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? Top Echelon Network is a
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
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.
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
During the past few years, there has been a skills gap in the United States. That talent shortage has translated into nearly 6 million open positions throughout the country. According to CNNMoney.com, there were 5.8 million openings in June of this year. (In July of 2015, there were also 5.8
As salespeople by nature, recruiting professionals and owners are wired toward action and offense-mindedness. Most of us think in terms of targets such as revenue, number of deals closed, contacts in our recruiting software, and the size of our team. In sports terms, you could say that we think of
The 100 Point Sheet: This monitoring device was created by a recruiting firm owner who possessed advanced college degrees in mathematics and computer science and wanted to objectively measure a very subjective business. He wanted to insure that his recruiters would ultimately be successful. He awarded more points for the
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]I am constantly reminding recruiters that, while they don’t have control over very much in their professional lives, they do have control in four main areas.
