There is this myth that recruiters don’t look at your resumes. Whoever started this rumor needs to be hit on the head with a wet pool noodle. In the first edition of Ask Recruiters, I asked some of my favorite recruiters their opinions. I asked them...
The staffing industry contributes to over $400 billion globally in revenue. This means that staffing companies made that much money in revenue. Just US alone is a $130 billion industry. That’s over a quarter of the total revenue. When Dr. King created the civil rights movement...
A decent amount of the working population in the US is here on work visa. They pay taxes, contribute to the economy and so much more. According to www.epi.org there are 460,749 on H1-b visa. That’s a LOT of people. These workers are employed by a...
In the hiring process, there is often a view of Us VS Them. It’s hiring managers vs the recruiters vs the candidates. Right now there is a lot of friction in the hiring process. Candidates dislike recruiters, think they are the scum of the earth. Recruiters...
“We want more KPI’s.” Said no recruiter or sales person every. We don’t like KPI’s. No one likes KPI’s. That is no one except the management and people who don’t have to meet them. When one is new, KPI’s can be helpful. I remember when I first...
Every hiring “expert” tells all companies to have employer brands. Most of the advice is pretty much the same. Bean bags, open space, beer kegs, and more. What is your brand? Bean bags and such are a tiny part of your brand. The bigger aspect is your...
Onboarding a new employee properly is so important. It’s not just for the show effect, but also to ensure their success. Showing the new employee their desk and bathroom is not enough. Seriously people, do we think that that’s the only thing the new employee is...
There is a pool of bad recruiters. There is a pool of fake recruiters. There is a pool of fake candidates. Many recruiters deal with fake candidates. “Candidates” who apply to jobs, but aren’t real people. Recruiters get them all the time. We get applicants or find...
We have been talking a lot about how to apply for jobs. How you should be researching the companies you are applying to. We aren’t saying that just to be annoying. It has a purpose. You shouldn’t, and I repeat, you shouldn’t apply to every job...
When you are interviewing, and it really goes your way, you usually get that tingly feeling an offer will be given. I have yet to have a candidate that was shocked when an offer arrived…you just know. But, how do you get to the point...
