Derek Zeller
Derek Zeller draws from over 20 years in the recruiting industry, and he currently is the Director of Recruiting Solutions and Channels with Engage Talent. The last 16 years he has been involved with federal government recruiting specializing within the cleared IT space under OFCCP compliancy. He has experience with both third party agency and in-house recruiting for multiple disciplines. Using out-of-the-box tactics and strategies to identify and engage talent, he has had significant experience in building referral and social media programs, the implementation of Applicant Tracking Systems, technology evaluation, and the development of sourcing, employment branding, and military and college recruiting strategies. Derek currently lives in the Portland, Oregon area. Follow Derek on Twitter @Derdiver or connect with him on LinkedIn.
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Content authored by Derek Zeller
The 9 Circles of Recruiting Hell: A Divine Comedy.
“Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch’entrate; the final words of the inscription on the Gate of Hell.” Abandon every hope, you who enter.” – Dante Alighieri I know it probably sounds… Read more
Social Recruiting: You’re Doing It Wrong.
Here’s the thing about being a recruiter. If you want to sell a job, you’ve got to sell a story. Hell, it’s a working life that often feels like something… Read more
Talent42: Why The Future of Tech Recruiting Does Not Suck.
For the second year in a row, I made the trek to Seattle to attend the #Talent42 event, one that stands out among the busy recruiting calendar as one can’t… Read more
Recruiters: Stop Talking And Learn How To Listen.
“Chasing a person doesn’t give you value or build values in you. You earn your value by chasing morality and practicing dignity.” – Shannon L. Alder If we’ve met for… Read more
Born Into This: Recruiting Isn’t Always What You Think.
“You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.” ― Charles Bukowski Like so many other recruiters, I started out my… Read more
Recruiting: It’s A Matter of Trust
I know this comment is probably going to date me just a little bit, but hell, I’m not ashamed to admit it: Billy Joel is like, one of my absolutely… Read more
Bad Influence: Why Industry Lists Should Kick the Bucket.
If you’re one of those recruiters who’s at all in tune with the conversation happening in closed Facebook groups, niche industry forums or consume content and commentary in the weird little world… Read more
Don’t Ask Me How I Know: Life Lessons Learned From A Life in Recruiting.
It’s inevitable, when you’re a recruiter in general, but one who happens to write about recruiting in particular, that you’re going to get hammered with a ton of asks for advice… Read more
How To Prove You’re A Real Recruiter.
My last post, You’re Not Really A Recruiter, seems to have hit something of a nerve – apparently, a lot of people out there feel the same way I do about… Read more
You’re Not Really A Recruiter.
Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: oh, good. Another post bashing recruiters. Because you just can’t get enough of people who don’t do your job talking about how damn bad… Read more
Stop the Recruiting Spam. Seriously.
No matter how awesome my day happens to be, as soon as I open my personal e-mail, it’s pretty much guaranteed that it’s all downhill from there. Seriously, nothing pisses… Read more
Stop Being A Jerk: How To Manage Unmanagable Hiring Managers
I want to start off this post by simply saying that this is a statement on behalf of all those recruiters out there who feel this way. I personally know… Read more
The One That Got Away (And How I Got Them Back): A True Recruiting Tale
There’s nothing worse than being rejected by a candidate – and don’t lie, it’s happened to all of us in recruiting, unless you just started last week or are somehow… Read more
Recruiter Experience: What Every Candidate Needs To Know
It’s pretty easy to blame recruiters for the fact that the candidate experience is broken. After all, we’re pretty easy (and obvious targets) for the many frustrations that come with… Read more
What About The Recruiter Experience?
As recruiters, we talk a lot about the candidate experience and its importance. And I don’t disagree with that – so I want to state upfront that this post isn’t… Read more
