You’re a free agent. You’re no more beholden to your company than they are to you. You can take your hot stuff elsewhere. There are any number of teams out there that would kill to have you. You’re not a commodity, you’re an experience. You have a strong professional balance sheet that carries value far beyond what your resume can impart. What are you doing to be as careful in your selection as the companies are in theirs? How do you get the information you really need to understand what the job, the company, and the people are going to be like. Let’s talk the flip side: it’s not about whether you’re qualified for the company; it’s about whether the company is qualified for you.

Questions: Q1 What tools, resources, techniques do you use to research prospective employers? #HFChat

Q2 What information do you find particularly hard to get from companies or recruiters? #HFChat

Q3 How do you assess whether you’ll work well with your prospective boss, peers, or subordinates? #HFChat

Q4 What can you do to pick up on the cultural traits and nuances of a company?

Q5 What should be considered when assessing the company’s long-term (financial) viability? #HFChat

Bio: Charlie Judy (known as @HRFishbowl on Twitter) is relentlessly dedicated to heightening the relevance of Human Resources in the workplace. He is challenging the norms to which the HR profession has fallen prey by sparking and advancing the colorful debate around how a more customized, simplified, and personalized approach can bring lasting value to the career experience. He is a multidimensional executive seasoned by extraordinarily challenging, diverse, and global experiences.

Charlie brings two decades of broad and progressive experience as an HR strategist and steward to organizations that are heavily reliant on their human capital for their success. He is currently the Global Director of HR Strategies and Operations with Navigant Consulting where he and his team are focused on transforming and advancing the delivery and value of talent management to this public company of 2,500+ professionals. Charlie is also an award winning Talent Management Blogger via http://www.hrfishbowl.com

Charlie Judy, Guest Host of HFChat 5/23

where he socializes the merits of simply-engineering the approach to providing meaningful and lasting career experiences for employees. Charlie was previously the SVP of Shared Services and Human Resources for TLC Vision Corporation – a publicly traded company – and the VP of HR for Maverick Technologies – the largest independent Controls Systems Integrator in North America. Charlie began his career with Deloitte as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) where he made a career of managing ambiguity and change; he also brought success to long-term global assignments in Brussels, Belgium and Hyderabad, India.

Charlie is a graduate of Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business and has been formally trained at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations; he regularly speaks on pressing issues facing the talent management industry and regularly blogs from some of the most prominent professional conferences today. He is a certified Senior Professional of HR (SPHR).

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Christina Wang

Why should I hire you?

During the past 8 years I have developed a keen interest for the marketing industry, this started with my internship at the City of Toronto. Additionally, I have worked in a number of marketing-related leadership roles, managing national campaigns. To date, I have used Adobe PhotoShop and InDesign for ten years, as well as HTML for 12 years in print and web design. My current degree from York University is in French Translation & Technical and Professional Communication, so writing and revision come as no hurdle for me. My perspective as a well-traveled, resourceful individual will certainly be a great benefit to any dynamic company.

What is my dream job?

My ideal position would involve both my bilingual and marketing skill sets in a social media, tech-based or hr-focused company. I am most passionate about branding and propelling a company’s public reputation; therefore I would be interested in working for a company that is dedicated to making an impact. Moreover, challenge is one of my major motivators and inspires me to continuously strive for success.

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Elise from PayScale

Does the topic of salary negotiation make you itch? You’re not alone. Salary means survival, self-worth and so much more. How can you keep your cool on this charged issue?

As the keepers of largest online salary database, we here at PayScale love nothing more than to talk about salary negotiation – and we have a lot of opinions on how to do it well. Join our web content editor, Bridget Quigg, who has spent years covering salary and career topics for PayScale. She manages our blog for employers Compensation Today, as well as our blog for job seekers and employees, The Salary Reporter. Bridget’s co-host is Elise Oras (@eliseoras), PayScale’ social media manager who shares, follows and tweets on the latest career news and information. Prep for this Friday’s #HFChat by following PayScale on Twitter (@PayScale) and checking out PayScale’s “Should You Ask for a Raise?” infographic.

Do you have salary negotiation questions our #HFChat contributor? Tune in Friday at Noon-1:00pm Eastern / 11:00am-12:00pm Central / 10:00am-11:00am Mountain / 9:00am-10:00am Pacific to participate in the discussion. Study these questions and come up with a few of your own to make this week’s conversation a real barnburner:

1) What should you do to prepare for a salary negotiation?
2) Is it better to give an exact salary figure or a salary range?
3) What sort of responses can you prepare in case your boss or prospective employer pushes back?
4) How can you use benefits and perks to improve your total compensation package?
5) What are some of the most practical ways to improve your earning potential?

