Recruiters, don’t believe everything you read. It’s troublesome enough that 67% of recruiters are relying on LinkedIn and LinkedIn alone to find candidates instead of leveraging the site with other tools in their recruiting toolbox. Add in all the fabrications,...
I recently received an email from an agency recruiter (let’s call her Lana) who was seeking candidates for the role of President of a large staffing firm. The name of the firm is being withheld to protect the innocent! The email was written professionally enough: Lana...
Attention, recruiters: there are imposters among us. They are recognizable by their incessant use of LinkedIn, their dependence upon InMail, and their reluctance to use the phone. These imposters often sit at their computer for hours with little human communication,...
It wasn’t in the job description. It’s not in your title. Nobody told you upfront that it would be required, yet here you are. You’re writing LinkedIn and job ads, employing Facebook targeting, and supporting employer branding left and right. In essence, you’re...
The need for caution on social media has become increasingly apparent the further we dive into today’s growing digital space. This is especially true when it comes to candidates and how they can be perceived by future or current employers. In fact, this isn’t the...
Most of us who have been in the search business for any length of time know that value of connections. When LinkedIn came on the scene, it was quickly embraced by our industry due to the seeming ease in which we could make new connection and establish relationships....