Talent Professionals

Hired By Robots: Why Most Americans Are Unhappy About Hiring Process Automation

Why is it that so many Americans are against automated hiring processes and how can we turn them into our benefits instead?

Criminal Background Checks: What Employers And Recruiters Should Know

Unfortunately, some candidates lie. And your interview skills may not be enough to get them to tell the truth. Criminal background checks can reveal what type of people have applied for your position.

9 Ways to Improve Your Email Communication to Candidates

When it comes to recruiting candidates, communication is critical. Here are 9 tips to ensure your email communication to potential candidates is more effective.

How Recruiters Can Stay Focused During The Holiday Season

I’ve always believed that from a recruiter’s perspective anyway, having a flat or ghostly quiet Holiday Season can often become a self-fulfilling prophecy. It’s a mindset thing. Remember … it’s only “dead out there” if you allow it to be.

The Recruiters’ Guide to Candidate Assessments

A great resume and a positive interview don’t guarantee the right hire. Here are six assessments that you might want to put your candidates through before you decide to hire them.

Meet Jeff Daspit: RecruitLoop Recruiter in Phoenix, Arizona

Meet Jeff Daspit: RecruitLoop Recruiter in Phoenix, Arizona

Bridging the Talent Gap – Snapshot of the Jobvite Recruiter Nation Roadshow

For our recruiter audience (agency, internal, and independent alike) I wanted to share some of the many interesting facts and tips that the speakers shared at the recent Jobvite Recruiter Nation Roadshow.

Meet Ian Millar: RecruitLoop Recruiter In Destin, Florida

Ian Millar is one of our specialist recruiters from Florida recruiting the sellers, the engineers, the implementers and the leaders in software and tech.

5 Dehumanising Recruiting Practices to Avoid

Here are 5 'dehumanising' recruiting practices to avoid if you want to take a more emotionally intelligent approach to making better hiring decisions.

Recap: In-house Recruitment LIVE! London 2017

In this post I wanted to share a few of my learnings from some of the sessions I attended at In-House Recruitment LIVE! 2017 in London.

5 Reasons Face-to-Face Communication Helps Build Client Relationships

Whether you choose to use Skype, FaceTime, Zoom, Google Hangouts or any of the other host of video-based chat tools out there, here are 5 reasons why face-to-face communication helps to build client relationships.

Meet Achyut Menon: RecruitLoop Recruiter in Hyderabad, India

For the first time we shine the RecruitLoop Recruiter Spotlight on India and on our very own Achyut Menon - better known to his international pals as AK.

6 Ways Recruiters Can Use Resumes and Cover Letters

Candidates will often stretch the truth when applying for jobs. Here are 6 ways that you can validate a candidate's resume and cover letter.

How to Write the Perfect Job Ad [Infographic]

An effective job ad is not just a job description. It is a carefully crafted message with the aim of attracting the best qualified candidates for your job.

6 Things You Never Knew About Mentoring

Mentoring is experiencing a revitalisation so here is a quick rundown of 6 things you may not have realised about mentoring today.

The 7 Most Annoying Habits of Recruiters

Recruiters want to find the best candidate, right? Well here's how to do it ... without really irritating them with these nasty habits!

Meet Tyler Platt: RecruitLoop Recruiter In Denver, Colorado

Introducing Tyler Platt - RecruitLoop recruiter specialising in the fields of technology, sales, and operations located in Denver, Colorado.

The Top 5 Reference Check Questions You Want to Ask But Shouldn’t

Reference checks are an essential part of the hiring process. However, reference check questions require a professional code of conduct, both unwritten and by law, that you should follow.

6 Essential Metrics For Recruitment Consultants

Although recruitment consultants are typically focused on meeting their KPIs, here are 6 key metrics that they should also keep a close eye on.

6 Tips For Gaining Candidate Exclusivity

Gaining candidate exclusivity is gold. After all there’s ‘power’ in having an A-grade candidate only wanting to work with you.

Meet Heather Larkin: RecruitLoop Recruiter In Greenville, South Carolina

We decided to catch up with Heather Larkin one of our awesome new recruiters from Greenville, South Carolina.

3 Reasons SMBs Should Engage an External HR Specialist

Here are 3 common scenarios where an external HR specialist can help your business overcome an obstacle.

7 Things to Consider Before Engaging a Recruiter

You wouldn't hire a lawyer without asking them a few questions, would you? Well there’s a lot to uncover before engaging a recruiter too. And rest assured finding out up front will save you a lot of angst in the long run.

7 Ways to Spot a Specialist Recruiter From a Generalist in Disguise

What is your so-called ‘specialist’ recruiter really offering you? Are you getting real value for money? Are they a specialist or a generalist in disguise?

5 Ways for Recruiters to Attract Passive Candidates and New Clients

Digital has changed the way you operate as a recruiter. If you don't adapt you'll start to lose market share as your smart competitors win more business.

