Recruiter Thesaurus

Congratulations new Recruiters! The market has picked up and so has the demand for ~~fresh meat~~ new recruiters. You have a lot to learn! Being a new recruiter is exciting and at times can be scary frightening. So here is a little list to get you oriented as you begin your new recruiting career

Talent Management System = Applicant tracking systems (AKA “black hole”)

Boolean Search Strings = Sacred secrets among nerdy sourcers

Social Networking = Linkedin (free)

Social Media Recruiting = Linkedin (fees)

Job boards = Active channels

Active channel = Monster, Careebuilder and other small job boards

Monster.com = Unemployed, contractors and visa sponsorship

Candidate profiling = Stalking

Active Job Seekers = Job stalkers

Job stalkers = Active Candidates

Active Candidates = “Apply Online”

Apply Online = Talent Management System (Black Hole)

Leads = Passive Candidates

Passive Candidates = Uninterested (unless you have high salaries)

Uninterested Candidates = “Rock Star” candidates (high salaries)

Hiring “Rock Stars” candidates = Internal salary gaps

Salary Gaps = High turnover

High turnover = Incremental headcount (or more internships)

Incremental headcount = Unrealistic hiring expectations

Comment by Delores Ipms on January 22, 2011 at 2:55pm: Thanks for the laugh and I can't say that I would disagree. "Thesaurus" Its quite comical. I would have to say when looking back on the beginning of my recruiting days I cant say that I didn't learn these things pretty quickly, and unfortunately I didn't learn much or even half of what I was looking to learn by reading blogs, attending recruiting events or reading anyones book. I looked at these things mainly to confirm what I was already putting together on my own.

Obvious challenges like...

How to sell a candidate to a company they may have already applied to?

How to cold call a perspective client?

Where to look for candidates who aren't looking?

How to make a client who isn't hiring?

All answers are at the top of your head and at the tip of your tongue: the HOW/APPROACH is all trial and error in the phone call and at that networking event.

NO RECRUITER LIKES TO SHARE THEIR SCRIPT, and almost all will put on a front and say they don't have a script or a routine, they do!! To all the fresh meats if you wanna do some script training contact me ide be happy to share...exclusively.