“On behalf of my client, I would like to offer you the position. Please keep an eye out for a forthcoming formal job offer letter.” Sound familiar? Extending a verbal job offer is commonplace for many recruiters and other hiring authorities. But, could a verbal job offer put you in
In a recent blog post, Debbie Fledderjohann of Top Echelon Contracting presented “10 Pitfalls of Working with a Vendor Management System.” That post was based upon the experiences of TEC over the past two decades. But what do recruiters think about working with a VMS? TE Network™ is a
So many things were supposed to replace recruiters. The Internet was supposed to replace recruiters. Then big job boards like Monster and CareerBuilder were supposed to replace them. During the past few years, social media (specifically LinkedIn) was supposed to do the job. But recruiters are still here. Why is
When you describe something as a “Herculean task,” you’re usually doing so because the task is practically impossible. Or you’re implying that the only person who could complete the task is Hercules, the mythical Greek figure. This brings to mind the “12 Labours of Hercules” from Greek mythology. Let’s review
Perhaps you’ve seen the television show Leverage, the one that starred Timothy Hutton. According to the all-knowing Internet Movie Database (IMDB), the show is about “a crew of high-tech crooks attempting to steal from wealthy criminals and corrupt businessmen.” How were these crooks able to steal so effectively? They had
If you’re a recruiting agency owner who makes contract placements and runs your own back office to do so, there’s a good chance that you’re classifying the contract candidates that you place as independent contractors. Your ability to do so may be running out. This is especially the case if
Finding candidates is difficult work. And, it can take you a while to find the right ones for your job orders. Luckily, constantly developing technology has provided many recruiter tools that can make your candidate search easier. You can use sourcing tools to find candidates and track communication with them.
You work hard to attract and recruit the brightest talent for your company. It can be difficult to learn that one-third of new hires quit their jobs after just six months, or that the average American worker today stays in their position for 4.2 years. Combine that with the news
Believe it or not, the New Year is upon us! How did it happen so quickly? That’s a topic for another blog post. No, what we want to talk about now is the topic of workforce trends for 2017. Specifically, we want to identify them and discuss how recruiters can
Do you find yourself easily distracted at work? That lack of focus will destroy any chance you have at developing good time management for recruiters. This can be compounded if you are working from home, where there are more personal distractions. Imagine arriving at work and your entire office is
