As recruiters, we usually split companies into two types. Our clients and everyone else we recruit our potential candidates from. Sometimes those two merge … Read more
An Amazing Story About an Incredible Lifestyle
It’s early January, and I’m sitting in my beach chair on the shores of beautiful Lake Cachuma, soaking up the California sunshine. The … Read more
The Unheralded Value of Candidate Preparedness
Logic dictates that, as executive search professionals, we should spend most of our time reading, writing, and thinking about being of service to the … Read more
I Was Sick Of Hearing About LinkedIn, So I Joined . . .
LinkedIn.com has hired my good friend Steve Sordello, previously CFO at Tivo and AskJeeves. They also just added VP of Marketing Patrick Crane, from Yahoo. … Read more
Email Protocol
The blessing and the curse of the digital revolution! Between email, instant and text messaging, cell phones, Blackberries, and the Internet, we are … Read more
Back to Basics from the Desk of the Contingency Employment Agent
Here it is July 2007, the halfway point of the year, and my business instinct tells me a shift needs to occur for my contingency staffing and placement … Read more
Components of Contract Staffing
Direct (perm) placement recruiters are in a great position to make a lot of money and meet all their clients’ needs by incorporating contract … Read more
Recruiter Attention Deficit Disorder
In the manufacturing economy, time was the currency. Systems were designed for maximum efficiency, and effectiveness was simply measured by how much time … Read more
Minimize Turndowns and Falloffs: 10 Steps to Recruiting Success
They are the enemies of every recruiter: turndowns and falloffs. And they’re on the rise everywhere. I hear about them so frequently from other … Read more
How to Use a Survey as a Marketing Tool
Are you making the same marketing calls to prospects that you’ve made for years? If all recruiters call and say, “We will find you the best … Read more