I’ve fielded not less than a dozen calls from clients, recruiters and investors in the past month. All with a common question – what is going on with the market? All are dealing with competing offers, ghosting and outrageous salary demands from candidates. We came out of the blocks on January 5 with a higher volume of open roles than any other January…

COVID-19 presented companies with a multitude of challenges in 2020, exposing process inefficiencies in many areas of business, not the least of which being HR.  Is your HR file management strategy keeping up with the times?

When it comes to recruitment articles, there’s a great deal of emphasis on what the candidate should avoid saying. Not much content at all, however, can be found on phrases that recruiters should avoid uttering.

Since anyone who works in recruitment knows (alas!) that we’re only human and therefore just as capable of saying something silly as candidates, we’ve…

Code Project is a community for computer programmers with articles on different topics and programming languages such as web development, software development, C++, Java, and other topics. Code Project is not very well known to us in staffing, but can be a good resource for candidates. Well to do this you need go no further than into your bag of…

Hairbrained is a global community of passionate hairdressers & colorists, supporting each other in

elevating our craft. Hairbrained is a little-known site and few have tried to source in it. Well to do

this without you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true

tool, called…

Recruiters spend a long time on LinkedIn, and if you are looking to start a recruitment business, you’ve likely asked yourself if you need to pay out for a LinkedIn Recruiter licence. In my Essential Checklist for Your New Recruitment Business blog, I questioned whether upgrading to LinkedIn Recruiter is worth the money. So, I wanted to examine the options in more detail and find out what…

AllPeople is the largest free directory of business contacts for America. Find leads for companies

including name, position, email, address, phone number and more. AllPeople is a little-known site

and few have tried to source in it. Well to do this without you need go no further than into your bag

of tricks and pull out an old…

ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID iD) that you own and control, and that

distinguishes you from every other researcher. You can connect your iD with your professional

information — affiliations, grants, publications, peer review, and more. You can use your iD to share

your information…

Is setting up interview easy? Some people may say that it only takes minutes to send an email or pick up the phone to invite candidates to join interviews. But, what if you have to handle hundreds of candidates, multiple communication channels, and dozens of open vacancies?

Here is Rakuna’s list of top mistakes to avoid when you set up interview so you can ensure productive and flawless interviews with pleasant…

Here, we highlight the difference between growing and scaling your recruitment business, along with tips on ‘smart marketing’ and new technology suggestions to help you achieve growth.

Rhys Jones

Written by Rhys Jones Managing Director – Davidson Gray

Rhys sold out of his previous recruitment businesses in 2012 to focus solely on helping recruiters set up and build recruitment businesses. Follow Rhys on LinkedIn or contact him direct …

LeadCandy is a lead generation and sales intelligence solution for B2B sales and Marketing teams.

LeadCandy is a little-known site/tool and few have tried to source in it. Well to do this without

you need go no further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an old tried and true tool,

called…

Once upon a time there was a period of time in the staffing world were post and pray was the way. There were a large group of “staffing professionals” who only knew how to post a job, and pray they get what they want. As you can imagine this gave staffing a bad name with their hiring managers(HM) as, they rarely were able to give the HMs what they…

Stackshare is a Open Source Software as a Service (SaaS) and developer tool site. By developers for

developer ranked by developers. Stackshare is a little-known site and few have tried to source in it.

Well to do this without worry you need gono further than into your bag of tricks and pull out an…

Each week we highlight a few of the most interesting HR Tech stories that our readers should be aware of.

This week we're covering the continued release of HR tech solutions during the new normal, even amidst calls for the return to the office.

From diversity and inclusion initiatives to employee engagement tools, the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t slowed the rapid pace of HR innovation as we inch nearer to Q4 of 2020.…

The rapid evolution in technology and tools has made the market widely tech-driven. Companies are successfully utilizing this change to device proper digital marketing strategies for upgrading…

Equality is high on most workplace’s priorities. Employers are keen to make sure their workers are comfortable and happy in order to be more productive, therefore equality and inclusivity are high on any workplace’s priorities. However, according to totaljobs, 60% of transgender employees have suffered workplace discrimination. The same study revealed over half of trans workers…

Today’s most successful companies know their greatest asset is their people. If you’re ready to truly invest in your organization’s talent, it is time to upgrade to a human resources information system (HRIS) — a digital solution for HR management.

An HRIS allows your HR team to gather, manage, and disseminate all of your company’s core HR operations. Think of the HRIS as a digital library of employee information. Instead of spreading important insights across spreadsheets, email…

Employee wellness programs are nothing new. In fact, there are many companies that focus solely on various ways to engage and encourage employees to take better care of their health and wellness. (Check out our Best Employee Wellness Platforms reviews for more details.) 

It’s not just about exercise and better eating habits. From smoking cessation to…

So, like death and taxes one thing is inevitable, someone will ask which tool is best for whatever. The problem is no one can really answer that question but the person asking it. The right question is “Which tools do you think are the best that I should demo”. The reality is no one can tell you which is best, but you. No one else knows what you look…

So, you have decided you want to become a recruiter? Professions in talent acquisition can be rewarding and exciting at the same time. However, a career in recruiting doesn’t always follow a straight line.  And, there are negatives along with the glory of bringing in that top executive hire who will help transform the company.

Common Career Paths For Recruiters

Recruiting is a lot like sales.  You are reaching out to prospective hires many times through cold…