JOB MARKET TREND: Every recruiter knows that a placement is more likely to happen if the company looking to fill the position has a sense of urgency about filling it. Usually, that sense of urgency is tied to a position that is extremely important, or in other words, directly impacts the company’s bottom
By MATT DEUTSCH A New Year is upon us! It’s time for a fresh start and a new beginning . . . and that includes with your recruiting firm’s website! Below are six reasons to consider re-designing your recruiting website in 2014: 1. To make it “responsive”: This means it
By MARK DEMAREE With the New Year upon us, this is the perfect time to evaluate and update your recruitment or staffing firm’s website. In fact, below are four things you should do for your website right now: 1. Update the copyright date: Chances are good that it still says
JOB MARKET TREND: It’s a matter of math and numbers, really. Right now, companies in the Manufacturing industry are trying to fill 237,000 job openings. (That’s NOT a typo.) Here’s the kicker: that number is going to get bigger during the next several years—a lot bigger. The reason? Once again,
JOB MARKET TREND: According to the Labor Department, U.S. payrolls added 204,000 jobs during the month of October. That beat economists’ forecasts by quite a lot, since they forecast an addition of 120,000 jobs to the economy. At the same time, the nation’s unemployment rate rose slightly, from 7.2% in
TECH TREND: People receive a “stupid” amount of email these days. In fact, according to the article below, workers receive an average of 15,000 messages per year and spend 13 hours each business week emailing. As a recruiter, you live in email every day. What can you do to not
Top Echelon gives the top nine most popular six-figure jobs for recruiters to target in order to receive a higher return on placements.
Below is Allen’s latest collection tip for recruiters: What the Client Says: “We hired the candidate at a lower starting salary.” How the Client Pays: The victim of this is the salesperson placer. Since the candidate’s base rate is the only promised (“guaranteed”) compensation, the client argues that commissions aren’t
There’s good news for recruiters working in the automotive industry! According to numerous reports, including this one from USA Today, hiring is about to “speed up” for nearly all companies in the near future. Auto factories are apparently running at nearly full capacity, with demand continuing to grow. Companies that
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]There’s no doubt that people are spending more and more time on their smartphones. And now, a new study from Experian Marketing Services maps out just how much time.
