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5 Quick Questions to Determine a Candidate’s Fit

From the get-go, it’s easy for recruiters to overlook qualified candidates. While resumes are a great starting point, recruiters have to pinpoint specific job seekers who meet the requirements of a role but aren’t a solid fit for the client. Ask these questions...

4 Types of Quality Candidates Recruiters Overlook

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

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...

3 Huge Recruiting Mistakes That Cost You the Placement

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...

6 Signs it’s Time to Break Up With Your Recruiter

Good recruiters know how to have a conversation with candidates. They know how to develop a personal relationship and learn who candidates are as people. A good recruiter actively listens while the candidate talks, and they ask targeted questions to get to the heart...

Recruiting is Selling: The Power of Active Listening

Do you know the correlation between recruiting and sales? Hint: they sell things. Salespeople sell services or products. Recruiters sell opportunities. A great salesperson is spot-on when making that initial connection with a prospect; they’re skilled at building...

3 Communication Tools to Become a Powerhouse Recruiter

Our good friend Aristotle, arguably one of the founding fathers of the art of rhetoric, defined 3 modes of persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos. These modes are persuasive devices constructed from an appeal to ethics, emotions, and logical reasoning. But we’ll come...

How to Write an Awesome Cold LinkedIn InMail

InMail response rates are up 25%. Exchanges between recruiters and LinkedIn members have increased by 40% over the last 2 years. And now, more than ever, folks are finding new roles through the InMails they receive. This means that, whether you’re using LinkedIn for...