You've covered all the bases so far... your CV has got you an interview... you've done your research and rehearsed what you'll say to the obvious questions you're likely to be asked... You got to the interview on time, and you're performing like a star (You may already have read Top Ten "DUMB" Interview Tips) then the…

Manufacturing, Engineering and Industrial Sales; Increased Hiring! - 2013 Outlook

Bill Marek

Vantage Point Recruiters, LLC.

In our world of recruiting we have noticed, this year, an increase in the demand for Sales Engineers, or Field Applications Engineers.  Not surprising, after a general slowdown, for six years, manufacturing and production companies are eager to get back to full production, and then add to that.

One step…

Sometimes a show sounds a lot different in the recording that it does when you are participating in it live.

A few weeks ago Amy Ala, Derek Zeller and @HR_Nasty decided to appear as tag team…

The latest meeting of the Talent Forum discussed the question 'Does your brand help or hinder your talent strategy?' Speakers from international employers…

This blog post was inspired by conversations with William Tincup.  Check him out on Twitter at @williamtincup and his internet radio show at DriveThruHR.

Here’s a question: when’s the last time you really sat down with your team and discussed the true value proposition that you provide candidates and how to most effectively message this to candidates.  If…

GooodJob is pleased to release the results of its “Mobile Recruiting – 2013” survey, which examines 150 companies’ recruiting strategies, with a focus on referral programs and mobile optimization.

Key findings include:

• In over 75% of companies the majority of employees own smartphones

• In 2012, over 70% of companies had low rates of hires via referrals (up to 30%), and over 2/3 are…

Lessons from the Wolf Pack is an ongoing series of recruitment advice articles taken from, or inspired by, situations and events observed during our phone coaching sessions with recruitment consultants making real, live calls to win business and find candidates. This…

Staffing is like hitting in Baseball!!

Staffing or specifically sourcing is like hitting in baseball. To quote the character ‘Jack Elliot” from the movie “Mr. Baseball”, “Hitting is like the tide, there is high tide and there is low tide and then there is high tide again”. This analogy works well for staffing. Think about…

Source: RecruitLoop

I place ads on Ebay and elsewhere. A man by the name of Alexander sent me a disturbing email yesterday 4.30.2013. He writes in broken English I can not get him a job. He says my ads are fake and he will flag my ads on Ebay. Alexander is looking for a job. He stated if I do not send him on an interview he will slander my name and keep flagging my ads on the net.He says I can be sued for spam.He said he will contact my internet provider that I am sending spam ads out that I collect information…

I place ads on Ebay. A man by the name of Alexander sent me a disturbing email yesterday. He writes in broken English I can not get him a job. He says my ads are fake and he will flag my ads on Ebay. He started if I do not send him on an interview he will slander my name and keep flagging my ads on the net.

Any suggestions.

The results are in from the 2013 Online Recruiting and Job Board Trends surveys. Here are some interesting tidbits:

• Most respondents are planning to increase spending on their company career site, mobile recruiting, and referral programs
• Referrals, niche job boards, and LinkedIn are most frequently cited as producing high quality candidates
• Only half of the respondents track the cost per application
• Over…

Recruiters get terrible press.

And it’s worse now then ever before. Everyone has a ‘terrible recruiter’ story. They are ‘lazy, sleazy, pushy and incompetent’. And those are just the nicer things said. Every day brings more abuse and increasingly, gleeful…

The construction industry is rapidly and dynamically growing over the last few years. Modernization and expansion are the buzzwords of various construction companies all over the world. With this advent, several construction recruitment agencies have also come into existence to help companies fill in the various job opportunities that appear at different levels in the construction companies.…

What’s In Your Recruiting Bag?

“The Top 5 things that are guaranteed to make the difference”

By Jon Bartos…

As a staffing company, IT Accel caters to different sized businesses, and our network of talent has different needs as well. Thinking about those two facts, we always focus on gathering pertinent information from both parties to try to create a perfect match that will ultimately lead to the most successful and mutually beneficial work relationship. …

My name is Elizabeth (Recruiter Betty) I love comic sans even though I was once told it was the most unprofessional font ever and I am a Technical Recruiter or as I like to say "Technically a Technical Recruiter" I have been recruiting for a short time 109 days to be exact (I know rediculous that I am counting). I have had some corporate recruiting experience in the past and now I am working with a great Technical staffing agency called…