Elements of a Great Email Blast
QUESTION: How do you do an email blast? What goes in? What stays out? How do you send a resume to a company that requires completing a two-page candidate information form online? - Norman ANSWER: There are a couple different questions in here. First of all, to be...
Stop Doing Administrative Work Yourself! Here’s What You Can Delegate
QUESTION: I just started the process of getting a freelancer to help with the activities that are time consuming, but do not really generate revenue for me. I hired three freelancers and gave them a project to find contact information for me, and one of them proved to...
Dealing with a Slump in Your Recruiting
QUESTION: What can you recommend to a recruiter who has been in the business for years and is having issues in the last 45 days or so making rain. I feel like a major league ballplayer who is in a hitting slump. It is not that my hiring manager’s new connections do...
Why You Should Outsource Data Entry
QUESTION: I am struggling to get all client information input in a computer data. I take pages of notes about clients, family, company, coworkers, etc. I plan to hire a future data entry person. What software have you found to be the easiest to use? What software...
What to Do When a Client Gives a Candidate Homework
QUESTION: A new client has an interview process that basically translates into a consulting project. They give a homework assignment that requires about 8 hours of research and effort to put together, director level position, around $120,000 to $140,000. It seems...
Basic Metrics for a Recruiting Desk
QUESTION: I am an experienced recruiter, but I am starting from the beginning. My motivation and results are terrible. What are basic metrics for a desk, i.e. number of calls to a search assignment or job order, retained, and then telephone interview, face to face...