InPursuit meets the blogging world.

Here at InPursuit, we’re just like most Minnesotans. Nice, friendly, down-to-earth and we all love weekends up at the cabin. So, when the idea of creating a corporate blog popped up in our morning meeting, needless to say we were all a bit intimidated. A corporate blog? Us? Isn’t that type of stuff meant for CEO’s downtown? What could WE, a group of four recruiters have to share with the world that isn’t already out there? In search of what a blog could do for our company we put our heads together and started developing a goal for InPursuit’s blog. Post-Brainstorm we had concluded that each and every one of us had something to share, something we were passionate about and as a collective group- we’re kinda smart! 

As we have all come to realize the necessity of social media within the recruiting industry, creating a blog will assist us in not only our own personal discoveries but insight to our clients, candidates and the marketplace as a whole. Now, we may not discover eternal truths or write mind-boggling posts on this adventure into the world of blogging. But, what we do hope to do is share what we know about the recruiting world and what our combined years of experience have taught us about people, life and work. We aspire to spark conversation and contribute valuable discussion to the marketplace. With this said we hope you enjoy the blog and please be willing to give us feedback!

Sarah Tessien - stessien@inpursuitsearch.com

Lori Freeman - lfreeman@inpursuitsearch.com

Experienced Twin Cities Search Consultant joins InPursuit

On June 1st, InPursuit, LLC welcomed its newest addition to the team: Lori Freeman.

Partners Dave Zimmel and Bob Burfeind have worked with Lori on many assignments throughout the years and the trio always meshed well and produced great work, so it made sense to formalize the arrangement. Lori’s skills with talent acquisition through both her social media savvy and good old fashioned networking have already added immediate value to our clients.

Lori - "The market is turning to where employers are struggling to identify A-level talent in the marketplace. InPursuit was extremely attractive to me because of the quality of their service and unique offerings they provide to clients. I wanted to be part of a firm that was truly providing something unavailable elsewhere and impacting companies in such a positive way."

Contact Information

lfreeman@inpursuitsearch.com

651.695.7386 

Should You Hire an Unemployed Candidate?

For the past several months, InPursuit Search has been working with clients to overcome the stereotype of "the unemployed candidate" and assess whether the unemployed candidate should be hired.  This article confirms this situation occuring across the country. 

See the article at CNNMoney.com

OPENING: Regional Sales Manager | Los Angeles, CA

Job Order #1034

Posted Date: 4/23/2010 Job Category: Sales Position Title: Regional Sales Manager - Los Angeles, CA Salary Range: $100,000-150,000.00 Location: Los Angeles-Long Beach, California, USA Desired Skills: Description: Regional Sales Manager – preferred location – Los Angeles, CA Individual is responsible for managing sales within a geographical area. To attain the sales plan objectives in assigned Area Prime Responsibility (APR), manages Territory Managers, Independent Representative Firms, all dealers, all Direct Account business within the area, and to coordinate these efforts with the Area Sales Director. Develops and maintains a positive growing relationship with company brand personnel, dealers, and direct accounts for the specific purpose of representing company and selling its product lines in sufficient quantity to attain Sales Plan Objectives for the APR.   Travels within the APR to maintain and nurture contacts with APR personnel, dealers and National Accounts to achieve maximum performance toward sale objective. Resolves Sales, Marketing, product, service, and dealer problems as necessary. Attends sales meetings to aid in strategic development, review programs, products, updates and results. Supervises Independent Representatives and manages distributors which includes developing, establishing, training and motivating the Sales organization to effectively sell the product line, serve as a mentor, and complete annual performance evaluations on their staff.  Manages sales organization to achieve all new product goals set forth by the Sales and Marketing department to dealers and direct accounts.  Acts as a liaison between the factory and the field.  Builds and maintains a superior relationship with the dealer organization, Sales Management and all Market Segments.  Researches, visits and establishes new dealers as per market penetration.  Develops cross selling opportunities within the Nilfisk-Advance brands to maximize market share. Requirements Willingness to travel overnight on an extensive basis MUST HAVE 5 years experience in commercial or industrial product sales  MUST HAVE 5 years of previous Sales Management Experience  Demonstrated leadership skills  Ability to lead projects and objectives and obtain accurate and timely results Must be a self-starter, self-motivated, have good business acumen and self-discipline Must display enthusiasm, perseverance, reliability, ethical standards, and strong selling skills  Must possess strong communication skills both written and verbal and maintain usual management skills of time, ability to respond, sense of urgency, prioritize efforts and problem solving  Must be able to perform the physical components of the position.  Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and working knowledge of ERP systems such as BAAN or JD Edwards.  Individual must currently reside in the western region of US. Must be a US Citizen or hold Permanent Residence Apply Now

