Posted on Feb 24, 2016
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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let's try to finish it up here with a different question. How can we Improve the Employment section of RallyPoint?

Please privde your thoughts and ideas on how we can imporve the employment connection here on RallyPoint - I think that is a different question and may not get merged!

Would like feedback from Civilian Supporters, Recruiters and RP Members.

Please be professional in your comments
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Moe Kader
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I am Cleared Sr. Talent Acquisition Business Partner for Northrop Grumman. I believe the employment section on Rally Point should be open like the what Recruiters had on LinkedIn before all the rules changed and they started blocking peoples job announcements etc. First off give recruiters the chance to post their positions and promote their job fairs. When I first joined Rally Point I could not post anything, My account was constantly being locked up. Because of the traffic I was causing. I think that if you allow companies to post their jobs in a open free section, It will grow very big and could be very successful I would try it out and see. Networking is the number one way I find talent for my open positions. Let the civilians openly network with talent on this site.
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Jonathan Liepe
Jonathan Liepe
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I complete agree Moe!
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Capt Chuck Ward
Capt Chuck Ward
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Your Security level & general job experience can be discussed @ the UNCLAS level & should be a + with Defence-related firms like Lockheed, Northrup Grumman, Raytheon
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Stevan Richards
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I agree with Moe Kader. An open forum to promote hiring events and specific openings would be great.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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Thanks for sharing.
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SFC Adam Potter
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Make it affordable with a good ROI for the employer. I was astounded at the cost for RP. I would spend money on a well known, heavily used job seeker site and have the ROI I would expect. I understand RP needs to generate revenue, but you would make more profit with more employers participating than they few employers that are going to exhaust their search on RP by seeing only the same job seekers interested in those particular companies. Since I am a veteran, and I do not pay for RP services, I typically just post on the jobs page, or direct sourcing with possible candidates. So if RP is not recruiter/employer friendly many employers simply will go elsewhere to find candidates.

