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What makes me a smart recruiter?

Alot of it sounds familiar. For me, I'd have to say:

1. I make sure I learn from mistakes so I don't repeat them.
2. I try to make sure they understand my role.
3. I do my best to establish trust and set expectations.
4. I know when to shut up and how to ask the right questions.
5. I know when to walk away.

These can be said for candidates and hiring managers.

Posted on January 15, 2009 at 5:33pm

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At 2:33pm on January 5, 2009, Keith Ferretti said…: thanks Dave. Happy 2009!

At 5:23pm on December 22, 2008, Venkat Cembedu said…: Hi Dave, I came to know that, you are having handful of requirements in your company and i here with wish to say that i very much interested in working for your IT/ Non IT requirements. I can certainly get you the right candidates hope fully bcoz, we do have strong recruiting tea in our side.

I look forward to hear from you soon....

At 3:21pm on August 3, 2008, Paul DeBettignies said…: I am the “Admin” for the Recruiters On LinkedIn group. You have recently joined and this is a "welcome" to the group and "here is how it works".

Over the past year I have been experimenting how best to facilitate members being able to connect with each other. Some want to connect with everyone and some are looking for a few meaningful connections.

1-2 times per week I send a group introduction message with 10-15 new members and reintroducing others.

What this means for you is simple, do you wish to be introduced to the group?

You have 4 options from which to choose:

(A) “Open Networker” with name, email address, and LinkedIn URL as you want to connect with anyone and everyone.

(B) “General Introduction” with name and LinkedIn URL as you are specific about who you want to connect with.

(C) “Lurker” no announcement will be made as you want to be on the sidelines connecting with people as you wish.

(D) “Super Open Networker” which is (A) plus having your contact information on the group page.

A caution on the “Open Networker”, you may be inundated with invitations to connect. For some this is exactly what they are hoping for and others this could be a pain.

I do ask, if you receive invitations from members you do not want to connect with that you “Archive” the message versus “I don’t know” so the sender is not penalized by LinkedIn although how you handle this is up to you.

Again your options are (A), (B), (C), (D).

Please include your LinkedIn URL and email address you prefer to receive invitations and send to paul@mnheadhunter.com

Thank you for your time.

P.

At 12:16pm on August 1, 2008, JohnWilson said…: Hi it was very happy to see you here, :)

I am John Wilson working as account manager in Cat Technologies Inc. (NJ based Software and staffing com)
I wanted to touch base with you to explore the opportunity with your organization. We would like to get associated with you in across job orders/ requirements. We being a software company ourselves it makes us the right choice in understanding the actual client need and delivering in short span of time. Pls let me know a convenient time to touch base either through phone or in person and will be happy to discuss the proposal in details. (john.wilson@catamerica.com).