As of July 1, the Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) is going to taking a real bite out of unwanted e-mail and texts,and it will apply to recruitment professionals and third party agencies worldwide. According to the law, as third party agencies we are organizations selling and promoting a service. We will…

When starting a desk from scratch, there are a million things that you could be doing. That list could take you two days or 5 years, it depends on your focus. For the 360 Challenge, I am limited on time, so I will work with what I have: The Curta infrastructure and our market brand.

Curta is branded as a “training company,” specializing in training, coaching, and placing…

Since embarking on the path of professional coaching and training, I often hear the old saying that “Those who can’t, teach; and those who can, do.”Now, I’d be lying if I said that this comment didn’t ruffle my feather just a bit, as it implies that I can’t do and therefore I teach. In my…

If you have any experience as an executive at a large company, then there are chances you have had exposure to some sort of business coach or life coach. As a Recruitment Professional, we are lucky if we have had access to a coach through our local gym. Even if your average Recruitment Professional had access to a coach, the chances that we would approach them for assistance are probably…

A lot of recruiting professionals find themselves sidetracked by the Drama Monster.  The Drama Monster presents itself in many forms including, planning a wedding, moving an office, or even making coffee in the morning.

 What recruiters need to remember is that the Drama Monster is self-created and only in your head. The Drama Monster is a beast that relies on…

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…

I often get questions from recruiters in regards to making phone calls; in fact I just received a call from Vince asking how I deal with call-reluctance. While you can’t change the reaction of the person on the other end of the phone, you can change how you approach making your phone calls to better prepare yourself to positively engage potential…

Do you not have time, money or resources to train yourself or your Recruiters? Have you considered where one “lunch and learn” could make you money?  Here are 10 reasons you should always invest in training for your Recruiters and Staffing Specialist:

1. Decrease the need for Micro Management – How often have you or your managers said that they cannot…

A couple of weeks ago I posted that TheLadders is offering Recruiters free access to post jobs and view candidates in their resume database.  Curious about what this could mean to us a Recruiter.  I took some time to assist a select number of my clients to implement TheLadders into the recruiting process.  The feedback from those clients was deafening, hurray!  My clients all reported that they are finding better candidates and connecting with them quicker. 

Not…

Take a minute to watch this TED Video before reading further.

http://www.wimp.com/teachpersuasion/

Welcome Back!

If you feel as if your staffing / recruiting business is like playing

a violin in a concert hall, with thousands of adoring fans,

Congratulations ~ You get it!!!

You can stop reading.

For the rest of us….

Now, if you feel as if you are playing on the subway platform to…

Working the same place, all day, every day causes people to spend too much time in their own heads. Repetitive actions combine with static environment causes ideas to go stale, perspective demolishes and overall productivity goes down. It’s important to the longevity of Recruitment Professionals career not to get caught in this rut. Going out and see clients and candidates…

Recently, I received a call from the top notch sales team at LinkedIn with an “amazing offer.”  They wanted to share with me a special tool that was only offered to Corporate Recruiters.  They further explained that it was being offered to “select third party recruiters.”  Hitting all the right buttons a sales person should, I of course jumped at the chance to hear about this silver bullet and booked an appointment. 

Like a kid waiting for a new toy, I imagined all the things…