In my previous blog post, we established that Plantronics was the most popular brand of headset for recruiters, as least according to Top Echelon’s most recent survey of recruiters from all across the country. However, there’s more to a headset than just the brand name. For one thing, there’s the model of
Companies may be in a hiring mode (or at the very least, a “semi-hiring” mode), but what are the types of jobs that they’re attempting to fill? According to recruiting industry trainer Doug Beabout, CPC of The Douglas Howard Group, many of them are attempting to fill positions that are, well,
We’re going to wrap up our blog series about business structure by asking this question: exactly how much do recruiters know about business structure? Before we delve into that question, though, let’s quickly review what we’ve done to this point. Below are the titles of the first two posts in
In my previous blog post regarding business structure, I noted that the most popular structure for recruiters was the “S Corporation,” by a wide margin, as a matter of fact. We determined that fact by conducting a survey of recruiters from all across the country. We asked recruiters some other
Okay, so we do like to tease you with headlines similar to the one above, but that’s one of the great things about the surveys that we conduct at Top Echelon. We ask recruiters all across the country questions about their recruiting firm and their recruiting process, and then we
Are companies gearing up for more hiring in the coming year? A recent article in The Wall Street Journal claims that they are. According to the article, “Firms Enlist More Recruiters,” companies are in the process of filling more internal headhunter positions as the demand for hiring slowly increases. The article doesn’t
The new user agreement for Top Echelon goes into effect on Wednesday, December 1, but the agreement is already available for Preferred Members of the Network to view. The agreement has been available since Tuesday, and so far over 600 recruiters have “electronically signed” the agreement. I’d like to thank those
Bob Millman of AutoPro Technical Recruiting adopted a recruiting approach approximately three months ago. Millman, who works Engineering, Purchasing, and Accounting-related positions in Manufacturing, made a concerted effort to increase his phone time. His decision to get on the phone more has paid dividends for him in the form of more
One of the more frustrating aspects of social media and social networking for recruiters is that sometimes, you just don’t know how effective your efforts are. You don’t know if you’re connecting with people, and if you are, how many people. Well, I have good news for you: there is
Our last regional conference for the year is just around the corner, and it’s shaping up to be our BEST one. Early Bird Registration isn’t even over yet, and there are already 29 recruiters signed up for the Columbus Conference, scheduled for Thursday, November 11, and Friday, November 12, at the Embassy Suites Columbus. However, Early
