It’s a job seekers’ market, but hiring managers haven’t yet fully adjusted to the change, with 40% of them taking almost a month to make … Read more
Minimum Wage Rates Are Rising State by State
While efforts to raise the federal minimum wage are languishing, 34 states are considering or have taken action to raise their state’s minimum. … Read more
How Did You Do Last Year? Bullhorn Comp Survey Can Tell You
How much money did you make last year? The industry average for all independent recruiters was $74,000, somewhat less than half the $154,000 agency owners … Read more
A Commission Plan To Reward Production and Promote Retention
In sales, the commission plan is everything. Think about it; if too generous the company cannot make the profits necessary to continue to function and … Read more
Track Your Recruiters’ Hours Or You Could End Up Writing One Big Check
Jeff, Thank you for all you do for us in the field! I have a question regarding tracking time and compensation of recruiters. You are aware that many of us … Read more
Fed Reserve Governor Says Too Many New Jobs Are Low Pay and Temp
A member of the Federal Reserve Board is complaining that too many of the new jobs created since the recovery began are low wage, part-time, or temporary, … Read more
It’s Not the Perks, It’s Job Security
Many of you remember in the 1999 when U.S. unemployment was 4.1%. It was heaven for employees. Companies were competing for employees. Companies were … Read more
Yoh Survey: Hourly Pay Drops For Skilled Technology Workers
Technology wages across a broad group of industries dropped by an average of 45 cents an hour during the first quarter of this year, says the latest Index … Read more
Recruiter Chronicles: Five Years, Five Mistakes – Part 3
To commemorate the fifth anniversary of my career in recruiting which recently passed, I am sharing with you over the coming weeks the five biggest … Read more
Jeff’s On Call!: Revisiting the “Draw” Topic
Editor’s Note: Jeff has covered this topic for us in the past, but as he has said, it needs to be addressed again, and more thoroughly. You can read … Read more