4 Types of Quality Candidates Recruiters Overlook

Feb 12, 2018 | Recruiting

Reading resume after resume can be an exhausting process. Many recruiters naturally begin to reject CVs with even minor issues just to thin out the herd. Now, they’re able to present the highest quality resumes to the hiring manager, right? Not necessarily. The...

4 Practical & Simple Networking Tips for Recruiters

Feb 12, 2018 | Recruiting

Recruiting in the 21st century revolves completely around social networks and the internet. LinkedIn has around 611,000 results for recruiting-related positions alone. With the market so oversaturated, it’s important to take some time to refer back to the basics and...

5 Do’s & Don’ts of the Online Job Application Process

Feb 2, 2018 | Talent Optimization

To say that a job search is stressful would be a gross understatement. Now that a majority of recruiting is done digitally, simple mistakes can lead to a missed opportunity. It’s important as a job seeker to know the ropes before you accidentally get eliminated from...

3 Huge Recruiting Mistakes That Cost You the Placement

Feb 2, 2018 | Recruiting

It’s easy to blame recruiting frustrations on talent shortages or picky hiring managers but it’s high time that we address the elephant in the room. These issues are caused by broken recruiting strategies. A lot of the stress felt by recruiters can be alleviated by...

How to Build a Solid Recruitment Plan & Actually Stick to It

Jan 9, 2018 | Recruiting

Recruiters are under a lot of pressure. Their judgment calls have a direct effect on a company’s bottom line, and you can bet the hiring manager is under about the same amount of pressure. One slip-up or messy interview can easily make or break the future of everyone...

How Recruiters Can Interview & Assess the Top 7 Soft Skills in 2018

Jan 1, 2018 | Recruiting

Name one thing that’s guaranteed to change. Here, I’ll go first: the workforce. Since the workforce changes so rapidly, employers need candidates who can stay current. And by that, we mean candidates have to be skilled not just in hard skills, but in soft skills, too....

5 Common Interview Biases & How to Avoid Them

Oct 5, 2017 | Hiring

When humans engage in any type of social interaction, it’s easy to inject unconscious biases into the equation. And since an interview is most definitely a social exchange, it paves the way for an interviewer bias to negatively influence the outcome of a...

Dear Recruiter: A Candid Response to the Top 5 Millennial Stereotypes

Sep 25, 2017 | Recruiting

Across the recruiting industry, there has been a near-constant discussion about millennials in the workplace. Organizations have spent a lot of time and money trying to understand the best ways to connect with them—as they should since millennials will take up about...

Quality Candidate Experience is Critical for a Recruiter’s Success

Jul 24, 2017 | Recruiting

With a quick Google search or a casual flip through a business magazine, today’s recruiter gains immediate access to any number of quick tips or advice columns that might aid in his/her practice. Headlines like How to Get More InMail Responses or Where to Find...

How to Improve the Quality of Your Networking

Jul 7, 2017 | Recruiting

Recruiting in the 21st century revolves completely around social networks and the internet. LinkedIn has around 611,000 results for recruiting-related positions alone. With the market so oversaturated, it’s important to take some time to refer back to the basics and...