since 1999, providing perspective on the changing shape of the hiring market over the last eight years.

The report, which reflects responses from staffing directors, hiring managers and job seekers across five global regions, examines recruitment, selection and retention practices and reveals that a tightening labor market has subsequently led to a power shift toward job seekers.

In order to lure top talent in this increasingly competitive environment, the findings suggest that employers must identify, understand
and respond to job seekers’ motivations and desires.

The study also outlines the tactics and strategies organizations can implement to improve their hiring systems and better meet job seekers’ needs.

“The recruiting industry has acknowledged for several years that retiring Baby Boomers, coupled with a tightening labor market, would eventually bring about an acute labor shortage. However, the survey findings indicate that this eventuality is already upon us,”

said Neal Bruce, vice president of alliances, Monster. “

Select Survey Highlights

• It’s a buyer’s market.

• There is a gap between employer perceptions and candidate realities.

• Turnover is rapid.
  

• Interviews can be dealmakers or deal breakers.

The executive summary, "Selection Forecast 2006-2007" is is currently available online from DDI HERE and the Monster Intelligence web site, HERE.

Check out the complete article on PRWeb.com.

Top 6 Reasons Recruiters are Irritating

Nick Roy (Employment Management Strategies for the 21st Century) posted earlier this month about the irritating things we do as recruiters.

Here's Nick's top 6 reasons for considering recruiters irritating human beings:

Posting in all caps

Marketing to companies

Pretending to have good candidates or pretending to know what the company does

Presenting candidates that are mined from job boards

Thinking that every contingency placement is worth 30%

Trying to bypass HR

C'mon Nick. LOTS OF PEOPLE POST IN ALL CAPS.

But, you're right...it's irritating.

I will take you to task on the marketing piece, however.

I mean, hey, marketing makes the world go 'round. And, really, Nick, if you'll just hire one more person from me in the next 24 hours, I'll include a set of 24 Ginsu knives. But you must act now!!! Operators are standing by...

Ok, no humor on this one:

30% is nothing compared to the value that one star employee can add to your bottomline in one calendar year.

That's the cold, hard truth.

I will agree with you on the candidates from the job boards scenario. It cracks me up, but it also makes me mad. Hey, it's happened to me too!

But somebody had to take the time to do the digging.

Here's reality....if they are the right candidate and they fit the compensation piece, and they are excited about the opportunity...it really doesn't matter how they landed in my lap.

Nick has some great thoughts....read his complete post HERE.

I lwould luv to have my ideal job ... but where is it?

Nice diagram from mengwong that brings clarity to the $64 question surrounding job search.

The Carnival of the Job Search @ WirelessJobs.com

I'm really not a fan of the carnival. Guess I get a little freaked out by the sideshow acts. I just can't figure giving my hard-earned money to see a woman with lots of facial hair.

Howevuh...I've been diggin' the idea of the blog carnival lately. I got my first invite a few months back to participate in a blog carnival by our good buddy Jason Alba at JibberJobber.

Of course, I was too lazy to participate (or I forgot), but I liked the idea nonetheless.

So, I decided it was time to do a "Carnival of the Job Search."

Two reasons why I like this idea:

1) It has the opportunity of connecting me with other people I might never have the chance to meet. Yep, this is really the only reason.

2) It's a lot easier than asking people to write a post. All that's required is that they send me a job posting that they'd like me to reference in my weekly "carnival of the job search" post.

So, what is the carnival of the job search? It's simply a weekly post on WirelessJobs.com that includes job postings and links from various recruiters around the planet. Well, at least those who decide to participate in the carnival.

The important stuff:

So, how do you, Recruiter, participate? Simply submit a job posting via the "Submit an Article Form" no later than Thursday @ 3:00PM CT of each week.

I will compile each of the job postings and submit in one posting on Friday afternoon of each week.

I will post at least one job from each requester, depending on the total number of submissions for that week's carnival.

Job Posting Format:

Job Posting should be in this format (no job descriptions!):

Manager, RF Engineering - Atlanta, GA,

T-Mobile USA

For more information, please email Dennis @ wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com

Note: the link to the job description is in the job title.

If the job is already posted on a blog or career site, please provide the link so that I can reference within the post.

I will preface each job posting by naming the person that submitted the job, and will reference appropriate links to their blog - company - agency - etc.

Here's the biggie:

I will provide additional love and accolades for all requests that are heavily laden with humor. Yes, yes, we've got to keep it professional.

If you've managed to miss the previous links that will take you to the carnival of the job search, click HERE.

So, it's time to get your blog on, Recruiters.

I look forward to the carnival.

The most important word in job search is ...

I recently posted this question on LinkedIn,

"The most important word in job search is..."

I received great responses from all over the world, and had a difficult time doling out the "best response" rating.

When it comes to recruiting, however, I'm a "relationship-kind-of-guy," so I had to side with Homula for the best answer: relationships.

Including Mike's answer, here's a few of the other answers I really liked:

Michael Homula (Bearing Fruit Consulting Group) - Relationships

Susie Wyshak (SuperViva Life Lists/SuperViva Blog)- LinkedIn

Dean Tracy (DeanTracyJobs.com) - Networking

Anthony Timmons (Cox Communications) - Persistence

Greg Saukulak (ExecuSearch) - Vision

Mark Scrimshire (EKIVE / WebServicesJournal) - Networking and Relationships

Amitabh Thard (Strategic America) - Strategy

David Mortimer (F10 Recruitment) - Honesty

Tom Vongbandith - Integrity

Rich Kolikof (Winthrop Research Group) - Preparation

Kristina Runyeon-Odeberg (Obigo) - Open-Minded

Bryan Burgmaier (T-Mobile USA) - Timing

Kieran Hawe (Vertrue, Inc / What's most important) Adaptability

Julie Martino (Project 1.27) - Search (yourself, goals, growth, opportunity, org's, contacts)

Jacob Bonenberger (Bristol-Myers Squibb) - Nepotism ;)

Peter Nguyen (Talentelle) - Free

Alfredo Ascanio (Universidad Simon Bolivar /Blog /Askain) - Expert!

