Search Results - superior about

Comment on: Topic 'As a recruiting business how long is reasonable before you start turning a prof…': n this market it will be a longer curve for everything. It's really not about the number of cold calls you make to get clients, it's more about the quality of the call, being smart about who you are targeting, and what you offer when you call. You need to give them a real reason to use you, and I've found that more specific you can get in presenting yourself as a specialist, the more apt they are to use you. Whether it's a specialist in their space, or type of role, you sell your track record of success so they can see you filling the job for them. If you go into your fluffy stuff of how great you company is, you'll lose them, because all staffing firms say a similar thing about superior service, blah, blah blah. It's white noise they don't care about. They just want to know if you'll be able to help them fill the job quickly with a great person. Then the key isn't how many job orders and new clients you get, it's how many you fill. If you knock yourself out to deliver for a new client, that's how you'll build your business. Leverage any relationships you already have to try and turn your cold calls into warm calls. See if you know anyone at the companies you're targeting and if so, ask them to introduce you to hiring managers. That is very effective. Shoot for a placement a month at a minimum. To get to that you'll need to focus on generating as much real activity as possible, and pay attention to your interview to sendout to placement ratios. As my former boss used to say, the numbers don't lie. And if you see that your ratio is say for every 4 sendouts (candidate going to a client) you make one placement, you can then adjust your level of activity accordingly to make sure you get there or better. Interview more candidates, and the rest can fall into place. Good luck! Pam…; Added by pam claughton to Starting Your Own Business at 11:13am on January 31, 2009

Page: Reserved Seat: SEAT RESERVED! All of your webinar details will be sent to the email address that you used to complete your registration! Are you a Little Bit Ahead, or a Little Bit Behind?; Added by Ryan Leary at 9:52am on November 6, 2013

Topic: When to Be Pushy on the Job: ings? Do you have fear, that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach? Why are you feeling that voicing your opinion would be categorized by your superior or others as being pushy? Will your boss get mad at you? Do you have fear of disapproval? What is pushy? These are all questions that may come into play with this question of when to be pushy on the job. Feelings of inferiority could be keeping you silent. If you are worried about how others feel about what you want, then you should remember that chances are others are not that concerned with making you feel inferior. What is the worst that could happen if you voice your wishes? That they might say “no”? Or do they have nasty, condescending personalities naturally and you frequently have felt shot down in the past when trying to discuss something with them? Read more here. ****** Looking for information on phone sourcing? Read through the T and TH Phone Sourcing Classroom Chats over on the MagicMethod network. They’re listed in the Blog Posts section and are identifiable by the yellow talk bubble that says “MagicTalk”.…; Added by Maureen Sharib at 9:11am on January 1, 2009

Comment on: Topic 'Pre-existing conditions are seriously harming our intellectual output': education. Phil McCutchen said:Sad story. And one that is repeated time and again across the country and the world. But the reality is that it is not economically feasible to pay top-dollar for top-quality medical care for each and every individual -- regardless of how altruistically desireable it might be. The young man in the story had already racked-up more than $2 million in healthcare costs -- or 54 years worth of his mothers' $37,000/year salary. Only the largest of company's with a big insured employee pool might be able to cost-effectively afford such care. So every time a company makes a hire they are also making a bet that the candidates' value (ROI) exceeds their cost. A national healthcare system might help. But I wouldn't bet on it. Its only chance of success is to implement serious tort reform, pharmaceutical management, administrative cost controls, and creating vastly larger insured pools among fewer insurance companies to spread the costs. All of which will be fought tooth and nail by the firms involved -- who have very deep pockets and thousands of lobbyists. In the end it is more likely you'll end up with a two-tier system -- one for the wealthy who'll pay for superior private care; and one for everyone else who'll get what the get in Canada or the U.K. (adequate but not so good). …; Added by Steve Levy at 12:31pm on April 24, 2009

Blog Post: Every Requirement is a Possible Offer – Part I

Every Requirement is a Possible Offer – Part…

Added by Priyanka Mylari at 2:26pm on October 13, 2014

Comment on: Topic 'Selecting a new ATS and need some feedback': t as there are for Sendouts, Maxhire, and yes, PCRecruiter. There are also lots of people who hate each of those solutions with a passion unbridled. The question is, do you cluster-bomb threads when you don't like the way they are going ? The point is stone simple: Bullhorn hijacked this thread. I'd just like to know if it was a rep or a manager, but it makes no real difference. Your part in it is totally innocent, without a doubt, I hope you don't think anyone is implying otherwise..... Leslie McIntyre-Tavella said:I'll let everyone come to their own conclusions regarding why so many Bullhorn clients commented on their superior services - But I ask if in fact that many clients bothered to write - doesn't that answer the original question that was asked by Jasen? He wanted honest feedback and got it.However, I will also say that when a firm is spoken about in a negative way who can blame them for wanting a little positive feedback.Now let's get back to work! …; Added by Martin H.Snyder at 2:42pm on February 23, 2010

Comment on: Blog Post 'Unemployed A-Level Players: A Hidden Opportunity for Recruiters': e than usual) ask me if this was true... First time they had heard such a thing was possible - especially if they've never been unemployed at all or for an extended period of time. Unfortunatly, there always has been a bias against the active job seeker population (unemployed or not). As you've noted, there are so many valid reasons that unemployment should not be a filter. But the reality is that closed-minded people continue to perpetuate the myth that those with jobs are superior to those without... I'm glad you chose to say something that to me is quite obvious, but never actually stated: "Make no mistake about it, there are superstar candidates who currently do not have a full-time job. Either they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, they made somebody angry that they shouldn't have (extraordinarily bright individuals often have ideas that don't mesh with those of upper management)." I think the only way we will get past this limited thinking is if every person - who holds the opinion that the employed are more talented - becomes unemployed long enough to get first hand experience having to rebuild and defend their reputation as a "job-worthy" professional.…; Added by Kelly Blokdijk at 5:50pm on June 18, 2010

Comment on: Topic 'Recapping 2014: The Year in Recruiting': g/search firms did NOT have the best year to date (although I actually had my 2nd best year to date). In fact, one of the key points made in the Fordyce Letter article is that Korn Ferry's business was up 8% over last year. However, what that survey failed to mention is that 43% of Korn Ferry's revenues did NOT come from executive/retained search services, but came from management consulting, instead. My people tend to think that "management consulting" is a way for Korn Ferry to make up for weaker than usual business. There was also an obvious note of uncertainty in the Fordyce article, because the author (who is, realistically speaking, a complete industry outsider) said companies 'expect' to beat last year's revenues when the numbers for December come in (words to that effect) -- obviously, that means that results could only possibly be marginally better than last year (8%) since if they were better than 8%, last year's numbers would have already been reached by December 1. So, more evidence of sloppy fact-checking and poor reporting from the disreputable old magazine. Time for new blood! Recruiting Blogs is a whole lot superior, in my opinion.…; Added by Nicholas Meyler at 6:51pm on January 6, 2015

Blog Post: Is Your Employment Brand Creating Enough Buzz?: Unless you’re living in a cave or have been buried under a pile of unsolicited résumés, you, like the rest of the world,…; Added by Nick Tubach at 11:07am on June 28, 2010

Blog Post: Axe the Losers to Hire more Winners: Seems so simple but very few companies seem willing to act on one of the leading causes of why good candidates do not want to work for their company: incompetent and unprofessional managers. Believe…; Added by Francois Guay at 10:26am on September 18, 2011