One of the best ways to find out what recruiters are doing . . . is to ask recruiters what they’re doing. And that’s exactly what Top Echelon did with the topic of recruiter guarantees. The method of discovery? A survey, of course! All of the questions in this survey were
In this technological age, recruiting has made its way to social media platforms in addition to other networking websites. According to one source, 73% of companies have used social media to successfully recruit and hire a candidate. Are familiar with social media recruiting best practices?
Successfully recruiting and hiring top candidates in this current market is not easy. In fact, the margin for error is practically non-existent. That’s why you can NOT afford to make recruitment mistakes in your pursuit of top candidates. Unfortunately, the recruitment process is a veritable “landmine” of potential pitfalls. There
It doesn’t matter how good of a recruiter you are. If you’re working with a client that has a poor hiring process, then your chances of making a successful placement just went down. Unfortunately, there are plenty of great recruiters out there who are working with clients that have a
One of the most important steps in how to start a recruiting business is choosing a recruitment business model. (If you don’t believe me, read the blog post for which I just provided a link. “Create a business model” is #12 on the list.) However, there are many different aspects
Job descriptions launch your recruitment process and set the tone for the type of applicants you attract. Do you know the key to crafting an appealing job posting? Familiarize yourself with writing job descriptions best practices to start your hiring process off on the right foot. Writing job descriptions best
The only thing better than big recruitment fees . . . are bigger recruitment fees. But where exactly are those fees? More specifically, in which industries do they exist? TE Network™ is a split placement recruiting network. Since 1988, Top Echelon’s recruiter network has been helping recruiters generate more
Recruitment advice can be a tricky thing. It all depends upon the outcome of the advice. That being said, the litmus test is the answer to this question: “Did the recruitment advice result in more placements for your desk and/or revenue for your agency?” If the answer is “No,” then
As any recruiter knows, a potential placement can go awry at ANY point in the process. That includes after the process is complete and you’ve actually made the placement. (“What’s that? The candidate left after only 26 days on the job? Yes, I will return the placement fee.”) Even though
The hiring process needs to be devoid of discrimination, beginning with the job description that you or your client write. Some hiring authorities unintentionally craft biased job posts toward a specific gender. Do your job descriptions contain gender-biased language? Including gender-biased words in your job descriptions could cause you to
