Are new graduates making the grade in today’s fast-paced business environment? According to a recent study by the Global Strategy Group (on behalf of architectural firm Woods Bagot), the answer to that question is a firm “No!” The study included the opinions of 500 senior managers and C-level executives, the
In my previous blog post, I discussed the results of a recruiter poll that we recently conducted, one that asked recruiters how 2011 compared to 2010 in terms of their recruiting business. Overall, the results of that poll were quite positive, with over 63% of respondents indicating that 2011 was
It’s 2012—a New Year for recruiters! But how did the old year (2011) treat recruiters? Well, we found out. How? A recruiter poll, of course! Specifically, we conducted a poll of recruiters from all across the country, and in that poll, we posed the following question: How did 2011 compare
With 2011 quickly coming to an end, this is a good time to look back over the year and see which industries added the most jobs. To be sure, not a lot of jobs were added to the workforce this year, as companies were still reluctant to hire, regardless of
Welcome back to our ongoing series of blog posts about what recruiters should do to prepare for 2012. Once again, we’re presenting advice from recruiting industry trainer Jon Bartos of Jonathan Scott International. In our previous blog post, Bartos stressed that recruiters should analyze what worked this year on their
A couple of weeks ago, we polled recruiters from all across the country, and the question that we posed to them was this one: “Is it tougher to be a recruiter now than it was five years ago?” The recruiters who participated in our poll indicated that overall, it is
Recruiters find themselves in a constant battle, trying to balance working “on” their business with working “in” their business. Unfortunately, that’s a battle that gets more and more difficult to fight in today’s challenging economic conditions. (As well as the massive amount of information that we’re being bombarded with every
Every week, we conduct a poll of recruiters all across the country. In most cases, these poll questions are related to an issue that recruiters are dealing with right NOW. Sometimes these issues are specific, but sometimes they’re broader in nature. While last week’s poll question falls into the latter category, it’s
There are a lot of truths regarding the current state of the job market: The unemployment rate is still high, hovering right around the 10% mark. Employers are still reluctant to pull the hiring trigger on some of their open positions. Employers are finding it difficult to fill some of
Whether or not the unemployed should be considered for open jobs in this country has been a topic of much debate during the past year or so. There are a few reasons for this: The unemployment rate is above 9% and has been for quite some time. Companies are not that willing
