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When you are sourcing candidates, do you source by title, skills, or both? When recruiters tell me they search by titles only, they may be attempting to recruit the wrong candidates. Why? In the US we sometimes seem too concerned about titles and not enough about the work to be accomplished. Therefore, janitors become maintenance…

“I recruit using Dice.” “I recruit using social media.” “I recruit using LinkedIn.” “What is the best job board to recruit Sales (or IT or Marketing or Finance, etc) candidates?” These are all questions I have seen repeatedly in recruitment Yahoo! Groups or in LinkedIn Groups. It appears that many companies confuse sourcing with recruiting,…

Some consultants would tell me, “It’s about time you jumped on the bandwagon!” Others would say, “That is so 30 seconds ago – now we are talking mobile recruiting!” Other consultants would say, “Certainly you have begun offering the new…!” It is interesting to have over 30 years of experience in any field. It gives…

In my thirty years of recruitment, many candidates felt that attempting to interview during the Holiday season was a waste of time. They learned while working with me that it can be a very productive time to interview. During my interview on Park City TV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9GvkP0AfOI&feature=player_embedded#!), we discussed the reasons why this is the best…