Recruiting Advice

We enter the final full week of August and hopefully we are still working according to plan. The push in on recruiters to make this a great month. Always be… Read more

Improving your Cold Call Skills » On Friday’s, many sales teams sit back and look at their previous week of progress: ”How many prospect did we contact?”, “How many proposals… Read more

I love to go over the basics with new recruiters and then write about them on RecruitingDaily.  It keeps me fresh and even the most veteran of us enjoy a… Read more

Recruiting Passive Candidates — How to Get Top-notch Referrals » Without question, having a large LinkedIn network is a competitive advantage for any recruiter working on hard-to-fill positions and hard-to-find… Read more

Get Sales Candidates to Check You Out » Smart salespeople will do their due diligence when they’re looking for a sales job, but it doesn’t hurt to present the less-than-smart… Read more

[youtube clip_id=”VprtUwfEA6Y”] What is the last good movie that you saw? A simple and unassuming open-ended question that has really helped me over the years in my cold calling blocks…. Read more

Every once and a while I remind myself that I have it real good, a great family, and that I can always do more to push myself. The work is… Read more

Google Recruitment 101 » Currently, Google is both the most utilized search engine and largest public information database. Google is an important access tool and its toolbar plays a key… Read more

When I explain what I do for a living, they understand that I am a recruiter, but they don’t always understand why recruiters are needed.  I enjoy explaining it to them, and this… Read more

The Art of Networking » Whether you are looking for a new job, trying to win more business, or just need to find a solution to a challenge, networking is… Read more

I had a recent experience that is a reminder of how important NOT burning a bridge can be.  My candidate was interested in a new job opening with a company… Read more

How Bad Do You Want to Be Good as a Recruiter? » The local radio station airs a commercial for a weight loss program whose slogan is, “How bad do… Read more

Time To Ditch The Resume? Strategies For Landing A Green Job In A Tough Market » I just read a great article that begins to highlight something that I hear… Read more

5 Job Sectors with Recession-Proof Pay » The recession has hit most working Americans in the pocketbook, but some industries have been hit much harder than others. Construction, sales, real… Read more

Taking a Holistic Approach to Recruitment » Many businesses based their recruitment efforts on a selective and sophisticated process whereby the company attempts to gage whether a potential employee has… Read more