We’ve discussed before in the Top Echelon Blog how recruiting is a sales profession. And since it is a sales profession, there is a lot of recruitment negotiation contained within it. A lot. In fact, negotiation is at the heart of what professional recruiters and executive search consultants do, and
Part of being a recruiter is adapting to the ever-changing industry and continuing to improve your strategies. To do this, you need to keep up with recruitment trends and network with other recruiters. Joining a recruitment association can be a smart career move to boost your connections, insights, and recruitment
When you’re tasked with a job order, the pressure is on. On top of the technical qualifications needed for the job, you also want candidates to have soft skills. To gauge a candidate’s fit with your client’s company, conduct a soft skills assessment.
Despite the coronavirus and the COVID-19 pandemic, top talent and the best candidates are still rather scarce in the employment marketplace. After all, the pandemic has done a lot to things, but one thing that it has NOT done is create more top candidates. So while there may be some
You’ve heard the phrase before: “back to basics.” As in, “We’ve got to get back to basics!” When somebody says that, though, you know what it really means. It means that you’ve somehow strayed from the basics in the first place! And if makes sense that if you didn’t stray
Last year was quite the year, both for the employment marketplace overall and for those working in the recruiting and staffing industry. Well, we’re more than two months into a new year, and while a recovery seems to be underway, things are still a bit uncertain. Depending upon the industry
To make money as a recruiter, you must have clients. But, generating new clients can be stressful and arduous. It might seem difficult to get new clients, especially if they aren’t coming straight to you. So, how do recruiters find clients? Sometimes, you have to put in extra effort to
Everybody sets goals. You might even set daily goals for yourself, like making sure you get that workout in or clean your home. But, what about recruiter goals? You should set recruitment goals to help motivate and encourage you in each of the recruitment steps involved in your day-to-day routine.
You want to provide the best possible candidates to your clients. When you present good candidates, your clients will be happy and will hopefully choose one quickly. The better the placement, the faster you receive your fee. You can weed out bad candidates by conducting employment reference checks. Then you
To find the right candidates for your clients, you need to conduct interviews. Streamlining your interviewing process can improve your overall recruiting efforts. One tool you can use when meeting candidates is an interview scorecard. What is an interview scorecard? An interview scorecard is a document that helps you structure
