In a previous blog post, we addressed the most popular types of recruitment guarantees. We discussed how the recruiter agreement can vary and the role that replacements play in an agency’s guarantee policy. But do recruiting agencies change their guarantee policy? And if they do, under what circumstances does it
Nobody likes a new employee resignation or a situation in which a new employee is fired shortly after being hired. (Recruiters commonly refer to both of these situations as a fall-off.) Except maybe the candidate who fell off. Maybe they received another offer after working at their new employer for
Everybody loves a good story. If you’ve been an executive search consultant for any length of time, then you know the profession is replete with funny recruitment stories. In fact, you’ve probably heard some funny recruitment stories and you might even have told a few, as well. For all you
If you’ve already researched how to start a recruitment agency and you’ve become a recruiter, then you’re probably also in the midst of finding out how to make placements. As a recruiter, you’ll discover that once you find out how to make placements, you’ll want to know how to make
According to one source, more than one in three workers (35%) are millennials. And according to another source, millennials will make up 75% of the workforce by the year 2030. As the number of millennials in the workforce grows, you must adapt your strategies for recruiting millennials.
One of the best ways to find out what recruiters are doing . . . is to ask recruiters what they’re doing. And that’s exactly what Top Echelon did with the topic of recruiter guarantees. The method of discovery? A survey, of course! All of the questions in this survey were
In this technological age, recruiting has made its way to social media platforms in addition to other networking websites. According to one source, 73% of companies have used social media to successfully recruit and hire a candidate. Are familiar with social media recruiting best practices?
It doesn’t matter how good of a recruiter you are. If you’re working with a client that has a poor hiring process, then your chances of making a successful placement just went down. Unfortunately, there are plenty of great recruiters out there who are working with clients that have a
One of the most important steps in how to start a recruiting business is choosing a recruitment business model. (If you don’t believe me, read the blog post for which I just provided a link. “Create a business model” is #12 on the list.) However, there are many different aspects
Job descriptions launch your recruitment process and set the tone for the type of applicants you attract. Do you know the key to crafting an appealing job posting? Familiarize yourself with writing job descriptions best practices to start your hiring process off on the right foot. Writing job descriptions best
