Blog for Recruiters
These articles share recruiting expertise and offer best practices – helping you streamline your recruiting processes.
Recruiters Polled Optimistic About the Fourth Quarter
Believe it or not, the fourth quarter of 2011 is almost upon us. According to the conversations that I’ve had with recruiters over the first nine months of the year, it’s been a mixed bag for the recruiting industry. Some recruiters are doing quite well and some are...
Eight Million Job Openings by 2013, and Nobody to Fill Them
In a recent blog post, I addressed the fact that there are currently three million job openings in the country right now, at a time when the unemployment rate is above 9%. This fact underscores the gap that currently exists between the skills that companies are...
How Do Recruiters’ Cash-In Totals Compare to a Year Ago?
At Top Echelon, we like to keep our finger on the pulse of what’s going on with recruiters, especially in terms of how well they’re doing on their desk. That’s why we conduct polls of recruiters every week and also send out email surveys on a regular basis. The...
Not Enough Job Orders, or Not Enough Candidates?
Is the economy recovering? Is it not? Are we in a recession? Are we not? Does it matter? The bottom line is that companies aren’t exactly setting the world on fire when it comes to hiring. Now, there are many factors at work here, but there’s one factor in...