You’ve probably heard that it is not a good idea to pick low-hanging fruit. My question is: Why the hell not? I enjoy picking low hanging fruit. It’s within easy reach and requires minimal effort. I don’t enjoy dealing with rickety ladders and having to stretch just...
There are many questions that a recruiter (and a recruiting firm owner) should ask themselves. Here is one such question: “Should I work on contingency or retainer?” A fair question that deserves a fair answer. However before we answer it, we have some groundwork to...
No matter what profession a person chooses, they want to be successful. Recruiters are NO different. No matter how you measure success as a recruiter (monetarily or otherwise), it requires a certain number of recruitment skills, competencies, and qualifications. And...
If you are like most recruiters, Human Resources is a department that you enjoy dealing with about as much as the IRS. HR can play a vital role in moving the placement process forward but the problem occurs when they insist on being the only point of contact with whom...