Please comment below and let us know your thoughts, your questions and concerns.

To contact @PayScale:

Contact info is:

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@payscale
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See you this #HireFriday

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Connect with Curtis on LinkedIn

Q1) Why should an employer hire you?

A1) I have training in Software Engineering: Health Informatics branch.
I can help an employer with development, testing or technical support. My development skills include Java EE, HTML, JavaScript, JQuery Mobile and C#. I have also used SAS, J2ME, Data Privacy, SQL, C, IBM Websphere, Eclipse and Crystal Reports in an academic setting. I am familiar with Git Version control. I have experience in testing mobile apps for a healthcare organization where I used and wrote test driven scripts that automated testing. I also aided them in development when they started to develop a mobile app using HTML 5, JavaScript and Phonegap. I have knowledge of QA Testing principles like White Box, Black Box, Agile, Design Patterns etc. I have experience as a computer technician where I refurbished computers for charity and received a certificate for IT Apprenticeship. I have an understanding of Health Informatics & Tele-health Concepts. I have academic experience designing Electronic Medical Record systems.

Q2) What is your USP?

A2) I am a recent Software Engineering graduate with a specialization in Health Informatics or eHealth. This program is CIPS certified. A very small percentage of software developers have an understanding of health informatics. I have some experience using QA testing and development skills in a healthcare environment which can be transferred to other sectors. I also have an understanding of computer hardware. I tend to be reserved and work best independently when I am knowledgeable about a subject. I have team work, multitasking and communication skills that I developed in customer service.

Q3) What job/job title are you targeting and in which industry (if industry specific)?

A3) I am looking for either Developer or QA Tester around the junior level. Secondarily I would be looking for Technical Support Level 1 or slightly above. The Industries I would be targeting are Health Informatics, Tele-health, EMRs,EHRs, eHealth, mHealth, Web Design, Bioinformatics, Software, IT, Hospitals, Healthcare Providers, Research and Government. I would also be interested in the Financial sector.
The Location I am targeting is the GTA Region. Toronto would be my preference but I would be interested in Markha.

COMPUTER SKILLS SUMMARY

Environment Development Application Design
Windows 7 J2ME Eclipse UML
Windows XP / 2000 Java EE Netbeans OO Methods
Windows Vista C/C++ Crystal Reports Testing
Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora) C# Sharp Visual Studio Agile
Mac OS X SQL Microsoft Office iCuke Testing (iOs)
HTML 5 / CSS IBM Websphere Git Version Control
JavaScript SAS

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Anthony Armentano

Contact info: aja716@att.net

My name is Anthony Armentano and I would like to share with you a little about me. I was born and raised in Norwalk, CT and still live there. My career has allowed me to bring a sense of change wherever I go. I continuously stretch myself and others out of their comfort zones, standing by their side and helping others become better at what they do. Whether it is implementing a system change to help make their job a bit easier, a process or procedure change that saves someone time and money or additional training, giving someone that extra tool that will enhance their skills; my goal is to make myself and others around me better each day. (Connect with me on Twitter)

You can connect with Anthony on LinkedIn Here

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Our guest host, the very special and beloved @TheOneCrystal #Follow her on Twitter

Our guest host, Crystal Miller is one of my favorite people to follow on Twitter.  Over the past two years, we’ve become dear friends.  What social networks can do is not just build community, and your contact network, it can bring you closer to people of like mind.  That is why I am particularly proud to bring you one of the best and brightest people I know on Twitter.  Chrystal is passionate about helping career minded candidates, and shares our vision to put America back to work (#HireFriday).

Talent Communities are a hot topic right now:  seems like everybody in business wants to be part of it.  Companies are using talent communities for their recruitment marketing/branding & culture-building efforts; recruiters are using them to interchangeably source & retain future talent.  But where’s the job seeker/employee in that equation; you know, the actual talent?  How do you, as the talent in the “Talent Community” jump in and start to use a Talent Community to your advantage?

Q1) What is a talent community & What are of the benefits of participating?

Q2) How can I leverage my participation?

Q3) How does someone stand out in a talent community?

Q4) How can talent communities be used to find a job?

HFChat: Your Hub For Talent Community Discussion-5/11 Noon EDT 11 Central 9 Pacific-Be there, and Please Share!

