Find Me A Recruiter!
“Find me a recruiter!” is a very typical request from an overwhelmed executive to the team or to HR. To be crystal clear, HR’s function and training is not in the same league as using a recruiter.
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10 Things That Recruiters Won’t Tell You
by Bernie Reifkind 10. The telephone is the most important tool that a recruiter has. Recruiters use every technological Internet advantage while conducting a search, but ultimately it all boils down to the phone and… Read More »10 Things That Recruiters Won’t Tell You
Yelling Into An Empty Room: The Relevance of Social Media
It’s not enough to just drive traffic to a website, it’s about a customer taking action after visiting a website. Will they contact you to inquire further? Will they buy?
Does social media draw attention to your business website? Maybe.
Managing Your Boss
Recognize the fact that your boss has been given the power to direct your activities. This is true even if you are much smarter and even if you should have been given the boss’ job. Accepting reality and working to increase your influence will produce better results.
Hey Employer Cheapskates: Pay Up!
Consider that most of the time, we get what we pay for. Not just in the case of goods and services, but in human capital. Sometimes we cheat ourselves by “cheaping out” and paying less- but then we are prone to receive an inferior product or service. The same can be said with stellar and im-pactful employees.
Hiring? Buy the Solution
Employers: when you hire someone make sure that you are hiring to solve a need that you have but more importantly make sure that you “buy the solution.” In plain and simple terms, make sure that you have properly identified the business need that you have and why that need exists, then and only then “hire the solution.”
In Defense of Micro-Managing
Micro-managing is a vital part of an employer’s job. An employee’s work environment is not a popularity contest. It’s about successfully fulfilling the ongoing tasks at hand in the way in which you as the employer sees fit.
Some people work better if they are micro-managed and are held accountable all day long. Other’s do not need as much hand holding but nonetheless, micro-managing assures you that a job is getting done the way that you want it done.
Time: The Ultimate Deal Killer
If there is a legitimate reason why the interviewing process needs to take a long time, then it is incumbent upon the employer to communicate, communicate and communicate! We are living in the digital age so an easy email is all that is really necessary to communicate intent but why not pick up the phone and give it a personal touch?
Health Care Recruiters: Getting it Right The First Time
“Do it right, the first time” is one of the most profound sages of advice that anyone could ever receive. It is essential that a health care organization in need of critical staff to use a… Read More »Health Care Recruiters: Getting it Right The First Time
Interviewing Interventions: 5 Ways To End An Interview
It’s probably the most uncomfortable moment during an interview. It’s the exact moment when an employer knows that the candidate is not the right fit, for whatever reason. For most employers that moment can be within the first 5 minutes of an interview.