This blog originally appeared here on socialtalent.co

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Recently I facilitated a session on “Recruitment Trends and Best Practices” for a large group of senior Recruitment and HR leaders from a large global technology company at their annual HR Leadership offsite in Chicago.  This organization is one of the better ones I have worked with in terms of their focus and investment in talent.  They understand that the acquisition, development and engagement of talent is the number one priority for their HR team.  Their partners in the business look to…

(This series focuses on the most common reasons we've heard for why recruiters don't want to offer contract staffing.  These reasons are based on common misconceptions about contract staffing and prevent recruiters from reaping the benefits of offering contractors to their clients.)

Reason #1: My clients don't have a need for contractors

Have you specifically asked your clients if they have a need…

Recruiters often complain about the fickleness of clients. Clients don’t return our calls, they don’t give commitment, and they don’t follow through.

Often true.

But, is it always the client’s fault? Does the relationship flounder because you don’t put in the effort you should? Indeed, do you commit the cardinal sin of slipping into ‘chronic client complacency’? Honestly, I have done it myself, and paid the price. I see it happening all around me too. Bet you see, and…

This was a question on LinkedIn a few weeks ago; I thought it was interesting; unfortunately it didn't get too many responses. I have pasted my answer below. What would you say?

[here's my answer:]

LinkedIn is the top resource. It is even more useful when it's part of your sourcing strategy, i.e. is not the only social media source. …

We’ve all had this happen to us. Just when the process is purring along and our client has made their final candidate selection they go pull the “low-ball” offer! Despite ongoing consultation on what the offer should be, some of these clients still seem to get it wrong!

Even after being retained and after a challenging search and protracted interview process, the client decides that although they know that the candidate is currently making $185,000 salary, and they were prepared to go…

‘Do you have a case of the Mondays?’ This infamous movie lines seems to be a common theme in offices every single Monday. Exhausted from a long weekend or maybe just not ready to get back to the grind, Mondays can be unproductive and low energy.

In my opinion Mondays are the day to set the tone for the work week. I do a few things each Monday to get me started on the right foot. Some Mondays are harder than others but I try every Monday to get going and make sure my week is…

Thought everyone might be interested in why and how we tell our candidates to tweak their resume to a specific job we are submitting them for.  

How many versions of your resume do you have? Most people would say, “Well, I have one, how many do I need?” The answer is that unless you are truly a one-trick pony, then you likely should have a few different versions of your resume to highlight various aspects of your skill set. For senior level and executive level candidates, it is…

Article Originally From Recruiting Reach.

In my posts before, we talk about things like managing your reputation on review sites, the…

Recruiting for the Boston Red Sox – a fictional story

This is a fictitious story, but we have all been down this road.

I recently met with Bobby Valentine of the Boston Red Sox. I wanted to develop a plan to fill the job opening he had. Bobby spent about 30 seconds with me and told me he needs someone who can catch the ball!  “Great” I…

We need your voice if you have been impacted by a layoff during this terrible economy. We are Temple University Faculty conducting academic research on unemployment due to layoffs. If you have been one of the many good people who have been impacted during this economy through a layoff, please tell your story through our survey. We have a couple of hundred people that have responded so far, but to get this story into the main stream media we need at least a few hundred more.…

There are no shortages of clever ideas and techniques to help recruiters find candidates. Recently I've been looking at ways to help my recruitment agency customers use the internet for business development and source new clients and new vacancies. Ideally I'm looking for vacancies that no one else knows about to try and secure exclusive business or at least get a head start on the search.,

I ran the first of a new series of recruitment webinars earlier this week talking about…

Never, ever, think outside of the box...because your...decision may haunt you later.

Source:  The New Yorker Magazine

In recruitment…

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE HELPS WITH MAKING INTELLIGENT HIRING DECISIONS!

Incorporating Customized Competitive Intelligence Into Your Recruiting Strategy Makes A Lot Of Sense. When it comes to sourcing hard to find talent, the easiest way to do so is to conduct competitive intelligence on your competitors and the companies on the target list. Having data on the available talent can and does help with making solid recruiting…

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Social media has become a crucial part of my job in recruiting; today I take on a new challenge of blogging.

My name is Amy, I am and agency recruiter in the Minneapolis Metro area. I have been recruiting for entry level full time jobs for two years in my experience I have found that there are many attributes to a resume that will determine…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article, we’ll be talking about candidate experience, employer branding, passive candidates and recruiting videos.

Here are the articles our that interested us this week (in no particular order), enjoy!:

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