6 Billion Reasons Why Mobile Recruiting Makes Sense

One of many reasons why I am so passionate about mobile revolution is the possibilities of creating ways to connect with the diversity talent that is in the palm of our hands!

As recruiters, we are creating best practices surrounding effective mobile strategies to engage candidates from the mass- mobile-messaging campaigns across the wide-spectrum of the mobile industry. Globally the diversity marketplace has the widest-range which includes cultures, politics, and technologies with of course socio-economic which is the key differences!

Think about it, at the end of 2011, there were 6 billion mobile subscriptions, estimates by The International Telecommunication Union (2011). That is equivalent to 87 percent of the world population, and is a huge increase from 5.4 billion in 2010 and 4.7 billion mobile subscriptions in 2009. Holy Cow Batman!! That is an amazing numbers right? Can you say the same about personal computers? continue

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Want to change the world? Want to make the web a better place? Microsoft Global Foundation Services (GFS) is hiring rock star Network Engineers

Does being an integral member of the team that is building out the Microsoft cloud for hundreds of millions of daily users sound exciting to you? Are you passionate, high energy and do you have a desire to help build the network that powers the world’s largest online services? GFS is responsible for delivering over 200 Microsoft web portals, Live and Online Services around the world including infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability.

Your first thoughts may be that you’re happy where you are at the moment, however I would love the opportunity to provide you with information on these impactful roles that may pleasantly surprise you. I’d like to know what motivates you: Is it intellectual challenges; breadth and depth of responsibilities; freedom; money; career growth?

The Global Foundation Services Team will be hosting a recruiting event in Boston, Mass. July 9^th thru July 13^th 2012 (travel & accommodations for qualified applicants included)! If you are interest to learn more please reach out to me directly via LinkedIn or contact Kay Kelison at kaykel@microsoft.com!  I invite you to join our Talent Community then clicking “Join Our Talent Network” and be engaged! Please share this with anyone and everyone as widely as possible in your network!”

 

 

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Land An Interview For Your Dream Job By Your Mobile Resume. – By Kay Kelison

With today's mobile space, employers are creating mobile websites to allow professionals to be notified when the right job comes along. So you have signed up to receive a notification about an opportunity that you'd like to apply for and you don’t have access to your resume. Now, you might be one of those who will wait to get home to your computer to send it, or maybe you might even forget or be too late in applying because of the what type a day you are having. However, if you had a mobile app that could create a mobile resume that could be submitted via mobile no matter where you are this would give you another edge from others in your job search. Below I have given some instructions to how to create a resume, and some of the apps with iPhone, Android, Windows.

Suggested Steps

v  Choose a mobile app that allows you to create a resume. These mobile applications should allow you to access your resume from your mobile device. Important to review and the app should allow you to create and share your resume with potential employers.

v  Create an account through the apps website. These apps allow you to upload or create your resume online or mobile. You can then use resume as a doc to upload to an employer’s website. You can also create a word doc on your computer, save it in a PDF file, down load the PDF reader which will allow you to open your resume in a PDF, and send it via email, etc. Pretty cool.

v  Be sure to enter your relevant information into a mobile application of your choice from your mobile device. A popular application is Resume Bear (resumebear.com) for both iPhone and Android mobile devices. This free application allows you to send your resume to potential employers from your phone and see who has been reading your resume. It’s my favorite on usability, simplicity and the fact you can see has been reading your resume….pretty sweet!

v  Most importantly! Keep your resume updated with current information. Remember that potential employers are looking at and asking for your resume, whether it is on a website or in your mobile application.

