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How to Use SimplyHired and LinkedIn to Source Leads
Today’s “Top Echelon Recruiting Tip” comes from industry trainer Greg Doersching of The Griffin Search Group. The tip involves using both job board posting and social media in order to uncover the name of a hiring authority at a company that’s currently looking to fill a position. Step 1: Browse to

Timing is Everything for Recruiters, Part 2
Read “Timing is Everything for Recruiters, Part 1.” During the initial discussion with your client, at the point where you’re qualifying the job order and establishing the hiring process, you need to emphasize the importance of timing. As a result, you might say the following: “In order to achieve our

Poll: 34% of Recruiters ‘Working More’ Than in 2012
Recruiting is a rather flexible profession, for a number of different reasons. It can also be maddeningly unpredictable, and we addressed both of these characteristics in a recent recruiter poll. The amount of money that recruiters bill can vary from year to year. In fact, it usually does vary. In

Why the Very Best Candidates Might NOT be on LinkedIn
Of all the social media and networking tools that exist, LinkedIn is definitely the one that recruiters use the most. After all, it’s touted as the “professional social media network,” and tens of millions of job seekers are registered with the site. Many recruiters view LinkedIn as a “self-cleaning” database

2 Viable Niches That Might Surprise Recruiters
In these continually challenging economic times, recruiters are becoming more creative in their efforts to be productive, and of course, profitable. According to recruiting industry trainer Greg Doersching of the Griffin Group, one of the innovative things that recruiters are doing is finding new niches for themselves, in some cases unique niches that

‘Another Recruiter Was Responsible for the Placement’
Welcome to our ongoing series of blog posts in the Top Echelon Recruiter Training Center: “Jeff Allen’s Collection Tip of the Week.” Each week, we’ll highlight one collection tip from Allen, JD/CPC, the world’s leading placement lawyer. Since 1975, Allen has collected more placement fees, litigated more trade secret cases, and assisted