When I had to hire a recruiter (I've hired a few of them over the years, they know all the tricks so it's kind of hard), I'd always throw this question in there:

If you had to recruit for the same role for the rest of your career, what would that role be and why?

It's a stupid question, but I got some interesting answers. You should try it - it…

How do you build a successful company? There are many answers to this question, but the one that offers the most longevity and continued success is to build a company with depth. You see, having the best talent on your team TODAY does not guarantee that you will have that caliber of talent in the FUTURE.  You always have to be thinking one step ahead.  People do…

Let me be frank: even the best recruiters can’t save you from yourself.

You can fail at hiring. Maybe you’re even failing now.

“But Jenn,” you say, “I still manage to hire people. How can I be failing?”

You can be scoring a failing hiring grade and still do just enough to fill positions. It just takes a lot longer to fill them, and you’re…

I've got to get something off my chest. 

So here's the thing.  I'm going to do my darned hardest to scrub any USA politics from this and keep this zeroed in on recruiting.  You people are bright and will get it.  But please, even when you solve the equation, don't try rallying political debate below.  I won't play.

Last night while walking the cockapoo, I was…

As I just might have mentioned before, I'm a little skeptical about video as a prehire selection or screening tool. Commonly called "video interviewing," that label is actually a little erroneous as the point solutions in this emerging category offer much broader services or business cases for their products than just interviews. For a really good overview of these…

Some salespeople seem to be channeling their inner Darth Vader, attempting to will customers to buy using the Force—Sales Force. Using Jedi mind tricks and their trusty tongue sabers, they attempt to convince, cajole, and manipulate people into saying “yes.” Even the best of salespeople, including those with high integrity and ethics, are still…

There may be mixed reports on the overall hiring climate in the United States, but there appears to be little uncertainty when it comes to Technology. All reports indicate that hiring in that sector hot, particularly in the contract staffing realm. Even better, there are plenty of opportunities for recruiters to take advantage of this trend.

Citing a study from TheLadders, Recruiter reports that 70% of today's hottest jobs come from the technology sector. Moreover,…

Leadership demands tough decision making : someone has to tell people what to do, ensure to hold people to their obligations ( as many forget to do it on their own !), be frank about the consequences if actions are not taken as expected – And under such circumstances, it is not really a sweet and rosy role to be a leader. Recruitment Consultants need to be taken into confidence, if the client company management expects re-structuring, remedy or not-so-easy business growth in sooner…

I believe, most successes are failures turned inside out !

Performance assessment times are a very difficult period to go through for any committed employee. I cater to the Office automation industry and I fill up their vacant positions in Sales and Marketing. Recently, I recommended a candidate who was rejected in the first round of interview by my client company/ employer. Based on my recommendation, the candidate was called in again for another round of interview and was eventually…

How To Spice Up Social Recruiting in 2014

Should you even bother to catch the Social Recruiting train that has left the station?

You shouldn’t if you’re happy with…

I've been trying to hire for numerous positions within my organization over the past 6 months and have had nothing but headaches.  Posting jobs, sorting unqualified resumes, wasting tons of time and money.   Someone recently introduced me to a friend that works at a new business called http://www.zerofeerecruiter.com. I checked it out and realized this was exactly what I needed.  A full service recruiting business at a fraction of the cost.  It…

Take No Prisoners is a free weekly memo from Scott Wintrip that explores how Radical Accountability prospers companies and changes lives. Instead of taking people hostage with outdated, heavy-handed, and ineffective methods of management, measurement, and motivation, Radical Accountability focuses on creating an unwavering responsibility for getting what matters most done.

Too many leaders spend too much time serving as the longterm memory for their direct reports.…

6. People Hate Long Leads. People love numbered lists.

5. Your audience is an algorithm, so when writing, remember, natural language doesn’t work when keywords and clicks are all that…

In a previous article, I wrote how it doesn’t take much to call yourself an agency recruiter. Ask anyone within industry experience and they will tell you the same thing: a phone and access to a resume database and you can start selling yourself as an agency recruiter. Unfortunately it takes a lot more than that to be a respected recruiter, however that debate is for another…

Several years ago I walked into my favorite bookstore and was fascinated by a book on the shelf.What caught my eye was the bright orange cover and the band of duct tape across the cover. The book was Chip and Dan Heath’s first book titled “Made to Stick.” Since then I have been looking forward to reading their other works. It is no different for their newest work titled “Decisive.”

In Chapter 7 titled“Ooch”, they talk about a company which scheduled interviews for an open…

There is a popular post going around LinkedIn the past few weeks that says…

As a recruiter, I have had numerous conversations with managers who have this fear. They are hesitant to bring people in with less than ideal experience with the notion of training them because they are certain that they will finish that training an then take off to work for a competitor, getting no return for…

We’ve all seen them. Those annoyingly entertaining mimes who pull themselves down a sidewalk with an imaginary rope, or ride an imaginary escalator down behind a barricade. But the one they are probably the most well-known for is the imaginary box that has seemed to trap them. They can press on the walls, scream, pound their fists – but nothing penetrates that box!

If you are a HR…

I wrote this specifically for the DC Metro area but it is applicable for anywhere in the US for Government contractors.

Winter I$ Coming

The theme is prevalent in the HBO show and book series Game of Thrones. It’s a prophetic thought that is set by these three words.

“Winter is Coming” is the motto of…

LinkedIn Recommendation vs Endorsements

As everyone has notices Linkedin added yet another supposed upgrade to the things you can do and or add to your linked Profile,…