Congratulations New Graduates!!

Congratulations!

Studying to complete your bachelor’s degree is done for most of you. What are you going to do next? Some of you have committed yourselves to more study to become a Doctor or Attorney or other position requiring an advanced degree. Some of you went to College Career Fairs last fall and last February and…

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When is a Person a Valued Contract Recruiter?

Countering the Counter Offer

As I am searching for my next opportunity to serve a company, I am reading online postings for “Contract Recruiter.” Some of them require one to two years experience and the ability to develop recruitment into a world class experience – and the compensation is $20 to $30 per hour. Whom are they kidding? Are…

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SHRM Staffing Management Conference – New Orleans

As is usually the case, last week SHRM did a great job organizing and running the Staffing Management Conference in New Orleans. This was one of the smoothest running conferences that I ever attended. Nicely done! There were a variety of speakers speaking on many of the recruitment processes. Attendees came from as far away…

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Corporate Recruiters – Getting the Most out of a Career Fair

These notes are probably not for the very experienced corporate recruiter who has dozens of Career Fairs behind them. You have already figured most of this out! This column is for the less experienced corporate recruiter who wants to learn a few tricks that the old, Wiley recruiters use. I have worked over 100 Career…

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