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Target Marketing: The Nicher, the Richer

I spend quite a bit of time talking with my clients about target marketing and finding your niche within that market, and do you know what? Everyone agrees with me that having a target market is so important – but many in theory only have one! It never ceases to surprise me how unclear some businesses…

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How the Hiring Manager & Recruiter Relationship Impacts the Recruitment Process

In a previous article, I wrote how it doesn’t take much to call yourself an agency recruiter. Ask anyone within industry experience and they will tell you the same thing: a phone and access to a resume database and you can start selling yourself as an agency recruiter. Unfortunately it takes a lot more than that…

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Recruiters: Hire More Drinkers!

Yes, you read that right. Hire more drinkers! Oh, wait, slight typo… I mean, you have got to hire more D.R.I.N.C.K.A.E’s If I were building new recruitment company today, the only people I would hire would be D.R.I.N.C.K.A.E’s. And I am pretty sure this is valid across all businesses in the modern age – certainly those selling a service, or…

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10 Reasons to Screen Applicants When You’re Recruiting

The process of screening applicants is useful for an incredible number of reasons and should be carried out before recruiting for any position in a company. No matter how senior the position, using a thorough screening process will give any employer an advantage and prepare them for the interviews ahead. Here we take a look…

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Recruiters, Here’s How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

The recruitment industry has a habit of reinventing itself every few years and those who fail to change with it are destined to be left behind. We must understand that change is a constant and those who specialize in just one small parsec of an industry, even if it is very profitable at the time, cannot…