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As a corporate recruiter, what aggravates you the most?
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Leveraging Talent Pool Insights for Intake Meeting Success

I originally wrote about this topic on May 17, 2016, in a blog post called "How to Get Talent Pool Insights from LinkedIn". In the past seven years, I have continued to use these talent pool insights, but I have also updated my approach and…See More

Feb 21, 2023

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Candidates Currently Unhappy! Speed Up the Dispositioning Now!

This is the main article taken from my newsletter.Recently, I conducted a poll on LinkedIn to gather feedback on how soon candidates would prefer to receive a response after applying for a role (either a rejection or scheduling the…See More

Feb 7, 2023

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Unleashing the Power of Job Titles: How Ditching Traditional Labels Can Boost Your Recruiting Efforts

The job title of a job posting is crucial to its success in attracting potential candidates. Just like how copywriters put a lot of thought into crafting headlines for advertisements, recruiters should also put in the effort to make sure their job titles are attention-grabbing and compelling.Unfortunately, many job titles are lackluster and uninteresting. A search for…See More

Jan 31, 2023

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"What they didn't say, but could have... Arnold Schwarzenegger on recruiting https://bit.ly/ArnoldSchwarzeneggerOnRecruiting"

Jan 27, 2023

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Streamline Your Sourcing with These Handy Cross-referencing Bookmarklets

Thanks for stopping by. I share expert, practical advice on recruiting and talent acquisition biweekly. If you're new to our community and would like to revolutionize your recruiting, click the "subscribe" button now.While Chrome extensions are great, sometimes it's nice to have a JavaScript bookmarklet to execute one simple function. One such function is to quickly…See More

Jan 24, 2023

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Are you rejecting candidates who ask about salary upfront? Big mistake.

This scenario has played out many times over the decades and more so recently. You email a candidate or call an applicant and one of the first questions the person asks is, "how much does this role pay?" Recruiters and hiring managers for decades have considered this question a faux pas on the candidate's part. It is not a question someone interested in the role and…See More

Jan 10, 2023

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Fellow Recruiters, the Top 2 Chrome Extensions That I Used Daily in 2022

Issue #1 - published on December 27, 2022Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. I share expert, practical advice on recruiting and talent acquisition biweekly. If you’re new to our community and would like to revolutionize your recruiting, click the “subscribe” button above.This year, I focused on streamlining my processes and automating repetitive tasks to save time. I…See More

Dec 27, 2022

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Virtual Recruiters Network

This group is for Virtual Recruiters. There will be those that are Independent Recruiters and also those that work virtually for a company. The discussions will focus on being more successful in a virtual environment. Group is also on LinkedInSee More

Dec 23, 2022

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I love connecting the right people with the right company (based upon culture, passion, and skills) and I love process improvement. I believe that Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement, Employment Brands, & Leadership can be so much more (than it is). I believe every great company is made up of great people. Finding great people is hard. Retaining great people is harder. I believe in challenging the status quo to find better ways of recruiting and retaining talent...based on research, testing, & metrics.

We should be using modern marketing (using direct marketing theory with metrics), copywriting, transparency, Whys (causes), USPs (Unique Selling Propositions), recruiting videos, employee empowerment, tribe building, and much more.