I had a roommate in college who, like many students, put a lot of importance on his social life. He went to parties on the weekends — even the occasional weeknight — joined a number of organizations and went out of his way to meet as many people as possible during his four years of undergrad. 

One day he was leaving for another meeting when I made a comment about how busy his…

Would you like to work as a Recruiter? Do you want to know what the top 15 qualities of a great recruiter are? Are you already a recruiter but would like to know if you meet all the requirements? Then don’t miss to read this blog post in which I would like to highlight what makes you stand out.  

1 year in to the new Recruiting Staffing role and I have a great deal to be pleased about.  I also have some personal reflections about how I can move the proverbial client satisfaction mountain to even new greater heights. Many times there are things to think on, how to maneuver, and how to find your way.  Recently, I had opportunity to view my latest hiring manager surveys, and it caused me to reflect a bit - what is it that I can do to create "Raving Fans", in the…

A friend and former colleague recently told me about a frustrating conversation with a recruiter. Come to think of it I rarely, if ever, hear from anyone telling me about a fantastic interaction with a recruiter. Why is that?

Anyway, my friend saw one of their connections “like” that recruiter’s LinkedIn status about a search they were working on. Thinking it looked appealing, my friend…

Taken from the LinkedIn group of the same name I thought it appropriately apt to share on recruitment blogs.

My best career mistake, leaving stockbroking and becoming a recruitment consultant. It’s the age-old cliché that no one leaves university with the intent on becoming a recruitment consultant. Its like a calling, recruitment finds you! I have never heard a child when asked “what do you…

Be sure to view Dean's recent webinar on Military Sourcing: Click Here to View to Webinar Recording

Military Staffing Series Part 2

Research/Sourcing for…

Tonight it the all-star break in baseball here in the US.  There is a baseball statistic; batting a thousand means perfection.  No one has ever in the history of the game gone a season batting a thousand, at not least one that did not go up to the plate more than once.  .300 is actually the real number a hitter wants to stay above for the season.  Not many do.  That is why the get to play in the…

E-learning caught on so rapidly that the obvious next step is mobile learning. Mobile is spreading like wildfire, in fact, we will soon live in a world where there will be more mobile devices than there are humans on Earth. The ease of use, flexibility and convenience of mobile make it an obvious tool to take advantage of to facilitate training and learning. Many companies are now adding the mobile…

A great article on LinkedIn this morning which is so true:

Is your resume 6 seconds worthy?

It’s no longer as simple as typing up a resume and faxing it in. The virtual considerations that now go into the job hunt cannot be overlooked. To stay competitive in your job search, you need to consider how technology plays into that search. There is far more to consider now that we have virtual footprints everywhere. Getting ready to look for a new position now comes with a few more…

Presenting a title, job duties and pay is pretty simple. Anyone can do that. Creating a job ad that is actually targeted toward qualified candidates is tougher. There are an estimated 5 million jobs posted online. The idea is to let…

As of May 13, 2013 there are one million trillion job boards. Alright, so maybe there aren’t that many, more like an approximate 40,000, but it can seem like it. With niche boards, location specific boards, the big…

Recently, I held a class for Independent Recruiters and Business Owners.  Three quarters of the class was made up of Recruitment Professionals with more than 25 years of experience working their own desks.  Having access to one or two Recruiters with more than ten years is a treat.  You can imagine my delight when we had several Recruitment Professionals all in one place, willing to exchange…

Check out iCIMS' latest blog post from iCIMS guest blogger Andrew Schrage.

With the emerging influence of technology and automation in the workplace, it's still…

I was reading an article about “30 things to do before you die” (www.mindbodygreen.com)

I especially liked points 5, 6 10, 17,18 and 30

• Leave the job you hate
• Find your purpose and live it full heartedly
• Travel to the place you keep thinking about
• Follow your heart
• Risk…

Let’s cut right to the sobering truth: the war for talent is upon us. Even more sobering is that recruiters unprepared for battle are already at a disadvantage. But…

Many business owners cite staff retention as one of the most important elements to making the company a success. Hanging on to the best people can be a difficult task, and with many other businesses looking for employees with certain skill-sets, you have to be impressing them as much as they impress you these days.

So what can you do help make your…

Hiring is no longer a run-of-the-mill activity performed by Human Resources. It’s an art form.

For every job advertised, there are hundreds of candidates who are fighting for the same spot. While you may think you are the perfect fit for that position, those other applicants believe…

We’re often told not to take things personally, yet, there are times when briefly doing so serves us well. Take, for example, when you learn that a current client bought from someone else. Most likely, that means the customer did not tell you or, more often than not, that you did not ask how else you could be of service. In this instance, one of your competitors got a check that should have been…