I would also improve the search functions on RP... it is very basic and not the most useful search process!
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Senior Product Designer
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SFC Adam Potter thank you for your input. It is very valuable to RP as we are working on improvements. What are the things you would like to be added to search functions? What will be the most helpful to you and professionals like you? Thank you!
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SFC Adam Potter
SFC Adam Potter
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(Join to see) - It has been a while since I have visited the search function, as there was not much value there. I revisited today, and noticed some changes. I used to be able to see easily people who had identified themselves as job seekers, it appears this may have gone away. Unless it was put into the "premium" search functions, which appears to be an additional fee to use.
It would be great if the search function ran on Boolean search strings, easily identify who is looking for a job and be able to connect with that individual. In my opinion, the more success employers have with RallyPoint, the more they will use it and bring in advertising/promotion dollars. Right now there are "barriers" that makes me just go to LinkedIn and type in "Veteran" AND "Job Seeker" and I can easily pull a list of current job seekers and it costs me nothing.
Feel free to message me for contact information, and I would be happy to share more detailed thoughts with you.
Regards,
Adam
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Jonathan Liepe
Jonathan Liepe
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Affordable? How about free? With recruiting dollars so limited, any cost to post can be a barrier to many employers.
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Jonathan Liepe
Jonathan Liepe
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Jonathan Liepe - If you want to offer a solution for cost, those employers that want to setup an Enterprise Agreement to have ALL jobs scraped from their company jobs page could pay a nominal fee for such a service as there is value in the time savings component.
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How can we Improve the Employment section of RallyPoint?
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Make it free or more cost effective for recruiters. I got the quote and it was too high. I don't charge applicants (Veterans) looking for employment. I charge the employer a fee to assist them in filling the position.
I could help a lot more Vets if I could afford RP Recruiter.
I luv RP, don't get me wrong. I luv connecting with like minded people. Help me, help those that need my service.
Just my thoughts.
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Capt Mba Student
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Right off the bat, sir, I see a few issues with the search feature.
1. Minimum requirements are not easily determined or searched. If I want to find a job in San Diego, I'm not easily able to narrow down those jobs by education level. First I need to enter in a minimum distance (which stops oddly at 100mi, when I feel that the range should be further) before I can enter in the minimum education requirements. Certainly this page and the search features can be more functional and user-friendly.
2. There's no feature to separate companies by industry.
3. There appears to be few companies participating in the Rally Point jobs section opposed to Monster or other popular job search sites.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Capt (Join to see) Great feedabck and suggestions! Let' skeep them coming!
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SGT Writer
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Occasionally ask members to update their job listing preferences and status (their choice between 30-90 days)
Offer an e-mail or updated news feed regarding new job opportunities related to one's followed tags/topics, job title, company, etc.
Encourage representatives to these companies to create threads regarding job listings or roles that need to be filled. If they're really serious about recruiting more Veterans, posting a thread a few times a year to build a relationship shouldn't be too much to ask.
More external resources -learn4good for teachers, freelancer for artists and techs.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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SGT (Join to see) Great suggestions - thanks for responding!
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SGT Brent Cann
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How can I advertise Job Opportunities? IS there a process for this? A Policy? Where can I find this information? Thanks.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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SGT Brent Cann The only way I've been able to post jobs is to have them on a webiste and post them as a Shared Link. I think a job bulletin board would be a great addition, with a small nominal fee for the number of days that you want to post the position. That's just my take on it!
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SGT Brent Cann
SGT Brent Cann
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs - Thanks for the Feedback Sir.
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Sgt Mike Williams
Sgt Mike Williams
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs - I agree the nominal fee for posting is the way to go. I've used Linkedin and Indeed to recruit for clients before. Indeed is by far the more affordable option and I would post openings there without giving a second thought. Linkedin is quite pricey for ROI and I would only post Sr. Level positions there for that reason. Just my thoughts.
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Senior Product Designer
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SGT Brent Cann There are a couple of ways to post jobs. 1. One is COL Mikel J. Burroughs mentioned - "Share Link". The good things about it are you can share external link of where you have your job posting and also choose *5 tags *(example "IT" , "entry level"...and etc" ). Tags will make your post to show up in all related pages and more members will see it. You do have to be mindful and respectful RP members sharing too many links. 2. Depending how many posts you have and if you want to manage them(activity, reporting...etc) we also have more professional offers http://solutions.rallypoint.com/hire-veterans.
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Sgt Mike Williams
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Rally Point might consider making it free or extremely reduced price for Veteran owned recruiting firms to post opening. I can think of a few right off the top: GunnyRet.com and jobscout.com both immediately come to mind and are owned by Marines.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Sgt Mike Williams Roger that GySgt Bryan A. McGown "Gunny" works closely with me on Sponsor a Vet Life. He is a great recruiter and is getting veterans jobs. Here is his website:
http://www.gunnyret.com
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Sgt Mike Williams Another great veteran helping veterans get placed is SSG Gabriel Lord, MHRD. He is constantly posting opportunities on LinkedIn. It would be great for him to be able to do it here as well.
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Sgt Wayne Wood
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Some of us aren't "people persons"... how about more high-tech CAREERS (not just jobs) & fewer sales jobs.
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LTC Stephen F.
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To be honest I was aware there was an Employment Topic group; but, like Cpl Joshua Pitts I did not know there was an Employment section of RallyPoint COL Mikel J. Burroughs.
Now that I more fully Awake after a late afternoon rest, I realize you must be referring to the careers section of RallyPoint. Right now that section consists of three categories Military Assignments, Civilian Jobs, and Education.
Civilian Jobs - right now there is a limited number of corporations which have positions listed on RallyPoint: Sears Holdings Corporation (5,617); UnitedHealth Group (3,269); Sutter Health (1,426)
Time Warner Cable (688); Schneider National (117)
Education consists of When you would like to start, Where you would like to attend and What kind of education are you seeking?
RallyPoint is still in the process of attracting corporations to advertise and post employment opportunities.
In order to improve the career employment opportunity section and capability of RallyPoint, I recommend the following:
1. Encourage and incentivize RallyPoint members to post sufficient detail on their profile to describe their skills, capabilities, and potential to benefit prospective corporations. If RallyPoint followed LinkedIn's lead here including allowing us to put areas we volunteer in that might be a good start.
2. Lure headhunting personnel services to the site after (1) is more fully fleshed out. Headhunting personnel services tend to work on a commission basis and are hiring for specific corporate interests.
3. Allow us to "follow" businesses, schools, and other organizations. LinkedIn would be a good model to emulate in this regard.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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LTC Stephen F. There are a lot of Civilian Recruiters on RP that I've connected with trying to get disabled veterans hired for remote positions through Sponsor a Vet Life. If individuals connect with them or find their Group Pages they can seek out new opportunities. I think this is a big area of improvement for RP that they can capitalize on!
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LTC Stephen F. I'm not sure if it is exactly what you were looking for #3 item on your list but I'm attaching screenshot here. You can use search for particular
school or company and then "follow" from there. Hope it helps!
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