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4 Ways Contingency Recruiters Can Harm Your Business

All companies make hiring decisions and recruitment partner agreements based on a variety of factors that are important to their specific organization or department. Critical factors in making this vital choice will include budget restraints, confidentiality, management style, competitors, skill set and market availability, culture and the seniority of the position. Only the hiring manager…

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Recruiters: How to Love Hiring Managers Who You Hate

In recruiting, the two most important factors are quality and speed. Hiring managers often get in their own way, by slowing the recruiting process down and not hiring the best candidate available. Because of this they are restraining success and growth of the business they work for and last but not least annoy recruiters every…

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5 Questions to Ask a Hiring Manager in the Interview

An interview is like speed dating in some ways. You have an average of 40 minutes to decide whether or not the company you are interviewing with is right for you. In medical sales, representatives have a lot to consider before they accept a new job. Is the compensation structure right? Will the culture be a good…

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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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First Impressions — Is There a Second Chance?

(And Oy! – that applies to hiring clients and candidates!) I often wonder what people think of me when they meet me for the first time. Do they instantly judge me based on what I am wearing, how I am feeling that day, or the context of the meeting? And is the impression I give…

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10 Reasons to Ditch Outlook and Excel for Recruitment

If your recruitment process relies on Outlook and Excel then you could be losing good candidates, and worse still, having a negative impact on your bottom line. As anyone recruiting with Outlook and Excel will know, providing a seamless and standardised recruitment process is difficult. And because of this, losing good candidates – and potentially their…

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Which is the Best Employer Review Site? [Glassdoor vs the Others]

The vast majority of internet users today rely on peer-review sites before making a purchase. From books to restaurants, hotels and even airplane seats, users happily rely on online services to aid them in making informed choices. Sites such as Amazon, Yelp, TripAdvisor and eBay have made online reviews the norm for savvy consumers everywhere.…