OPENING: Sr. Business Analyst - Customer Service | Minnesota

Job Order #1035

Posted Date: 4/23/2010 Job Category: Computing/MIS Position Title: Senior Business Analyst-Customer Experience Salary Range: $80,000-$90,000 Location: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota, USA Desired Skills: Description: We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our e-commerce application development team. This team is a hands-on development team that promotes creativity, personal initiative, team collaboration and fun. We are increasing our ecommerce presence to our customers which will drive business transactions from telephone/purchase orders to our e-commerce site. The e-commerce development team is responsible for designing and developing intuitive customer facing web solutions using advanced and cutting edge technologies. We are looking for a dynamic individual contributor to help us deliver on a multilingual e-commerce platform. POSITION SUMMARY The position is responsible for accurately gathering, consolidating, analyzing and documenting business rules and detailed requirements. This role will also have project leadership responsibilities covering scope, time, cost and delivery of highly visible ecommerce development projects. In addition to these primary roles this position will be responsible for user interface as well as testing enhancements to the site. MAJOR FUNCTIONS 1. Business Analysis/Requirement Definition Analyze and scope business requirements and opportunities to define detailed requirements and design specifications Specifications include functional specifications, process designs, user interface (UI) designs and end-user documentation. Document business requirements, translate the requirements into use cases and process flows. Work with the technical staff to translate requirements to system design. 2. Project Management Establish and maintain tight communication with impacted business functions to ensure a common schedule of activities. Address issues and mitigate risks, communicate status to business, IT Management and other IT team that are impacted by the project.  Provide project management on small projects and supporting oversight on large projects. Estimate and build realistic project schedules and drive projects to successful completion on time with superior quality. Direct project teams in outlining work plans, assignments, duties, responsibilities, deliverables and deadlines. 3. User Interface Provide user interface designs for new and existing features for the ecommerce site with the goal of creating the most usable user interface possible within project constraints for the external customer. The User Interface (UI) Analyst will provide the expertise to help translate end user requirements into development specs for designing web based graphical user interfaces. Deliverables include wireframes, sketches, detailed user interaction specifications. 4. Testing/Use Case Conduct design and test reviews with the project teams to ensure systems design, development, and testing are aligned to support the intended objectives. Provide assistance with end-user testing, including User Acceptance Testing. Create test plans, test cases and do functional testing as needed ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IMPORTANCE % OF TIME Business Analysis 60% Project Management 20% User Interface 10% Testing/Use Case 10% TOTAL 100% Tangible Qualifications Bachelors degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science Demonstrated success in the development and delivery of information technology solutions.  Experience in managing small to medium size development projects involving cross functional and global teams. Ability to drive a very ambiguous project to a clearly defined scope with measurable requirements.  Ability to drive and execute the project timeline while closely maintaining scope. Proven track record of effectively delivering results in a fast paced environment while managing multiple priorities is a must. Strong facilitator; adept at running meetings with end users, gathering and managing business requirements, and balancing priorities. At least 5 years of experience in information technology with 3 plus years as a business analyst managing the delivery of information technology solutions, preferably on an e-commerce team. Experience with use case development, wireframe design, user interface design, screen mock-ups, and technical writing is required.  Knowledge of HTML for screen mock-up or other user interface technologies. Understanding of user experience strategy and the application of web technologies is required. Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Project, Visio. Intangible Qualifications General business acumen and numeric skills Should be a self-starter and be able to work under minimal supervision Mature and strength of character, non-territorial Must demonstrate leadership, critical thinking, negotiation, facilitation, consulting, problem solving, decision-making and analytical skills. Team leader: inclusive management style. Excellent people skills. Strong communications skills: verbal, written and presentation. Motivational and visionary. Change agent. Strong judgment, analytic skills Creativity, creative problem solv

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