Last week I blogged on how competing on speed and volume alone was not the way to be successful as a recruiter over the long term. Today I turn the attention to price.

The question of fees and margins in our industry is a sensitive and difficult one. The fact is that clients resent our percentage-based permanent fees structure, and it’s easy to see why. What is…

Derek Jeter is one of the most well-known and well-respected players in all of Major League Baseball. This year, at the age of 36, his contract is up for renewal. As the Captain of the Yankees, many fans expected the Front Office to give him whatever he wanted so that he could finish out his Hall of Fame career in pinstripes.…

Reference Checks do they really work???

This is the 2nd…

Social Recruiting has been a really hot topic in recruiting over the past year with a variety of opinions on either side of the fence in terms of it being a viable recruiting strategy going forward or a fad that will die out in the next few years. I for one, think that social recruiting or the act of utilizing social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to engage and recruit qualified candidates can be an important part of your overall…

Interviewing is such a crucial part of the recruitment process; but I feel some of the most important aspects are often not covered in enough depth or are missed out entirely.

I believe that as a recruitment consultant the most important part of your job is to understand your candidate’s skills, experience,…

My worse fear was no response, when all I asked for when I referred a candidate was a simple yes or no - at RecruitersLookingForSplits.

Splits for Enterprise Software Sales positionsPosted by Chris on November 19, 2010 at 3:06pm in Recruiters Looking For Splits

If you cannot get a response to a simple question, then what's the point of saying you are interested in doing splits.

Nobody is that busy, that they cannot respond to a peer, especially when they asked for…

When faced with uncertainty, people often play it safe. They cut expenses, make conservative choices, and even neglect to do the things they know they’re supposed to do in order to take care of themselves and businesses.

Now is a good time to take a chance. If you’ve been thinking about hiring additional staff to capture more business next year, stop thinking about it and take the chance.…

By Justin Miller

Article Originally Posted on RecruitingReach.com

A Blog that Caters to the Marketing Aspect of Recruiting

I think it goes without saying that probably the hardest part of the job for recruiters is making cold…

You just got off the phone from a Client who has not had the need to call you in 8 months a…

by Laura Schmitz

Many of you know by now that I am a loud and proud proponent for paperless processes and functionality. Do I have some deep-rooted resentment for the post-it

note? A debilitating allergy to envelope glue? A fateful and

traumatizing fax incident in my past? No, no and…

One of the important things I’ve seen in the last while, is networking with others is a contact sport. At the end of the day, though we all have the same agenda,…

• To gain experience or “test the water” in different jobs before making a final career decision.
• To obtain additional income.(This reason seems to be more prevalent these days as the number of moonlighters rises.)
• To fulfill a…