12 Ways to Get Recruiters Gagging For Your Business

Picture it: Your business has reached the stage where you need to employ someone new into the team. But you’re far too busy to recruit the position yourself so you’ve decided to engage the services of a recruitment consultant. Regardless of whether you’ve decided to go with a generalist or a specialist recruiter, the recruiter […]

5 Text Messaging Tips For Recruiters

Here are some helpful tips to optimize your next mobile outreach campaign to find the most qualified candidates.

Top 50 C-Level Sales Professionals in Boston

Here's a list of the Top 50 Sales Professionals in Boston based on their experience, qualifications and digital footprint.

5 Unspoken Responsibilties of HR Professionals

Check out these 5 unspoken responsibilities you may not have known are handled by HR.

6 Essential Sales Tips For Recruiters

Sure recruitment is about helping candidates get jobs; or finding the best talent for employers. But whether you like it or not recruitment is sales.

6 Ways Recruitment Consultants Piss Off Their Clients

I thought I would share a few of the more common responses I received from a recent survey I conducted with hiring managers … a snapshot of what they are actually thinking.

5 Quick Tips if You Need to Hire in a Hurry

How do you hire and get the best result, as quickly and cost effectively as possible? Tamara Blythman shares 5 tips for anyone needing to hire in a hurry.

Recruiter Tips: 3 Things to Include in a Winning Proposal

Recruiters often ask us for advice on what to include in a winning proposal, so here are three tips for how to make your next proposal world-class.

How Chameleons Will Win In The New World Of Recruitment

Bernadette Eichner shares 7 tips from her recent RCSA conference presentation, “Reinventing Yourself as a Recruiter in the New World of Recruitment”.

7 Strategies You Can Implement Today To Be A Successful Recruiter

Here are 7 simple strategies you can take back to your desk today to ensure you're a successful recruiter.

Recruiter Tips: How To Ensure You Don’t Alienate Your Client

Don't alienate your client. Knowing what questions to ask them isn't enough. You also need to know how and when to ask them.

Meet Sandra Karamitelios: RecruitLoop Recruiter In Brisbane, Australia

Sandra Karamitelios has nearly 20 years' recruitment experience and has placed top talent for organisations right across Australia and New Zealand.

Webinar: Cool Tools and Technology for Independent Recruiters

Don't run the risk of spending more time obsessing over all the recruitment technology available than running your recruitment business.

9 Agile Recruiting Tools For Candidate Outreach

You already have the people skills, now get the tech skills that will take your recruitment game to the next level.

Meet Rick Gilbert: RecruitLoop Recruiter In Los Angeles, California

Meet Rick Gilbert. With over 10 years experience as a recruiter Rick has a successful track record of filling leadership positions in multiple states across the United States.

Webinar: How to Create Great Cashflow as an Independent Recruiter

Learn how to create regular cashflow, build a sales pipeline, and get paid as an independent recruiter.

Webinar: How to Market Yourself and Create Your Personal Brand

You are the architect of your own success as an Independent Recruiter. Learn how to market yourself and create your own personal brand.

5 Ways To Avoid Being ‘Just Another Recruiter Who Fails To Deliver’

If you want to instil trust in your client and be seen as a credible professional, here's how to avoid being ‘just another recruiter who failed to deliver’.

Webinar: How To Build A Client Base And Get Referrals

Whether you're a recently liberated recruiter or already have your independent recruiting business up and running, you have all the foundations in place to grow your business.

Webinar: How To Value Your Time And Experience As An Independent Recruiter

Learn how to value your time and expertise as an independent recruiter and get paid for every hour you work, regardless of whether a placement is made or not.

Meet Samuel Prince: RecruitLoop Recruiter In Seattle, Washington

Samuel Prince is a specialist recruiter for cyber security covering all major metropolitan markets in the USA, as well as the UK and Israel.

Webinar: Get Your Head And Desk Into The $100K Zone

The time has never been better for professional recruiters wanting to go it alone. Learn the tips to earn $100K+ as an independent recruiter.

Webinar Series: How To Build A $100K Income As An Independent Recruiter

Many independent recruiters are earning $150K+ while managing to strike the perfect work-life balance. Learn the tips to make it work for you.

Meet Danny Powell: RecruitLoop Recruiter In Houston, Texas

Recruiter spotlight on Danny Powell from Houston, Texas. 20 years recruitment experience right across the USA - from Atlanta, to Chicago, and from Oklahoma to Orange County.

Recruiting Is A Professional Service. Value Your Time Like It.

Sometimes it’s hard for recruiters to get their heads around the notion of charging by the hour. But the sooner they start to value what they do like other professional services providers the better.

Recruiter Tips: Sales Calls – Going Back to Basics

“We’ve never spoken but I have KPIs to hit so can we please meet?” Is this how your sales calls might sound? There’s a right way to making sales calls and a wrong way. Here are some tips to increase your chances of getting through.

Meet John Palcisko: RecruitLoop Recruiter in Cleveland, Ohio

John Palcisko is a relatively new member of the RecruitLoop community. He has been sourcing sales and manufacturing talent for over 14 years.

Recruiter Tips: Busting The Myth Around Retainers

Why has the notion of working on retainer always been ‘reserved’ for perm or executive search consultants? Any recruiter can work on retainer ... even temp consultants.

