The blog for recruiters

What Should a Small Business Do to Improve Its Recruiting Process?
It’s never a good time to have a slow recruitment process and/or a slow hiring process as an employer or organization. Speed is essential in the recruitment and hiring process . . . always. That’s because speed is how you’re able to find, recruit, and hire the best job candidates

Recruitment Revenue: Making More Money as a Recruiter
Now, let’s state the obvious: the economy has an effect how much recruitment revenue a person can generate. When the economy is good (like now), a recruiter can generate a lot of revenue. When the economy is bad (like during the Great Recession), that is rarely the case. But outside

Split Fee Recruiting Network: How to Maximize Your Membership
It’s no secret that we at Top Echelon believe in the value of a split fee recruiting network. After all, we offer membership in one. However, we can rant and rave about the benefits of splits all day long. (And trust us, there are many benefits.) Ultimately, though, the power

Why Small Businesses Are Investing in Recruiting Software
The reason that small businesses are investing in recruiting software right now is simple. There is a “war for talent” going on, and smaller businesses need every advantage they can get. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the National Unemployment rate in June was 3.6%. That’s historically very

What is the Difference Between Headhunting and Recruitment?
It’s relatively easy to get the difference between headhunting and recruitment mixed up. After all, they both result in the hiring of a job candidate. However, it’s the methods involved in each that mark the difference between a headhunter and a recruiter. Basically, it’s the difference between an agency recruiter

Recruitment Email: What’s the Best Day to Send Recruiting Emails?
Reaching candidates, especially passive candidates, is not easy at the moment. We’re in the midst of a candidate-driven market the likes of which we may have never seen before. (According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate was 3.6% in June.) So what can recruitment email do? A