Gone are the days of mailing in resumes Monday morning after perusing the help wanted ads in Sunday’s paper, and gone are the days of smile-and-dial recruiting. The use of technology has provided both the job seeker and the recruiter an unprecedented opportunity for connection. In today’s job market, the
Sourcing candidates is a lot of work. And, the best candidates won’t necessarily end up in your recruiting database. Sometimes, you have to put more work into searching for candidates. But, where can you find a lot of people to source candidates from? Social media. Social media recruiting can be
When you think about recruiting on social media, you might not consider Twitter. Twitter isn’t specifically designed for job hunting and recruiter networking. However, you can still use the social media site to find candidates and share your job openings. Just like recruiting on other social media sites, recruiting on
How do recruiters find their highest-quality candidates? Which advertising options have the best response rates for recruiters? How do recruiters market their services? We have the answers in Top Echelon’s 2016-17 State of the Industry Report. At the end of last year, Top Echelon conducted a survey of more than
Learning about what prevents recruiters from making more placements is a key focus of Top Echelon’s 2016-17 State of the Industry Report. And what’s the answer? Well, before we reveal any recruiting trends, let’s set the stage for our second annual recruitment industry report. At the end of last year, Top
It is imperative that you create urgency to make fills and close perm or contract placements. This is a candidate-driven market and candidates know they are in demand. Today we will address how to create urgency with candidates. Fifteen steps to create urgency with candidates 1. Complete paperwork up front
Success in recruiting starts with success in your head. If you start to think like a big biller, you will eventually become one. It’s not the other way around. First, decide that you will become one, and second, find out how to do it. It really is that simple. Where
This is a good time to start in the recruiting business. After all, placements in the Top Echelon recruiting network are up nearly 20% from this time last year. In addition, a total of 22 recruitment agencies joined the Network last month. But should you start a recruitment agency? If
Just because you have job orders does NOT mean that you have good job orders. In other words, they might not be orders that you can fill. How can you find out? By watching our latest free recruiter training video, that’s how! Renowned industry trainer and speaker Bob Marshall of
Just because you have job orders does NOT mean that you have good job orders. In other words, they might not be orders that you can fill. How can you find out? By watching our latest free recruiter training video, that’s how! Renowned industry trainer and speaker Bob Marshall of
