Nobody plans to fail. Okay, go ahead . . . I know you want to say it. Just say it: “Yes, but you can fail to plan.” Thank you. It’s good to know that you’re all aware of this time-honored axiom. The reality of the matter is that recruiting is
[Editor’s note: Top Echelon not only offers recruiting software, but we also offer membership in our recruiting network. We often highlight the successes of these members in The Pinnacle, the newsletter blog for the Network. However, we’re now running a recruitment case study series in the Top Echelon Recruiter Training
What does business development mean in recruitment? Well, speaking in obvious terms, it means more placements. Sounds rather simple, does it not? However, it is not that simple. Because once again, if it was simple and easy, then everybody would be doing it. And clearly, not everybody can be a
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
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?
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
As any recruiter knows, a potential placement can go awry at ANY point in the process. That includes after the process is complete and you’ve actually made the placement. (“What’s that? The candidate left after only 26 days on the job? Yes, I will return the placement fee.”) Even though
