In my previous post for the Top Echelon Recruiter Training Blog, I listed 10 tips for how to close candidates in recruitment. What follows are 11 MORE tips for helping your candidates act decisively. Some of the ideas are last resorts and some are standard questions to ask of every
Do you find it difficult to create the energy to start making your round of phone calls in the morning? If so, then you are not alone. Even veteran big billers admit to me that sometimes it takes them as long as four hours to get the nerve to pick
Most recruiters know that you must not extend an offer to a candidate without a commitment to accept. Once you extend an offer of employment to a candidate, they will no longer share information with you, as they have no incentive to do so. Therefore, it’s your job to carefully orchestrate
There is a myth in our industry, and it has deluded many well-intentioned recruiters. It’s called candidate control and client control. Ever hear of these phrases? If you have, then you have been deceived. You can NOT control other people. If you think you can control them, then you will
I’ve stated in other articles that “the most critical skill set to develop is not getting people to listen to you. Rather, it’s the skill of getting them to talk with you, to open up, and to willingly share the specifics of their individual situations.” Many times when you’re cold
The following examples are designed to stimulate your creative instincts when building marketing scripts to cold call companies. They should be considered merely as points of reference and NOT absolutes. The principles they represent are far more important than their actual wording. After greeting a decision maker at a company and
After introducing yourself during a recruiting cold call and ensuring that the recruit is in a position where they can speak freely, you need to answer this critical question: “Why are you calling me?” In order to lock down a candidate and add them to your recruiting software, you’ll need to
We are living in the service age. Every buyer wants services to be delivered better, faster, and at the lowest possible cost. Our clients are not looking for “adequate” service or even “good” service—they are looking for firms that can surprise them with exceptional service. Clients want to feel as
Closing the recruiting deal requires the highest skill sets of the placement and search process. It’s the end of the game, and you have spent all this time and emotional energy cultivating the client, gaining their commitment, and putting everything in place. The objections have been covered. Their decision has been
