Whose contract is it anyway? Background There is an ever increasing practice of company clients who insist on using their own contingency recruiting … Read more
Tracking Calls Vs. Tracking Results
Tracking calls: I often get questions from recruiters regarding how many calls they should make. This is a tricky question as the answer is directly … Read more
Ask Barb
Q. We are losing deals left and right. My firm has never written more job orders, but they are closing right around us. I feel like my recruiters have lost … Read more
Thou Shalt Never Extend An Offer Unless Certain It Will Be Accepted
If there is one commandment hiring managers and recruiters must keep sacred, it is this: NO offer will ever go out without the certainty it will be … Read more
Welcome to the Next Level
Hello, I am Jeff Kaye, the CEO of Kaye/Bassman International and, recently formed, Next Level Recruiting Training. It is a true honor to write the first of … Read more
Placements and the Law
INTERNET RECRUITING: INVESTIGATIONS RESULTING Internet recruiting has become a cyberspace minefield for recruiters. Official surfers are monitoring your … Read more
Establishing the “Point of No Return”
Few things in this business can frustrate a recruiter more than the inability or unwillingness of clients and candidates to make timely decisions. This … Read more
Web Hell and the Black Hole
You are a 20-year-old first-time job seeker just about to graduate with an engineering degree. And you have no idea how to look for that first position. … Read more
City Manager Fired Over Gender Reassignment
After a city manager in Largo, Florida, admitted he is seeking a sex-change operation, city commissioners voted 5-2 to fire him based on their views that … Read more
Identifying Business Development Leaders
I had a job earlier this month where I was tasked with identifying business development people out of specific financial institutions. The customer wanted … Read more