There seems to be a large, growing population that views the profession of third party recruiting as a useless industry. They find recruiters to be greedy, selfish and caring more about the commission checks they cash than the people they place. Used car salesmen are starting to get better reputations. As a seasoned recruiter I take offense to this. It pains me to…
Everyone knows about LinkedIn Groups, but not everyone knows just how powerful they can be. Here are my top 5 ways you can make LinkedIn Groups do more for you, your business, and your career: 1) Be a member of 50 groups: A lot of people are put off joining a lot of LinkedIn groups…
The theory that recruiting great employees is highly difficult is true, but what if your firm was making the recruitment process more complex than it had to be? Almost 1 out of every 4 decisions that a small to mid-size company will make during a recruitment process will hinder their chances at staffing competitive talent.…
With personal branding becoming mainstream, it is really important to think of more ways to inject creativity into your personal brand. In the past simply securing yourname.com or starting a blog was a sure-fire way to stand out, however, nowadays such actions are no longer the exception but the norm. A recent example of an…
Gone are the days of following in your parents’ footsteps or choosing the career they think is right for you. Thanks to the Internet and evermore sophisticated job search techniques, you have the ability to access an almost endless amount of information about any career you’re interested in pursuing. And if a career in accounting is the…