(+1 if you have read these articles) Taleo just recently distributed a white paper that said that within the next five years, up to 50% of all hires will come from professional / social networking. We're establishing a nice foothold on this relatively new and exciting technology. Click Here to some great articles on how to use these types of sites as a recruitment vehicle.

(+1) _____1. Have you requested a coupon that will provide you with a company profile? This will allow you to add expanded information about your company to your Medical Mingle profile?

(+1) _____2. Have you created a profile on Medical Mingle yet?   (you are on the site now)

(+1) _____3. Have you read the forum post on how to use Medical Mingle as a recruitment tool, and are you following what it suggests? 

(+1) _____4. Have you joined our various groups on Facebook:

a. Six Degrees of Health Care/Medical Separation which is our attempt to connect all health care professionals on Facebook.

b. Personnel Services Health Care Recruiters & Management which is a group where health care recruiters and management working for recruiting firms, staffing companies, and/or travel companies can meet, network, discuss issues and solutions, etc...

c.  Direct Health Care Provider Human Resources/Recruitment Professionals which is a group where direct health care provider human resources/recruitment professionals or others involved in recruitment within a direct health care provider can meet, network, discuss issues and solutions, etc...

(+1) _____5. Have you joined either or both of our 2 new groups on Twitter:

a. The new "Health Care / Medical Professional" group on Twitter was started by me, and is sponsored by Medical Mingle. The group is for those that work in or are studying to enter the health care / medical field.

b. The new "Health Care / Medical Recruiter" group on Twitter was started by me, and is sponsored by Absolutely Health Care. The group is for those involved with health care / medical recruitment, including corporate recruiters, staffing companies, travel companies, third party recruiting firms, as well as anyone working for any other type of recruitment vehicle.

(+1 if you have done this or it's not applicable) _____6. If there's anything you think of that you feel should be added to this list, please let me know.  

(+1 if you have done this or it's not applicable) _____7. If you don't know how to do any of these things, either take one of our classes or call Wendy at 866-761-4185 or Kathy at 800-334-2576 in Customer Support. If they can't answer a particular question, they will refer you to me. 

Give yourself a point for each item with a (+1) in this blog post that you are doing and/or have completed. How many points out of a total possible score of 8 did you score?

(+1) _____1. We've set up our database in a way that allows you to do an extra good job of screening for keywords. It makes it a bit more complicated, but if you learn to use the search mechanism properly, it will save you lots of time reviewing resumes. Have you taken our Absolutely Health Care University class to learn how to use our database properly? We're all busy, but taking some time to learn to use our service properly will not only help you to obtain better results, but will also save you lots of time in the future.  

(+1) _____2. Do you have Resume Search Agents set up, and are they set up properly to get the results that you're seeking? If they are not set up properly, you will either not get results, or you'll get the wrong results. 

(+1) _____3. Do you use the email blast feature, and have you learned to use it correctly? If used correctly, this feature can help you immensely. If it's not used correctly, it will not produce results, and will get many people annoyed at you.

(+1) _____4. Do you just contact resumes in our database for direct recruitment, our do you also use the database for networking. Every person in our database knows other professionals, who know other professionals,  etc, etc, etc.... If used properly, our database can produce an endless stream of leads. If you've ever learned about Six Degrees Of Separation, you'll understand. If you don't network on an ongoing basis, you are truly missing the boat.

(+1) _____5. Realize that all clients have access to resumes on the same day. Therefore, depending on how in demand a job seeker is, some clients race to contact job seekers, attempting to reach them before anyone else. Some clients wait a couple of days to let the rush go by, and then contact the job seeker. Others wait a week or so before doing so. You might want to try different approaches, and see what approach works best for you.  

(+1 if you have done this or it's not applicable) _____6. If there's anything you think of that you feel should be added to this list, please let me know.

(+1 if you have done this or it's not applicable) _____7. If you don't know how to do any of these things, either take one of our classes or call Wendy at 866-761-4185 or Kathy at 800-334-2576 in Customer Support. If they can't answer a particular question, they will refer you to me. 

Give yourself a point for each item with a (+1) in this blog post that you are doing and/or have completed. How many points out of a total possible score of 7 did you score?

(+1) _____1. Are you posting all open jobs that you are eligible to post? Have you read the article about the best days to post your jobs?

(+1) _____2. Are you aware of the 10 ways that you can post jobs to our site, so you can make the best possible decision on which method your organization should use?

(+1) _____3. Are you using job titles in a way that will help your jobs be found on our partner sites, where they are often found by job title, and job titles and phrases in a way where they'll be noticed, stand out from competitors, and increase response?

(+1) _____4. Are you posting your jobs to the correct job categories and position type categories? This is extremely important, as it will affect your results. If you use a third party to post your jobs, make sure you check their work, as they can be notorious for not making the best possible choices here, and again, it will affect your results.

(+1) _____5. In a very competitive hiring universe, do you post your jobs in a way that will do a GREAT job of selling your opportunity and organization? Read your job postings like you were a job seeker. If you had lots of choices, and you read your posting, would it interest you enough for you to respond? Here's an awesome thread that deals with this issue. This is so important to your success. Please take the time to read it. 

