Should Recruiters Use Video?
QUESTION: Also, I have been looking to utilizing short videos since I have been reading that people are more responsive to video than emails these days. Have you heard of others doing this and what the results have been? - Conrad, Walpole, MA ANSWER: Video is so much...
How to Use Job Boards to Find Candidates
QUESTION: There are lots of open jobs in the area I recruit and one of the major issues in 2018 has been candidate shortage. The methods I use most regularly are headhunting, using LinkedIn, advertising, using major job boards, plus utilizing their talent search tool,...
How to Start a New Niche
QUESTION: I am interested in your process for starting a new niche. - Debbie ANSWER: One of the best ways to establish a new niche, is to first ask, is it viable? In most niches right now, you have tremendous demand for talent, so it is hard to pick a bad one. From...
What is a Search Associate?
QUESTION: I am doing my hiring plan for the next year and have heard you mention the role of search associate before. Can you explain that a bit more? - Jeffrey ANSWER: Absolutely. This is a phenomenal role, especially in the economy we are in right now where openings...
Should a Candidate only accept offers in writing?
QUESTION: Is it unreasonable to expect a candidate to verbally accept an offer pending an official offer letter and contract being sent by the client? I have put an offer to a head of procurement this evening, and although delighted with the offer, I have extended....
What to do when a client changes the terms of the fee agreement
QUESTION: Just got back an email from a prospect where I sent a fee agreement for my fee due net 30 days. They agreed to the fee, but they marked up the payment terms to 50% net 30, 50% to be paid 6 months after start date. Besides “hell no,” how do I respond? -...