Creating Transparency with Candidates
Question: This week, we have had two candidates ask to move their interview date and then surprised me by telling me they have taken another job. How often should I be asking candidates what else they are pursuing? Should I press them more? Anyone who wants to...
Assigning Different Roles to Your Recruiters
Question: What are some ways I can restructure my recruiters so that everyone is not working on the same thing all the time? Linda H. Coach Mike: I had six people working on my recruiting assignments when I was recruiting. When I gave someone an assignment in my...
Why Metrics Can Change Over Time
Question: I had my admin run reports to verify our metrics over the last couple of years. Key metrics she had measured so far include submissions to first time interviews (send-outs). We are getting one send out for every one first time interview for every 1.3...
Phone Time and Billing Success
Question: I am looking to measure and raise my time spent on the telephone. What are the best ways for measuring phone time? The only real way I can see is from having a VOIP phone services that you can track users’ time on a phone. Do you know of any alternatives as...
4 Big Ideas from The Recruiting Firm Owner Summit (Day 4)
Another great day filled with coaching business success strategies! Here are my top 4 big ideas from today: There are three strategies recruiters can use to go from commodity to trusted advisor. One is to use email more effectively when sending candidates....
4 Big Takeaways from The Recruiting Firm Owner Summit (Day 3)
What an amazing day filled with ideas and concepts that many attendees will put into action over the next 30-90 days! Here are the top 4 takeaways from Day 3 the 2016 Recruiting Firm Owner Summit: Recruiters need to go from being busy to being in business. Recruiters...