Recommended Apps:

Pocket Resume - $2.99 – iPhone/Android	Resume App Pro – Free – Android
Resume App - $2.99 – iPhone	My Resume  - Free – Windows
PDF Reader - Free – iPhone	Your Resume – $0.99 – Windows
Resume Bear  - Free - iPhone	Resume – Free – Windows
Winning Resume – Free - Android	Every Day Resume – Free - Windows

I am also a technical recruiter working for OSD/Bing division and would encourage you to join our talent network to keep up with the latest Bing job opportunities, or apply for a specific job today.  To join our community, click HERE and look for the orange box in the upper right corner that says "Join Our Talent Network" to opt in. One of the best places to connect with recruiters and get noticed!

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“Invent the Future with Qi Lu – Come Join Our Bing Team”

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“Invent the Future With Qi Lu – Come Join Our Bing Team”

Bing will be hosting a recruiting event in Sydney, Australia the week of December 5 thru 9, 2011 to recruit top talent from all over Australia and neighboring countries and our focus will be:

·         Software Development Engineer (SDE)

·         Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)

·         Program Managers

·         UX Designers with Portfolios

All experienced levels who are interested in relocating to the U.S. At this time, we are looking to hire for the roles listed below.

To learn more, please send your information and an updated Resume/CV to: kaykel@microsoft.com. The Online Services Division is the driving force behind Microsoft's search and online innovations. Our product portfolio includes: Bing, Bing Mobile, MSN, Ads Platform, and Global Foundation Services. Continue

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Why I Am Attending mRecruitingcamp Friday, Sept 30th, 2011

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alent sourcing has changed since the1990’s.  Back then the new way to reach talent was through job boards, usergroups, listservs, etc. When I look back I am amazed at how much the staffing industry has changed the way we engage with talent, the NOW terms are social media engagement, brand engagement, and passive engagement.   This has allowed for a new platform that makes the conversation more engaging, the mobile scene.  Now a days it isn’t about waiting for that “perfect” resume; it’s more about how I can connect with someone who is passionate about what they do, and how I can get them to trust me enough to engage in a conversation. I am one who truly loves embracing the obvious NEXT technology to make this happen: Mobile!

I am blown away on how there is hesitation to explore this technology.  Why not maximize mobile to its full potential?  What is the hesitation?  As a sourcer, I rather not sit behind a desk and hope I can find talent.  I want to be learning some of the best tips and tricks from Mobile Industry Leaders on how I can engage, brand and bring in amazing talent by using my mobile phone! Recruiting is more than just resumes, social networks, etc. I know what you are thinking… it’s just another tool to learn, and you don’t have time, but – wait a minute – how much time do you spend on your mobile?  It can’t take that much more time to invest and learn how to streamline your sourcing and recruiting engagement with your mobile!   Mobile allows you to create an instant way to start conversations while you are “on the go”!  I predict that mobile recruiting will become the next art form of conversation! Be sure to use your mobile engagement powers for good, by starting conversations, creating engagement and building relationships with Talent now and in the future! I am really excited to be attending this event and hope that if you are interested in forward thinking, and new ways to use our current technologies to make our engagement practices easier, that you will attend as well!!  Mobile Recruiting is such the obvious! Follow @mrec on twitter! Hope to see you there!

Let’s start the revolution NOW!

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Diversity In Sourcing and Recruiting: The Truth Behind the Questions That Rarely Get Asked

Diversity is defined by a single word: variety — which basically means different.

 

But very few people follow up with the question:

 

 “Different in what way?”  The next question we all want to ask, and don’t, is this: “How and why is diversity important in the workplace?”

We can all agree that we really just need to find the right skill, the right talent for our companies and clients.

But I really want to explore further on why we NEED “different” perspectives. Because…

In my mind, “different” represents areas such as culture, ideas, values, lifestyles, classes, goals, and so forth.

“Different” – and therefore “diverse” – is NOT just about gender and/or skin color. It is so much more than that.

When asking a group of people what they think diversity means – recruiting professionals in particular — the perspective ranges all over the place. In our country alone we have a wide variety of different

cultures, and when we discuss these differences from a recruiting perspective, they are all lumped into one common word, which is diversity. You see what I mean? Read full article here

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