Four Sources of Candidates
| December, 2009 |
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Four Sources of Candidates As a recruiter, I've found that there are four basic sources of candidates. Or, to put it another way, there are four ways in which I can organize and make best use of my candidate resources. These sources are: 1. Candidates I own.
The candidates I own are the people I already know about or whose contact information, profiles or resumes are in my database. Whenever I start a search, I turn to these people first, not only because they're the most accessible, but because over the years, I've gotten to know many of them, and I've qualified them, sent them to interviews, and maybe even placed them ... read more or watch my video How to Hire Top Recruiter Talent Nothing will have greater impact on increasing your profit like a good recruiter. To limit your search for recruiters to friends and personal contacts is a limiting way to build a business. Friendship is a welcome spin-off benefit of effective recruiter hiring; it is not the major criteria. An empty desk is a drain on income. (You still have to pay expenses to maintain an empty desk and its resources.) However, it is not significant when compared to the cost caused by a failing recruiter at that desk. Successful recruiters are ... read more Going Social I have a confession to make. For some time now, I have resisted the buzz, hype, and fervor for all things "Social" in recruiting. It's not that I don't see value in social networking tools (I do), nor is it that I can't appreciate the upside to social media channels (I can). My resistance has primarily been grounded in a desire to "let the dust settle," while allowing individuals who are a whole lot smarter than me provide some insight on the "where, what, and how" questions that surround social networking and social media, as in: "Where does one begin, what's working, and how does one go about implementing a reasonable plan of attack?" Somewhat selfishly, I've been waiting to obtain just a glimpse of clarity about how best to proceed in eloquently deploying my own "social" game plan ... read more The Race to Recovery is On! Now though, is the time to think about your desk and how you want to work moving forward. I have no doubt that we will soon return to the job rich, quality candidate scarce market that so many of you experienced prior to 2008. There will however, be some differences to the boom market many of us have experienced for the last 10 to 15 years. What can you do to ensure that you make the most of the recovery? Step one is to reflect on the lessons learned from this difficult economic period ... read more | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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