When it comes to recessions, recruiters have long pointed out that the unemployment rate for the people they place is traditionally lower than the unemployment rate for the people they don’t place. And recent statistics appear to validate that point. According to those numbers, which were recently published by the
Recruiters always want to know which jobs are hot—in other words, which job openings companies are currently looking to fill and will be looking to fill in the future. This is especially the case when it comes to executive positions, which typically carry hefty salaries (and correspondingly hefty placement fees.)
While activity within the recruiting industry may have picked up, there’s one thing that’s still a thorn in recruiters’ sides—the housing market. Because of the collapse of the housing market and the fact that it’s still attempting to recover, candidates are finding it difficult to sell their house to take
Welcome to our ongoing series of blog posts in the Top Echelon Recruiter Training Blog:“Jeff Allen’s Collection Tip of the Week.” Each week, we’ll highlight one collection tip from Allen, JD/CPC, the world’s leading placement lawyer. Since 1975, Allen has collected more placement fees, litigated more trade secret cases, and assisted more
Welcome to our ongoing series of blog posts in the Top Echelon Recruiter Training Center: “Jeff Allen’s Collection Tip of the Week.” Each week, we’ll highlight one collection tip from Allen, JD/CPC, the world’s leading placement lawyer. Since 1975, Allen has litigated more trade secret cases and assisted more placement practitioners than
Welcome to our ongoing series of blog posts in the Top Echelon Recruiter Training Center: “Jeff Allen’s Collection Tip of the Week.” Each week, we’ll highlight one collection tip from Allen, JD/CPC, the world’s leading placement lawyer. Since 1975, Allen has litigated more trade secret cases and assisted more placement practitioners than
Where and how a recruiter spends their time is crucial to the success of their business. Too much time in the wrong area can dramatically decrease their billings. Unfortunately, time-wasting activities sneak up on you like a thief in the night. Before you know it, those activities you thought were
At Hiring Hook, we’ve offered job posting services to recruiters for years, whether it’s directly to a recruiter’s website or through Job Javelin, which reposts recruiters’ jobs to sites all across the Internet. As a result, we know about the habits of online job seekers, specifically when they apply for
I love this time of the year. You know why? Because it’s the holiday season? Well, of course, but there’s another reason. This is when the “Worst Interview Questions of the Year”-type of lists start to pop up. That’s some gooood reading, right there. And we have our first list!
Top Echelon, through its website product, is currently offering FREE website evaluations to recruiting and staffing firms! These evaluations will focus on the basics of what a recruiting firm’s website should look like and what it should do. Specifically, these evaluations will include two aspects of your firm’s site: its
