Just by its very name, the recruitment and selection process denotes two main parts. Although they may be distinct, they are also interrelated in their nature and intertwined in their purposes. And it doesn’t matter if you’re a professional recruiter, a corporate recruiter, or a member of Human Resources, you
The staffing and recruiting industry is like any other industry: there are “good apples” and there are “bad apples.” In other words, some recruiting agencies are reputable . . . and some are not. The challenge is in being able to tell if a recruitment agency is legitimate or not.
At first glance, using multiple recruiting agencies seems like a good idea. It seems like a good idea if you’re a hiring manager. And it seems like a good idea if you’re a job seeker or candidate. However, the first glance is deceptive. That’s because it is NOT a good
If you’ve been a recruiter for any length of time, you know the mental, emotional, and even physical euphoria associated with receiving a $25,000 placement check in the mail. There’s just something about landing that full fee. It’s intoxicating. It’s alluring. It makes you want to land it again . .
As a recruiter, there’s nothing like making that full-fee placements. It’s like a loaf of freshly baked homemade bread. A two-hour nap on a rainy Sunday afternoon. A tall glass of cold lemonade on a hot summer’s day. Okay, maybe it’s a little better than all of those things. What
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
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
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
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
Some professional recruiters and search consultants bristle at the notion of making split placements. They mistakenly believe that they have to “go out of their way” to make splits. This is simply not true. Split fee recruiting is a strategic way to generate more revenue on your desk and/or for
