As someone who has been on both the agency and corporate side of recruiting, I firmly believe every recruiter should start in the agency world. The agency world is a trial-by-fire environment; you make your calls, send your emails and earn your placements or you're fired. It is a fast paced, high stress, micromanaged environment. I have nothing but respect for people who are life long agency recruiters.…

According to many articles--including this one: LinkedIn and Business-- Tuesday through Thursday are prime online networking days for those belonging to the LinkedIn community.…

A coworker of mine absolutely detests the phrase, "Recruiting is a lot like dating." She says it's cliche and trite; and she is right. The problem, though, with cliches and all things trite, is that they are true. 

Why is bears repeating that Recruiting is a lot like Dating:

1. There is the obvious "courting" that occurs in both dating and recruiting, with recruiters often serving the role of "Match Maker" between candidates and companies
2. Dating and…