This week's blog will be the final in our series on Big-Scope Sourcing. If you are just now joining us, you may want to read Part 1 and …

How do you prepare for an interview? Are you a meticulous and thorough researcher or a candidate that improvises on the spot? Recent research from Randstad reveals the secret to successful interview prep, outlining that in such a competitive job…

The candidates always complain that they send their resumes to a number of recruiters but they never hear back from them. The possible reason could be that the recruiter never opened their resume or the applicant’s email has never made it to the inbox of recruiter and landed in the spam. I am new to this recruiting world but I have identified 3 possible reasons for this early break-up of recruiter-candidate relation:

1. Unprofessional E-mail Ids: While applying for…

Earlier this week I posted a few profile-enhancing tips on a LinkedIn discussion group frequented by active job seekers. One of the things I constantly notice when helping newcomers get up to speed on the essential functionality of LinkedIn is how poor they tend to be at populating their profiles with meaty, search-friendly information.

This is especially noticeable in the job seeker community. Rather than placing career relevant and recruiter magnet content, they fill their headline,…

"Stand up when you talk!  Talk loudly into the phone!  Act excited when you are talking to a candidate!  I could care less what you did last night!  It is 7:00 a.m. and it is go time!  We have reqs to fill!"

Can anybody relate?  Can anyone remember?  Voice mail- forget about it.  "WILL- PICK UP ON 55, JASON- CALL ON 57, SCOTT- Jim Lewis is on…

Have you seen HR Nasty's latest blog? My first thought was "oh no he DIDN'T!!" then I thought, ok – maybe he's 

right. But I'm right too. I've been in a mostly remote position for about 3 weeks. I've worked from home in the past, and I've…

You have got a new job! Well done. Now, don’t spoil it all by making a hash of your exit from where you are now. I  know, you are excited. It’s hard to stay focused on the old gig, when everything is ‘oh so cool’ about the new one.

But remember, the ‘old gig’ was the ‘new gig’ not so long ago, and how you behave on your way out will affect your brand,…

What do metal slides, alien pods, pool tables, and zebra print beanbags have in common? They are the things you can see at Google's work environment. With more than 70 Google offices expanding over 40 countries around the world. Each office has their own personality.

If you were to talk with a Google employee it would be common to hear how much job…

Most of us remember the first few weeks or months of our start in recruiting marked by the horrific memory of the first mistake we made or the first weird happening.  Although somewhat lost in the mists of time there are two that i will never forget.

I was preparing for my first cold call presentation of a candidate.  Went over my candidate's resume and interview notes for at least an hour.  Even wrote myself a script with the fellows name i was going to call.  Will never forget his…

This will be a short post but one that I think is important to understand as you are evaluating your process and budget  spend.  For every one of your recruiting advertising sources, you are making educated decisions based on the recruitment metrics you capture on all…

Most Careers pages are boring. As we pointed out last month, some remind you of a visit to the DMV. On the flip side,  some employers do an outstanding job of making their Jobs section stand out.

Here are 10 solid ideas worth considering.

1) Show Your…

I was appalled to hear from an employed candidate recently that another agency recruiter he had been speaking with, submitted his information and resume before obtaining…

Who is more credible in a sales conversation? The customer, at least in their own eyes. So, this begs the question: Why are salespeople the ones always trying to do the convincing? Let customers convince themselves to buy.

The first impression a new hire has of a company is based on their experiences from the date they accept an offer to the first couple weeks of employment.  New employment is a HUGE deal and often becomes the conversation starter for most individuals.  How many times after you inform a close friend or family member about your new position did you hear, “How is your new job?”  Most often, the answer to this question is formulated based a person’s experiences during the first few weeks of…

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn were originally meant to serve as places where people could meet, become friends and share their interests and aspirations, but in more recent years they have become places to find out where the jobs are and how to obtain them—and LinkedIn is particularly useful for that purpose. Social media, in short, has become a new way for job…

I have a Macbook and I cannot access bullhorn. Anyone ever have this same situation? Is there a way to access BH on a Mac?

Company Fit?

So we all know what it is, we all know what is really means, but how often do we use it correctly and how often do we use it to make things easier for us. The term “company Fit” really stands for the way in which your personality, work style and ethics, and over all demeanor fits within a given company or even…

What a rough few weeks. You've probably heard a couple of things about me lately – I lost a friend / colleague, and I changed jobs. After nearly two years as a corporate recruiter for Zones, responsible for just about every department outside of sales, I left. Coming on the heels of a death in our department, it was especially hard to say goodbye.

The past month has been full of difficult conversations. I was not actively looking for a new role. Some might even call me a passive…