Originally posted on the SmashFly Intern Blog.

As we all know, a significant portion of candidates viewing your available jobs will not fully commit to applying – even if they are at least somewhat interested. It could just be that some people aren’t in a

position to make a major career decision whether it’s because they don’t feel qualified yet or…

Metrics based goals- made simple- what you really need!!…

We receive a lot of questions from employers asking us essentially the same thing, “what recruiting channels should I use?” The answer to this question is always “It Depends.” It depends on the job position, it depends on your company’s employer brand, it depends on the resources you have on your recruiting team, it depends on how much recruiting budget you have, etc. We listen to their situation and then provide recommendations.…

After hearing Joe Navarro speak and then reading his book What Every Body is Saying, I decided to seek him out to ask him some pointed questions about what he has learned about non-verbal communication…

When you think about the full cycle of a job placement, you should have 5 main concerns. Without them, long term success in unachievable. This is true for third-party recruiters (fee based), corporate recruiters (HR based) and for educational career services professionals (placing graduating students).…

In a recent study that was part survey, part focus group, IBM researchers surveyed 707 HR leaders of companies of all sizes around the world; 600 of them were interviewed face-to-face. According to IBM’s senior VP for HR, J. Randall MacDonald, “HR leaders expect their businesses to remain focused on two equally important goals during the next three years — the need to drive growth yet, at the same…

It’s fun bashing job boards (ok, it’s fun bashing…

What is the last good movie that you saw?…

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Successful recruiting is about lots of small interactions, handled well.

The real job of a recruiter is to manage outcomes in the…

Boy that really is a tough question. I have had actually three professions in my life, since i was 18. The first was the military, I spent 10 years with 4 of them being an Army Recruiter. I loved recruiting and much of what i did then is the same as i do now. Of course i only worked one side of the equation. However, it a person was qualified i did not have to worry about the employer accepting them. Still had to worry about fall offs and could only rest easy after we "kissed…

Candidate with a bad background?

It might be a good idea to pause and give the person a moment to respond, if he wishes to do so.

If the person says that the record you received is in error, you should give him the chance to prove that to be the case giving him a definite deadline to produce documentation that proves his contention.



I suggest you should verified all this information before any conclusion:

Official records including felonies,…