 

About our host Crystal Miller:

Crystal is the principal strategist for M3Talent Consulting and Co-Host of #TalentNet Radio Chat every Tuesday at 4p PT |6p CT | 7p ET. Her work focuses on the digital strategy & recruitment marketing, talent acquisition & leadership strategy within the Recruiting function.  In addition to her work with M3 & TalentNet Live’s Radio Chat & Conferences; Crystal has her own blog on Recruitment, Social Media, and HR, TheOneCrystal.Com. She also writes for SmartRecruiters, is a community blogger with TalentCulture; and covering the topic of Social Media Communities (aka “Talent Communities) & Social Recruiting.

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Meet Andrew Ginsberg

Andrew S. Ginsburg

530 76^th Street

Brooklyn, NY 11209

Andrew.Ginsburg@me.com

Seasoned Executive redefining how sales, client partnerships and revenue generation works.

What I offer: consultative partnership sales, revenue generation, client relationships, leadership and blowing out all quotas.  I understand the importance of personal relationships and working well with people in order to ask the right questions to find out the goals of my clients so I can fulfill those goals while bringing in lots of revenue.  Clients see me as their partner; this invokes trust and enables long term client relationships.  This is true for scouting out new business as well.  I have 12 years of experience as a sales executive at The Wall Street Journal, working with CEOs, VPs, EVPs, and all other levels of clients and agency people.  My sales talents are transferable to any product or service that is at the top of its game and has an excellent reputation.

What I bring:  A leader that’s independent, hard working, intelligent and  gets the job done.  My motivation and mentoring skills are extremely defined; I am able to help my colleagues, superiors, and subordinates do a better job, make better presentations and being the best they can be.  I have a long list of sales accomplishments; many 6 and 7 figure contracts.  I am also ready to go on day one; the selling and leadership talents I have are not the kind you can teach people; they are innate.

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The Questions:

1. Are there differences in the Job Search for a Tech Pro?
2. Is a summary important on a Tech resume?
3. Should Tech Pros tailor their resume for each job app?
4. Do recruiters prefer chronological or functional resumes?
5. What are the benefits of having a graphical resume?

The Transcript: Peak from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Eastern (Click on the embedded link open the transcript in full-page)

While the transcript is not a substitute for experiencing the live chat it does provide an opportunity to catch up if you missed it. You may also use it to study the answers in a more leisurely manner. Job seekers may use the transcript as a tool to identify people who are willing to help you offline and recruiters can easily find job seekers to solve their problems. Here are some few tips on how to read this transcript:

• Click on the link below to view the peak three-hour compilation of tweets in order to scroll through the questions and answers in a chronological order.
• You may search the spreadsheet for contributors by Twitter ID or comments (usually CTRL F).
• You may click on the hyperlink for any user’s ID to go immediately to that user’s Twitter account where you may follow them or make comments to the contributors who are of interest to you.
• It is also possible to download a copy of the spreadsheet to sort as you wish on your own computer.

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Did you know that if you add #DiceAdvantage to your #HFChat Tweet today you will be entered to win a 3 month subscription to Dice Advantage.

The DiceAdvantage service highlights your resume to employers, and lets you see who has viewed it. It’s your chance to gain an edge in your tech job hunt. To enter, simply use the #DiceAdvantage hash tag in your #HFChat Tweet.  It’s that simple.  Please read below the terms of the Dice Sweepstakes.  We’d like to graciously thank Dice for sponsoring today’s #HFChat.

Dice Sweepstakes

OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES

1. No Purchase Necessary

2. Contest Open To Legal Residents of the United States (Excluding its Territories, Overseas Military Installations and Commonwealths) Only

3. Void Where Prohibited. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. 4. Participants must be 18 years or older at the time of entry.

5. Participants may enter only win once during this sweepstakes (through May 4th 2012). Employees of Dice Holdings, its distributors, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies and promotion agencies, members of their immediate families and persons residing in their homes, are not eligible.

6. HOW TO ENTER AND PLAY: There are two ways to enter the Sweepstakes: Post an entry through Twitter.com or via regular U.S. mail.

To enter the Sweepstakes, complete a tweet using #DiceAdvantage. Entries are limited

to one entry per person.
By entering the Sweepstakes you agree and acknowledge that you may be contacted by Dice via email. You further agree and acknowledge that such email communication shall not be considered to be unsolicited commercial email or spam. It is the sole responsibility of the participant to notify the Sweepstakes judges in writing should participant’s email address change. (To do so write to: adam.fudala@dice.com ). In case of dispute as to identity of a winner, the winner will be deemed to be the person who is the registered user of the e-mail address submitted in the winning entry.

