You might think that your only alumni network is from your school. But you have corporate alumni networks too. I bet you’ve worked for some great companies, or some large companies, or for some great managers, or with some great people. Those corporate alumni networks are just as valuable as your university alumni network. So, […]
I hear this story again and again. A hiring manager can’t find the right candidate. Why? You would think it would be easier to find great candidates, because so many people are out of work or are looking for better jobs. But that’s exactly why it’s so hard for hiring managers to find people–there are
I like to work with recruiters. I’ve used them in the past. I refer people to them. But I am missing something here. I just got off the phone with a recruiter. He was using some kind of a phone, either VOIP or a cell phone, but it cut in and out. I had to
Heather pointed to How to Use LinkedIn in Your Job Search. Holy moly. I had no idea.
Art Petty has a great post, Capturing Talent and Creating Great Customer Experiences: They Go Together. I really liked this part: A manager that takes mid-interview smoke breaks and badgers a talented candidate about salary expectations is someone that I want working for my competitor. I’m still astounded when I hear stories like that.
For the recruiter interview series, I had a conversation with the Recruiting Animal: JR: How long have you been in the recruiting field? RA: Over ten years. JR: Do you have any specialties? RA: I’m a generalist but I have done a number ofsearches for internal auditors in recent years. I have also worked on
Matt Buckland had some great comments about my post Why You Should Make Friends with Recruiters. In his post, Why you should make friends with Recruiters, Matt rebutted a couple of points (which is just fine!). He made a great point at the bottom: I’d add one major exception to the list, make friends with
In response to my first recruiter interview, a colleague wrote in with the reasons he stays in touch with recruiters: Some of the best jobs / candidates are rarely advertised If you refer people to your friend the recruiter, there is the possibility of a finders fee They can keep you aware of trends in
I have a lot of recruiter contacts, especially through recruitingblogs.com. I’m planning a Q&A series with recruiters, and would like to know from you: what do you want to learn from recruiters? Email me or leave your questions in the comments here.
My column at Recruitingtrends.com has evidently been up for a while, but I missed the email telling me. Gotta clean out that inbox. The column is: Using Writing and Speaking to Recruit Candidates, Part 2 You can’t leave comments there, so please do so here.