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#TalentAttraction #Tuesday WHAT SHOULD WE DO IF OUR TOP CANDIDATE DOES NOT ACCEPT OUR OFFER?
How do you react when your top candidate interviews well, is initially excited about your open position, builds a great relationship with the Hiring Manager – and turns down your company’s offer? Does your recruiter accept the candidate’s decision and report to the Manager that the candidate declined your offer? Is that acceptable in your…
Read More#JobSearch #Friday ACCOMPLISHED OVER 50 JOB SEARCHING PROFESSIONAL? DOES YOUR RESUME DEMONSTRATE ACHIEVEMENT?
With over 40 years of Expert Professional Recruiting Experience, I have read over 400,000 resumes through the years. How much time do you feel I spend on my first pass of your resume? In 1993, I hired a Jr. Recruiter, Andrea (she left us way too soon – RIP Andrea). One morning, without my knowledge,…
Read More#TalentAttraction #Tuesday HOW MUCH SHOULD WE OFFER OUR TOP CANDIDATE TO ATTRACT THEM?
Yesterday, I was one of 4 community members in our city’s “Blue Ribbon Commission on Compensation” meeting. We discussed the importance of compensation to attract Top Candidates to work for our city and then to retain our Top Talent. There Is A Difference Between Talent Attraction and Talent Acquisition Talent Attraction is a SALES Process.…
Read More#JobSearch #Friday ARE YOU OVER 50 AND SEARCHING FOR A NEW POSITION? “Here I AM! is Step 3
Have you ever wondered what you are supposed to say when you call or meet a networking contact in person? You have heard it referred to as an elevator speech or one minute commercial. I refer to that beginning as your “Here I Am” speech. It consists of the following sections that are brief –…
Read More#TalentAttraction #Tuesday RECRUITING THE WRONG CANDIDATES? IMPROVE YOUR MANAGERS’ INTERVIEW SKILLS
With over 40 years of expert professional recruiting experience, I wish I counted how few Hiring Managers have formally been trained to Interview Effectively. Consider that a manager who has not formally been trained to interview effectively, certainly has not been trained to select the best candidate. Need we go further? Of course, we need…
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