Recruiter Tips: Managing Your Clients’ Expectations

When it comes to dealing with our clients, as recruiters we can never ever assume. It’s absolutely essential that we manage our clients’ expectations from the get go and at every stage throughout the recruitment process.

Meet Suzanne Rey: RecruitLoop Recruiter in San Diego, California

global citizen, a seasoned recruiter, a professional singer and a passionate animal rights activist - Suzanne is one of those people in the world who truly make a difference, and we couldn’t be prouder to have her as part of our recruiter community.

Recruiter Tips: Caring For Your Client After The Offer Is Made

It’s frightening to think how many recruiters will wash their hands of a ‘client’ once their fee is up on the board. I can’t stress how much additional business I have won over the years from clients after the offer was made.

Are Recruiters ‘Luddites’ When It Comes To Technology?

Are recruiters as technologically disinclined as some claim? Why don’t you be the judge of that? But in the meantime here are three interesting findings from a recent poll conducted by the team at Software Advice.

Recruiter Tips: Are You ‘Consciously Incompetent’ Or ‘Unconsciously Competent’?

Whether you’ve been recruiting for one minute, 18 months or 5+ years, you need to recognise where you’re sitting along the ‘recruiter competency axis’ and remember you’re not alone.

Recruiter Tips: The Importance of Objective Evaluation

There are many hiring managers out there who should never be allowed to assess candidates unless you are either sitting right there in front of them, or they are 100% comfortable evaluating the CVs objectively.

Down the Recruitment Rabbit Hole: Why Stereotyping Is Bad for Business

You do the maths and ask yourself “Does it make sense for us to make hiring decisions based on outdated, discriminatory stereotyping?” You could be discounting almost 75% of your applicant base and compromising your organisation’s productivity and revenue in the process.

InfluenceHR: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Last week, our CEO and I went to InfluenceHR in San Francisco. Michael participated in a panel on "How Emerging Companies and Products Are Disrupting the HCM Sales and Marketing Status Quo", and I attended courtesy of Influitive, the advocate marketing experts (and many thanks to them!). There's already been an excellent recap posted, so we'll just talk about our experience there and the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Set Yourself Service Targets; Not Just Sales Targets.

A satisfied customer tells one person, while a dissatisfied customer tells 10. And that’s before they hit social media. It’s harder to win a new customer than it is to keep an old one. So how are you adding value to your clients with the service you’re delivering?

Recruiter Tips: Handling Client Objections … What “No” Might Really Mean

Recruiters are faced with objections from clients constantly. Rather than viewing them as insurmountable roadblocks, think of the objections as opportunities often pre-empting further questions or concerns that your client may want you to address.

Is a Recruiter Worth More Than Your Lawyer?

Recruiting is a professional service (when done properly). Like other professional services, hourly pricing can make complete sense.

Is Your Recruiter Elastic? 4 Questions You Must Ask

While it might be fun, we don't mean that your recruiter could look like Elastigirl or Mr. Fantastic here (although that would be awesome). We're wondering whether your recruiter is stretching with your needs.

5 Ways Recruiters Have Pissed Me Off

I’ve worked with some recruiters from both sides of the desk – both as a candidate and as a hiring manager. Some of them I still have relationships with (even though they’re in Boston and I’m in San Francisco), but others… well, shall we say that they might have wished they hadn’t encountered me?

Recruiters Anonymous #4: I’ve Got a Desk-Splitting Headache

The Anonymous Recruiter is livid. Just when he's spent the last 18 months building up his client base from scratch, he's told that he now has to hand over half his portfolio to a new consultant. The worst part is he has to help with the transition and introduce her to all his clients.

Recruiters Anonymous #3: Commission Impossible

After working like a demon last quarter, the Anonymous Recruiter faces a Catch 22. If he resigns he certainly won't be entitled to any commission. But if he stays, believe it or not there's a chance he won't see his well-earned commission anyway.

Recruiters Anonymous: Monday Morning ‘Boredroom’ Meetings

The Anonymous Recruiter vents on the curse of every recruitment agency - the Monday Bored-room meeting: Predictions, pipelines and peer pressure.

Recruiters Anonymous: I’m Living an Agency Lie, and I Need Help

For the past seven years, I've been tied to a global recruitment agency. But I've been living a lie. Can Recruiters Anonymous help me?!?

the recruiter honeypot: The best recruitment post I have ever read

the recruiter honeypot Elaine describes her dire struggle to find Javascipt engineers in Silicon Valley over the past 2 years. And how she created a fake persona – a self-described ninja – called Pete London in an elaborate 2 year experiment. The goal: to attract most innovative recruiters. A ‘honey-pot’ manoeuvre, to find the best […]

Statistics and damn lies: Online job ads

Job ads in Australia increased 6.4% from December to January, according to recent data. This was the biggest monthly increase since 2010. Commentators wet themselves in delight: ‘Job ads hit 2 year high’. Politicians even got in on the game, with the federal Treasurer claiming this as a reminder that our economic fundamentals are strong. […]