What makes a great contingent recruiting firm? The recruiters and their practices. What makes poor recruiting firms? The recruiters and their practices. There are great, good, and poor contingent recruiters. I was a successful contingent recruiter for 12 years in the Washington, DC/Baltimore market. As a contract recruitment consultant, occasionally clients request that I use…

Your company needs to hire a recruiter. You’ve decided that you would prefer to find someone who is a fulltime employee. What questions do you plan to ask the recruitment candidates? Your first step is to go to your job description. What level of experience do you seek? Obviously entry level candidates will be questioned…

Once your company decides it needs a recruiter or additional recruiter, what are your next steps? Decide whether you need permanent or temporary help. How many positions are budgeted? Are they budgeted to be filled in one or two months or will they be spread throughout the year? What is your current status with recruitment?…

Since 1981 I have been a professional recruiter/recruiting consultant. Over the years, I have worked with start-up ventures and large multinational companies (many you know). For 1 ½ years I was the Recruiting Manager of a telecom start-up until they went public. My clients valued the recruitment function. They knew their recruitment processes needed improvement…

Doesn’t it make you wonder – when companies don’t understand that the recruiting process is a sales process? Doesn’t it make you wonder – when candidates don’t understand that the job search is a sales process? Doesn’t it make you wonder – when companies are sold on the idea that recruiting is a technology solution?…