To enter the Sweepstakes off-line via regular U.S. mail, print your name, complete address, e-mail address, zip code, date and daytime telephone number on a 3 inch x 5 inch card or piece of paper and mail it to: “Dice Advantage Sweepstakes” c/o
Dice, 1040 Avenue of the Americas, Floor 16, New York, NY 10018. Such

alternate means of entry must be postmarked no later than May 4th 2012 and received by May 8th 2012. Limit one entry per person. Winner will be notified by electronic mail, or regular U.S. mail. No photocopies, reproductions or facsimiles allowed. Dice is not responsible for late, lost, illegible, incomplete, stolen, misdirected, or postage due mail.

7. The Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 A.M. on May 4th 2012 and ends at 11:59 P.M. on May 4th 2012.

8. Winner will be selected in a random drawing on or about May 8th, by a representative of Dice, and the winner will be announced thereafter. Winner is required to prove eligibility. Winner will be notified by either e-mail or regular U.S. mail by Dice, on or about May 8th. Winner will have five (5) days from notification to claim their prize by contacting Dice via e-mail or regular U.S. mail. Dice and its agencies shall not be liable for unsuccessful efforts to notify the winner. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.

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We'd like to thank our sponsor, Dice!

This is a very special #HFChat. Our friends from Dice are sponsoring this chat, and we have a very special contest for you, so please scroll down for the details. Stay tuned because we will be Tweeting this opportunity out just for you!

This week we are honored to have one of the premier employers in the World as our guest host. Intuit, the leader in financial software, and has been donned an employer of choice by many around the globe and has been named by Fortune magazine as one of the 100 Best Places to Work. Intuit knows that their strength starts with their employees… the talented individuals who understand that innovation is a passion and work every day to revolutionize the way the world does business.

Please join Intuit recruiters Gail Houston, Chris Cox and Leslie Mason as they lead the May 4 #HFchat on “What Are Some Best Practices for a Tech Job Seeker?”

This is a must-attend event starting at Noon EDT on May 4.

Find out why Intuit believes in the power of the individual. The power to do more. To make more. To be more.

Our #HFChat Questions:

Q1. Are there differences in the #JobSearch for a Tech Pro?

Q2. Is a summary important on a Tech #resume?

Q3. Should Tech Pros tailor their #resume for each job app?

Q4. Do recruiters prefer chronological or functional #resumes?

Q5. What are the benefits of having a graphical #resume?

Guest Host Bio’s:

Gail Houston (@IntuitCareers) is Intuit’s Social Media Program Manager for the Recruiting organization. She brings over 20 years of recruiting experience, is a featured speaker on social media and recruitment and is the Co-Lead of the Crossroads Career Transition Workshop – helping over 8,000 applicants learn how to find a job in the DFW area.

Leslie Mason – Leslie Mason has over 20 years recruiting and staffing experience. She is a Senior Recruiter with Intuit on the Candidate Generation team focusing on recruiting passive candidates for marketing and analytics roles. She is a social media enthusiast, long time blogger (www.lesliemason.blogspot.com) and an active member of several local recruiting organizations including the DFW Texas Recruiters Network. The DFWTRN elected Leslie as a finalist for Recruiter of the Year for 2005.

Chris Cox brings over 12 years of recruiting experience to the table and is part of Intuit’s Candidate Generation team hiring for the areas: Gaming, Software, Networking, and Data Warehousing with a focus on SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, and Social type roles. He is also active in the candidate community helping candidates understand how to find great opportunities and active in social media.

Now, here’s a special word about our super exciting contest for #HFChat participants compliments of Dice:

Dice is the career hub for tech – from jobs to news and a community just for tech. We’re always looking for ways to help tech talent move their careers forward and we’re very excited to be doing just that by sponsoring #HFChat.

Here’s how you can win:

Dice wants to give tech pros an advantage in their job search.  That’s why we’re giving away five (5) three (3) month subscriptions to Dice Advantage, our service that highlights your resume to employers, and lets you see who has viewed it. It’s your chance to gain an edge in your tech job hunt. To enter, simply use the #DiceAdvantage hash tag in your #HFChat Tweet.

Be sure to add #DiceAdvantage to your Tweets during #HFChat for your chance to win one of The Dice Advantage subscriptions.

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