Alex Dragomirescu (Enviroshake /ZoomInfo) Nerve!

Joe Slevin - Work!

Eduardo Marx Silva (Synthean) Imagination

Mike Schwinn - (Focus on Performance) - Resilient

Robert Mueller (Remote Technologies Group) - Friends

Jason Alba (JibberJobber.com) - Knowledge

Gautam Ghosh (The Imagence Partners) - The role

Mhirra Yung (TMP Worldwide) - Best!

Robert Etheridge (GetTheJob.com) - Caution

Thanks to all "LinkedIn Answers" participants!


Now, jobseekers, what is your "most important word" in job search?

Hot Jobs @ T-Mobile

Here's a few of our hot jobs to peruse while you're killin' time this weekend:

Manager 3, Engineering - PM (Chicago, IL) #150341

Manager 4, Engineering - RF (Concord, CA) #149121

Manager 4, Engineering - Dev (Concord, CA) #149132

Director, Engineering - Development (Parsippany, NJ) #144327

Check out our career site @ T-Mobile.com.

Send me an email @ jobluv@gmail.com.



Checkout Las Vegas jobs at NVJobSearch.

Sr. Manager, Engineering - Development, T-Mobile Nashville, TN

At T-Mobile, we're looking for the next big idea. Yours.

Our job search is on, and we're looking for an extraordinary leader to join us in Nashville, TN as a Senior Manager of Engineering Development (click title for extended job description).

Check out the link, or send me an email expressing your interest.

Geeked-out-slamdunkin-engineering folks only need apply.

Dennis Smith
Sr. Manager, Recruiting
wirelessheadhunter@gmail.com
T-Mobile USA
WirelessJobs.com (Blog)

Jobs in Pods (podcast your jobs)

As announced today on Recruiting.com:

"Chris Russell who is no stranger to the recruiting blogosphere has been busy lately. While the blogosphere was busy debating whether or not it has any influence in the industry or not, Chris started a new business. It’s called Jobs in Pods.

Essentially, it is a service that allows hiring managers to record an audio interview about either the company or a particular position they are anxious to fill. It’s a good idea because for the most part, job postings are not all that exciting. The idea here is to add some life to it.

Once the interview is complete, Chris will submit it to a number of places potential job seekers can listen to it. You can also have it widgetized and place it on your website. And speaking of websites, Chris has a done a great job in setting up his and everything you need to know about Jobs in Pods is there."

I like what Chris is doing, and that's why I did a podcast with him (click HERE to listen).

But after listening to the entire podcast, I agree with Jason - nobody wants to hear that much of me. We'll get the next one down to 3 min's or less.

As the crusty ol' preacher learned from his days in the pulpit...."leave 'em wantin' more."

So why would an employer want to do this? Well, as Chris notes below, "Recruiting is Marketing."

And, as Anil Dash says so well, it helps me

"connect with the people I care about."

Nice job, Chris. I look forward to working with you and finding new ways to connect with those people that are important to me.

Dennis

How to Ace Your Job Interview: 88 Surefire Tips and Tricks

Since NASCAR's giving you a break this weekend before they head to Vegas, you've got no excuses - it's time to prepare for your interview. And, lucky for you, the Online Education Database recently served up a detailed job prep article to help you cover your bases.

Although I don't like using the words "Job Interview" and "Tricks" in the same post title (interview preparation is all about hard work and practice - not tricks), I couldn't find a single trick in the entire article.

The article is rather long, but I do recommend it for those fairly new to the job hunt trail. Click HERE to read the article in it's entirety (all 88 tips).

Here's an abbreviated version which includes a few of my faves (by the way, if you put in the time - practice - hard work and you still don't ace the interview, let me know. I'll send you my lucky pink socks):

#1 - Practice your writing skills. In today's Internet-oriented world, good communication skills are crucial. Technical writing and documentation seems to be a weak point for many new grads.

#2 - Stay updated. Read and subscribe to relevant weblogs, magazines, and newspapers. Use web feed subscription tools like Bloglines or Newsgator Online Edition.

#4 - Start a blog. Demonstrate your knowledge of a topic related to a field you'd like to be employed in by writing a blog and mentioning it in your resume.

#11 - Don't lie on your resume. It's not a novel. Mention skills you're capable of. Say "learning such and such" for everything else.

#29 - Try networking. Career networking websites such as LinkedIn or JibberJobber can go a long way toward helping you find a job.

#49 - Be prepared. Know where you're supposed to go. Check their Web site, and call in if you have to. (My favorite mantra begs to be repeated here: There is no substitute for preparation).

#59 - Make a good first impression and maintain it. Mirroring is a powerful technique if used subtly, no matter the interviewer's mood.

#61 - Be succinct. Don't be a Chatty Cathy; don't tell your life story. Give a bit of detail instead of just "yes" and "no".

#79 - Remember what it's about. Think "what's in it for them", not just "what's in it for me". Both parties have to benefit.

#84 - Say thank you. Thank the interviewer and the receptionist - be genuine. (do not forget the "thank you" letter/card - I don't care what the so-called experts have to say about this).

#87 - Keep an interview log. It'll help you track the state of each application (sent application, pending interview, interview complete, followed up, rejected, etc.). Include dates.