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How to Hire for Culture Fit
As a hiring manager, boss or CEO it’s your responsibility to assess what qualifies as a good cultural fit for your...
Relax on the Job Description to Expand Potential Hires
First impressions matter, especially with job descriptions. With more than 20 million jobs listed on Indeed, it can be...
Recruitment Partners: When Collaboration Equals Success
When working with a recruitment adviser to find talent, it’s imperative to have a collaborative relationship to ensure you’re getting the value you’re expecting. What defines “collaborative”? You might be thinking to yourself that you are collaborative - but...
5 Behind-the-Scenes-Ways Your Recruiting Partner is Working for You
In a candidate-driven market, attracting and retaining top talent is tough. Even when you’re making a good offer, your top candidates likely still have other employment choices. Today’s employment market is driven heavily by candidates– and research shows we should...
The Real Reason You’re Not Getting the Results You Want From Your Search Firm
The truth is, it’s very rare that a search firm is incapable of filling a position. We have the resources to identify top talent in any industry and any location, for just about any position. If your search firm isn’t getting back to you with A-candidates, there’s...
The Knowing and Doing Gap: Using Metrics to Improve
Smart work beats talent any day of the week. You could be the most talented worker in a room but if you don’t use metrics to work smarter, your efforts are likely to be falling short or taking much more effort than they should. Working smart, knowing what you need to...
4 Reasons You Can’t Find the Right Talent
You may have seen Why You Are Struggling to Find the Talent You Need, an article explaining potential challenges you could be facing in finding the right talent for your business (there are a lot of them). Check out the previous article to see the first five reasons...
Why You Are Struggling to Find the Talent You Need
While I’ve been recruiting for 20 years, this hiring environment is unlike any that I’ve seen. I would love to be able to tell you there is one obvious reason for not finding the talent you need, and how to fix it in one easy step - but that's just not the case. There...
How to Recruit Millennials
I’m 31-years-old, therefore I am a millennial. We have a bad rap and I get it - I do. There’s that whole bit about how we all got trophies even if we were dead last in the league. None of us have seen a rotary phone or know what a fax machine is. Seinfeld ended its...
Measuring Candidate Commitment
As a recruiter, I’ve been burned a lot by candidates who aren’t quite sure what they want. I spend time interviewing, coaching, and advocating on their behalf all to… see them walk away from a presented opportunity. All employers should be aware of this danger - not...
What People Think Recruiters Do Vs. What We Actually Do
Most people don’t know what a recruiter does all day. There is a misconception that we quickly find one worker to fill a position and move on. The truth is, we become an extension of your company and use a strategic and defined process to sell your company to talent. The sales funnel we use can start with
