Whether referred to as splits or recruiter networks, there has been scattered buzz around the true value of agency to agency collaboration in the staffing and recruiting industry and the quality of supporting tools out there.

After meeting with a significant number of agency recruiting professionals over the past several months, I’ve generated the following takeaways:…

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I think we will all agree that Inhouse Recruiters (IHR) and suppliers don’t always see eye-to-eye, in the majority of cases I would say that we might as well be in a different markets, who’d have thought we are all in recruitment! The biggest rift is in the non-relationship between agencies and theirs customers, which…

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Generation Y has had many descriptors placed upon them: digital natives, entitled, world-changers, ambitious, lazy, and impatient. These descriptors, the changing nature of the employment contract, and the lack of quality information about an organization prior to hire suggests that many companies may be in for trouble with the group that naturally shares online with breathtaking speed.



We’ve already seen examples of the damage that employees can do to a company brand using the Social… Continue

After reading a few articles on the online branding , social media aspects of recruitment it seems to be candidates with either good marketing skills ( of themselves) or good software / design skills are starting to produce different types of CV's to stand out in the crowd.



For example CV Trumpet have produced CV Kit to enable a more consistent and logical format for applicants

with a money back guarantee which is interesting ( see… Continue

K.A. Recruiting, Inc. is looking for an experienced recruiter to help with our increasing client needs. We’re a boutique sized, healthcare recruiting firm based in Boston’s financial district. We cover the entire US working predominately with hospitals and reference labs. To better meet our existing clients overall hiring demands we’re seeking a recruiter to expand our business into other verticals within the healthcare space. This is a unique opportunity to join a growing recruiting firm that… Continue

Are you an employer or a recruiter in UK?

Are you planning to post your next job?

Create an account at rightchoice4jobs and start posting your jobs for FREE… Continue

A good recruitment process is very important for any company, but in more ways than you may think. The process itself speaks volumes about your company.



The important aspects to look at:



1) Which aspects of the recruiting process are important to you?

2) On a scale from 1 – 5, how important are these aspects for you?

3) How would you measure that the process is performing according to your needs, and how would you know that your expectations are not… Continue

• Human Resources people hate agency recruiters.
• Agency recruiters hate Human Resources people. Now we're even so get over it and get back to work.
• Corporate recruiters hate whatever Applicant Tracking System they are using.
• Agency recruiters say they have access to the hidden pool of candidates but they work with the same pool of candidates that everybody else does.
• The passive candidate is a…

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Golf scores, gas bills, Dr Evil's sidekicks...bigger isn't always better. Unless you work in recruitment, that is.



Take a closer look at any rec-to-rec's books or website, and among the straightforward consultancy and managerial roles, you will more than likely find a number of stealthily exaggerated opportunities. 'Worldwide Operations Director' may seem like a prestigious position, but why does it only require six months' branch managing experience? If you Google the employer… Continue

I've been recruiting non-Dutch speakers for jobs in The Netherlands since May '08. February 2nd, our new site went live, offering more advanced and automated features. I am now able to offer my clients a no cure no pay job board model, next to a classic agency model. So what does this mean?



Candidates and recruiters can sign up themselves and define their profile/job posting. Included is a broad set of match criteria to automatically match candidates with jobs. Furthermore people can… Continue

Imagine if Tarantino had never left that video shop - if Elvis’s parents had bought him a bike instead of a guitar - if Johnny Depp had stayed in school…Careers can define people; all they need is someone to point them in the right direction.



One of the major rewards of working in recruitment is getting the chance to be that someone; making a difference to your candidates - whether by increasing their salary, moving them closer to home, or cutting down their hours so they can spend… Continue

DC area recruiters, please note the following: If you are qualified, available, interested; planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have an interest, please post your credentials here. If you are a recruiter serving the IT space in and around DC, than post your openings here. Primarily, I have DC area positions listed, but the recruiters on this list have extensive contacts nationally. The FREE list is used to post open positions (encouraging referrals) and to post available… Continue

The staffing agency can be advantageous for several reasons. First, temporary help through a staffing agency does not require going through the hiring process. The company does not have to set up tax forms, with hold taxes or extend any benefits to the temporary personnel. All that is done through the staffing agency. This simplifies the process a great deal…

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It's not like I didn't want to be contributing. I'm glad you noticed though! It's good to be missed, although a little confronting, logging into my "My Page", weary from a long couple of days interstate, without the time or ability to feed my addiction of RBC, only to be taken to task for not contributing. "You have no recent activity. Why not start something?"



... sorry. OK OK OK I hear myself sounding like Joe peski (?) in Lethal Weapon



The last few days have not been… Continue

The next episode in my series of blog posts about running recruitment sites that really work is now live on my main blog.



This time we discus why so many of you won't let Google read your job adverts? Clearly this is not going to help you get more traffic - quite the opposite.



You need as many pages in Google as you can get, all with great content that your job seeker might actually be searching on.…



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