If you work in recruiting, you know it’s a brutal market for finding and placing candidates right now. Record unemployment, demographic shifts and the skills gap make it especially difficult for us to land top talent. If we want to be successful as recruiters...
After 25 years in the business of talent acquisition and talent optimization I have heard a lot of negative feedback from hiring leaders regarding what’s NOT being taught in the classrooms. “New grads may have the book smarts, but they expect a trophy for...
Traveling back from Florida this past weekend after attending a conference, I read an article on Lifehacker.com titled “The Top 10 Difficult Decisions You’ll Make in Life (and how to make them).” To provide context, here’s the list: 1. Know when it’s time to quit...
You may recall the first three parts of this series, in which I talked about the annoying tendency to over-use business buzzwords on LinkedIn, resumes, and other social profiles. Many of today’s professionals are still overusing business jargon in order to sound...
In the last few blogs, I spent a lot of time showing you, the professional recruiter, why talking about a “new” opportunity is more effective than talking about a “better” opportunity. Our subconscious minds don’t like to admit that...
Last week I brought up the topic of “better” vs “new” when approaching a potential candidate for an open role. Most recruiters talk about how their role is better than what the candidate currently has. Although this might be true, many candidates will respond with the...
