Job Hunting is Time Consuming

It is possible that you have never used a specialist SAP Recruitment Agency before. This is most probably because you are familiar with the scepticism that lies around the recruitment industry. Well, this is wrong. There is a lot to gain from seeking employment through a good recruitment agency and I want to tell you why!

Working as a SAP Consultant can be very demanding both physically and mentally, giving you very little time to browse the job…

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 is advice directly from the…

Published April 9, 2013

Abe Cano, Therapist Recruiter, WSI Healthcare

I am one of the lucky few that has the ability to place a new graduate with relatively little to no real world experience.

There is often the chance that someone else's candidate with more experience will get the job versus my "fresh from the books" candidate- but there are…

Top 5 Interview Questions – Know how to answer them!

Many people walk into an interview with a copy of their resume,…

Probably a must read for those in Global Corporations...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22028316

A Point of View: The foibles of four countries

Not long ago, thinking in despair about the American inability to stop shooting its own children, I wrote that every nation has a core irrationality, some belief about itself that no amount of evidence or experience…

Compensation is a key component of any company's overall budget. I know it is here at Recruiterbox. How you compensate your employees affects your turnover, productivity and of course, your organization's profit. In most businesses, the compensation plan is left to the HR Department to enforce (i.e. making offers) but not necessarily to influence. This frustrates those tasked with…

While unemployment rates are still higher than average across the nation, the war for skilled leaders rages. The process of identifying and nurturing rising talent within an industry is crucial to establishing our next business leaders. By creating practical and astute assessments of potential leaders and guiding them, you can ensure your company’s future success.

The Need for Leaders

Great leaders can energize and effectively manage people within their fields.…

Welcome to the second part of our “Show me the Money” blog series. If you joined us last week for part one, you would have learned how to reduce agency spending in five steps. Today we’ll be sharing seven awesome, free recruiter tools to help make you more effective.



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As expected, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 H-1B visa cap was met less than a week after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting petitions.

H-1B visas are issued to allow employers to hire foreign workers with specialized knowledge or technical expertise in disciplines such as science, engineering, and computer professions.  The USCIS sets a cap each year for how many H-1B visas it will issue.

On April 1, USCIS began accepting petitions for visas subject to…

 





The Dumbing Down of Recruiting - Originally posted on Jackye Claytons blog, "…

Recently I made the rounds to college campuses visiting with students looking for a career that coincides with the recent degree they earned. I am most confident that higher education degrees do and will make a difference in your place of employment, but determination and aptitude will take you further. (different blog title

Let me go thru a few Great and not so great things that I learned through my career events this…

Have you tried applying for a job lately? If the employer is of any size, you will probably be directed into an applicant tracking system (ATS), where you will fill out many pages of questions. It can be a time-consuming process – and this is prior to actually applying for the specific job.

It is complex, and it is a pain.

What happened to the wonderful old days when you submitted your resume and cover letter, and called it…

By Sophie Mackenzie, AdMore…

Regardless of your position it is very important to fully understnad the difference between various employment statuses.

Employee status is defined by both IRS code and DOL laws.

Non-exempt simply means the employee is not exempt by DOL from the employer paying overtime. They may work for the client company or a third-party provider.

Exempt is a status given to certain employees who meet DOL requirements such as minimum salaries, job titles and certain work requirements…

Visas are good for America, Really?

My boss, Guy Pickrell, just published an article I thought I would share regarding resume gaps and how to deal with them - Enjoy!

It could be a sabbatical, a prolonged illness, a personal family issue or, increasingly common thanks to the downturn, you might have found yourself out of work for a while.  Inevitably, all of the…

Isn’t it amazing how the simple beauty of the sun shining can change our outlook? After a long difficult winter I understand the phrase “hope springs eternal.”

It isn’t only the appearance of the sun that has raised my spirits. I took a stroll through the local mall this weekend and was encouraged to see the numbers of shoppers carrying bags of just purchased goods. This weekend I received a call from a friend who sold her house last week at a profit.

In addition, the staffing…

The Clock and The Compass

by Jon Bartos

“How to keep your top producers ecstatic about working for you and your Organization”…