Better matching technology

One of the things that consistently comes up when talking about Recruiting is how to improve the matching technology to make a technical recruiter's life easier. It's long understood that Monster is very limited and Recruiters can only source effectively by being string experts. Why shoudl we not expect more? Why aren't more companies trying to do more? Is it a case Monster are too big? Big opportunity for a panel of top technical recruiters, a Dev Team, a Test Team and a Technical Architect to get in a room and get onto it. Match.com is a company trying to push better matching technology but it is limited to the US. There is huge opportunity in the market if someone could take this on

How not to recruit - Part 2

I received an email from an agency recruiter yesterday which was a real peach, and a prime example of how not to recruit. She claimed she knew me, and that we had worked together previously (false - I only do direct sourcing). She sent me a CV for a Developer role (without specifying which role it was). The CV turned out to be that of a Manual Tester..... She also claimed the candidate was really interested in working with a competitor of our company!! That was the best part for me. I wonder how the candidate would feel if he was aware his details were being spammed around in such a useless way.

New Linkedin Group for QA and Test Pro's

There doesn't seem to be too many places these guys hang out on line geared towards the Irish Market - SQA Forums is a total mess so I have created a LI Group for QA and Test Professionals. It's a place to discuss both automated and manual test methodologies with like-minded individuals. The invitation to join the Group is here