JOB MARKET TREND: According to the Labor Department, U.S. payrolls added 204,000 jobs during the month of October. That beat economists’ forecasts by quite a lot, since they forecast an addition of 120,000 jobs to the economy. At the same time, the nation’s unemployment rate rose slightly, from 7.2% in
TECH TREND: People receive a “stupid” amount of email these days. In fact, according to the article below, workers receive an average of 15,000 messages per year and spend 13 hours each business week emailing. As a recruiter, you live in email every day. What can you do to not
Top Echelon gives the top nine most popular six-figure jobs for recruiters to target in order to receive a higher return on placements.
Below is Allen’s latest collection tip for recruiters: What the Client Says: “We hired the candidate at a lower starting salary.” How the Client Pays: The victim of this is the salesperson placer. Since the candidate’s base rate is the only promised (“guaranteed”) compensation, the client argues that commissions aren’t
There’s good news for recruiters working in the automotive industry! According to numerous reports, including this one from USA Today, hiring is about to “speed up” for nearly all companies in the near future. Auto factories are apparently running at nearly full capacity, with demand continuing to grow. Companies that
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]There’s no doubt that people are spending more and more time on their smartphones. And now, a new study from Experian Marketing Services maps out just how much time.
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
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
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
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
