We live in a world of swiping, scanning, and occasionally scrolling. Reviewing a daily news feed. Looking for new listings on a real estate app. Sifting … Read more
The Darkside of a Candidate-driven Market: Ghosting, Catfishing, and No-shows
The terms “ghosting,” “catfishing,” and “no show” are mostly used in the dating world. However, these types of behaviors have become typical in … Read more
Lever Aims to Eliminate ‘Talent Graveyard’ with Nurture Recommendations
Add Lever to the list of companies looking to raise the dead of your talent pool. Last week, the recruitment software provider introduced Nurture … Read more
When a Recruiter Should Break Up with a Candidate
It’s not me, it’s you. No really, it’s you! Your candidate just rejected the offer. Or disappeared without a trace during the interview process. How could … Read more
How the Best Recruiters Prepare Candidates for Sendouts
If you’re sending candidates to interviews and they’re not getting hired, it may be that your hiring manager could use help with their interview skills and … Read more
Good Candidate Prep Is More Than Interview Tips
For most practitioners in our industry, the purpose of preparing a candidate for a meeting with a client is to improve their interviewing skills, provide … Read more
5 Ways to Keep Counteroffers at Bay
Dear Barbara: I’ve recently lost four placements because my candidates accepted counteroffers. Three of them accepted a counteroffer more than eight weeks … Read more
Employee Payback Agreements: Legal, But Unwise
Having a problem collecting? Wondering about your non-compete agreements? Should you check references and do background checks? Jeffrey Allen can help … Read more
The 7 Mistakes Recruiters Make With Candidates
Dear Barbara: Over the past two quarters, I feel like I’ve lost my ability to match my candidates to orders. They tell me one thing and then during … Read more
Long Hiring Delays Are Costing Companies Candidates, While Pushing Time to Fill to Record Highs
After all the drumbeating about speeding up the hiring process or risking losing the best talent, the advice is being ignored and companies are indeed … Read more
Interview Help For Your Candidates
In 2012 Millennial Branding conducted a survey of 225 employers asking them to identify the top five skills they were seeking in a candidate for … Read more
Be A Beacon of Light Instead of Another Black Hole
As the national employment numbers continue to improve, job seekers across the country unfortunately still express frustration over the lack of … Read more
Three Reasons You Convert So Few Candidates Into Clients
We all see a future client in every candidate we interview, right? We were taught so because when we were new in the job, our bosses gave us ratios of “VIP … Read more
Will Your Candidate Accept the Offer? This Checklist Will Help You Know
Note: In this third and final part of a series on managing search risk, Joe Ankus presents a checklist of the questions to answer before an offer is made. … Read more
Reduce Interview Risk With This Checklist for Clients and Candidates
Note: This is the second part of a three part series on search management. In part one, Joe Ankus detailed the questions you need answered by clients and … Read more
Here’s How to Assess Your Search Risks and Make More Placements
Note: This is the first part of a three part series on search management. This week, Joe Ankus discusses the questions you need answered by clients and … Read more
Your Free Advice Is Not Free
Dear Barb: I was a teacher before I entered this profession and I thought I was going to find jobs for most of the people who came to me for assistance. … Read more
Win Them Over By Presenting the Career and the Challenge
Money is important, but if you’re pitching a candidate pitch the opportunity. Far truer than that old maxim about people leaving managers not … Read more
Selling Your Client to Purple Squirrels
As recruiters, we are no doubt aware that competition exists on every account and every project. Adding to that complexity, every company wants you to find … Read more
Why Do Candidates Always Lie to Us?
Lies, Lies, Lies… They’re candidates. They lie! If you’ve been in the recruiting industry long enough, I’m sure you’ve developed that love-hate … Read more