(+1) _____6. Do you proofread your job postings, to make sure they make sense? We had a client recently that said in the job title that the job was located in Orangeburg, SC, and yet that job was posted to many different locations. That's going to do nothing but confuse a job seeker, and they won't bother to respond.

(+1) _____7. Do you make sure that all of your jobs are sent out in Job Search Agents no less than every 30 days for added visibility? If you use a third party to post your jobs, make sure you and they know how to do this, as it's important to give you a kick start with your response. Any new or modified job posting is sent out in job search agents. A simple way to modify your jobs so they are sent out in Job Search Agents is simply to modify the expiration date of your job postings. If you use our job upload feature (Pipe Delimited or Excel format), use the JobUploadStatus field, and mark any jobs as "new" that you want sent out in Job Search Agents. If you use our Application Programming Interface, all jobs are sent out in Job Search Agents every 2 weeks automatically. 

(+1) _____8. Do you make sure all of your postings contain the information necessary for us to be able to send them out to the 4,800+ partner sites that we cross post to? If not, it will cost you incredible branding, and incredible visibility for your job postings.

(+1) _____9. Have you taken our Absolutely Health Care University class, that will teach you the successful methodologies we've learned to optimize your results? 

(+1) _____10. Do you have a contact name, and telephone contact information in your job postings? This increases that odds of getting responses, as many job seekers may have questions, or want to speak with a company representative. Just having an on line response form can be a big negative. 

(+1) _____11. Do you take advantage of the free image video that we allow you to place in your postings? This really makes your postings and your organization stand out versus companies that don't take advantage of this. I recently read a study that companies received up to five times more applicants when adding a video to job postings, compared to traditional text-only postings. If you currently have a video for your company, send the URL to Ken Levinson at ken@healthjobsusa.com, and we will place it in your postings at no extra charge. If you do not have a video created for your company already, we have contracted with a company that can create it for you very inexpensively:

Their Cost
One Hundred Dollars For First Month
(1 fee for all of your postings, including production)
Two Hundred Dollars For Each Additional Month
(1 fee for all of your postings)

If Interested, Contact Ken Levinson
800-863-8314 or ken@healthjobsusa.com

(+1) _____12. Have you placed a facility picture and city picture into your postings? Right now, we allow one facility picture and one city picture to be affiliated with each company profile. This is particularly beneficial for any organization that has one or a few facilities. If you wish to add these pictures, call me (Ken Levinson) at 800-863-8314, and I'll help you to do it. Soon, we will allow you to place individual pictures (unlimited) into each of your job postings. This will be self service.   

(+1 if you have done this or it's not applicable) _____13. If there's anything you think of that you feel should be added to this list, please let me know.  

(+ 1 if you have done this or it's not applicable) _____14. If you don't know how to do any of these things, either take one of our classes or call Wendy at 866-761-4185 or Kathy at 800-334-2576 in Customer Support. If they can't answer a particular question, they will refer you to me. 

Important Additional Information: Here are a couple of additional items, which are important to keep in mind when evaluating if your job postings on our site are working for you, as tracking responses from a network of 4,800+ sites is virtually impossible. 

(+1 if you have read this) A) Interesting Study Regarding The Relationship Between Internet Job Boards & Corporate Web Sites:

(+1 if you have read this) B) A White Paper On The Inaccuracies Of Applicant Tracking: This is a very interesting white paper regarding the inaccuracies of applicant tracking.  This is an ongoing discussion that I have with some of our clients that tell me "they are able to track where all of their applicants and hires come from". I know it is impossible to do this accurately, especially for a site like ours that puts our clients jobs all over the Internet. For those of you who believe that you are tracking applicants accurately, you might find this to be interesting reading, so I thought I'd share this with all of you.

Give yourself a point for each item with a (+1) in this blog post that you are doing and/or have completed. How many points out of a total possible score of 16 did you score?

(+1) _____1. Do you use our client notices and training section on Medical Mingle, which offers client updates, along with lots of great articles and training related to getting more results from job postings, as well as becoming a better recruiter? The higher your skill level, the better the odds of getting better results from both our site, as well as recruiting in general. 

One set of courses that we highly recommend are those offered by Peter Weddle, a leading trainer for online recruitment.

(+1) _____2. We have set up a system to send out newsletters, announcements, and tips by email. Please provide ken@healthjobsusa.com with a list of all individuals in your organization involved in using our various services, that you'd like to be added to our distribution list. 

(+1)   _____3. Many clients haven't taken our CJ Ventures, Inc. University Class, which reviews everything that a client receives for their money. It also reviews the various products/services that we offer. For a fast 3 minute overview, please watch this video. If you'd like us to do a check up with you to make sure you're subscribing to the best mix of our products and services that fits your budget, please call Ken Levinson at 800-863-8314 or Harry Gross at 800-940-7791. 

Give yourself a point for each item with a (+1) in this blog post that you are doing and/or have completed. How many points out of a total possible score of 3 did you score?

A) Training To Win The Recruiting Game

B) My Big Frustration With Many Of Today's Recruiters

C) For The Good Of The Service Policy