As a professional recruiter or search consultant, you tell clients all the time that hiring the wrong person can set you back in terms of time, energy, and money. And hanging onto the wrong employee for too long? The same things can happen! And if you’re an agency owner or
The recruitment and selection process has many steps. And the recruiting step is just one of them. In fact, there are things that a recruiter or talent acquisition professional must do before the recruiting step. And that would be referred to as pre-recruitment. (Makes perfect sense, does it not?) Now,
Applicant Tracking System & the Screening Process When it comes to the hiring and recruiting process, it can be looked at as sort of a funnel. Any productive recruiter will have a pipeline filled with candidates. This pipeline will start at the top with prospective candidates and lead all the
Recruitment activity is at the heart of making more placements as a professional recruiter or executive search consultant. Actually, allow me to clarify that statement. The right recruitment activity is at the heart of more placements. And it doesn’t matter if you’re “swimming” in job orders or search assignments right
In the world of employment, there is no greater need than that of effective candidate sourcing. While that might be a rather bold statement, an organization’s personnel represents their greatest resource. Just like the team with the best players wins, the company with the best employees wins, too. And you
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed just about everything, and that includes the employment marketplace. Due to lockdowns and restrictions, the recruiting and hiring process has gone online—literally—as organizations struggle to hire the talent they need. This has given rise to the prevalence of virtual recruiting. However, just like traditional recruiting,
You don’t have to be told that this is one of the tightest job markets in the history of our country. Nor do you do have to be told that more people are quitting their job than ever before. That’s why it’s called the “Great Resignation.” During the past few
If you’re reading this, chances are good that you’re a recruiter. And if you’re a recruiter, chances are good that you use software. An applicant tracking system (ATS) is included in most recruiting software systems. According to Capterra, a Web service that helps businesses find the right software solutions, 75%
The full cycle recruiting process is almost over. Your client extended a job offer and the candidate accepted. But then, your client decides they want to rescind offer. Can an employer take back a job offer? Can an employer revoke a job offer? According to PBS, it is common for
There’s nothing as grand as when one of your candidates accepts an offer. And there’s nothing as miserable as when that same candidate turns around and declines the same offer. Wait, what? How does that happen? Why does that happen? How can you stop that from happening? Why does a
