It’s no secret that employers and recruiters alike struggle to get the right job seekers to convert to applicants. One big problem is not understanding the difference between job descriptions and job postings (or job advertisements). A job description is an internal document, often full of legalese, and intended to help an employer define compensation, hiring processes, disciplinary procedures and more. A job posting, on the other hand, is a marketing document. It’s an advertisement. While some of the information will be the same in each document, and the terms may be used interchangeably, it’s really important that you don’t *use* the documents interchangeably. Learning how to write better job postings will help you attract (and convert!) the right job seekers for your opportunity. Read the rest of this entry »
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by Veronica Blatt5 Ways to Save on Healthcare Outside Monthly Premiums
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is Jeremy McLendon, VP of MyHealthily. NPAworldwide has partnered with MyHealthily to offer access to complete health insurance options. MyHealthily works with 130+ carriers across the United States to ensure the most plan options possible. In this article, Jeremy looks at the ways you can save on healthcare insurance plans outside of your monthly premiums.
Healthcare coverage can be confusing! There are thousands of plan options, codes and laws that seem to change every year. We are here to help you through the confusion with some simple ways to save on healthcare expenses outside your monthly premium. (Fun Fact: one of these tips could even help your premium go down at renewal.) First things first, you are one of the lucky ones, somewhere near 31 million Americans do not have healthcare coverage. Now, what can you do to ease your expenses when it comes to healthcare needs? Read the rest of this entry »
Recruiting “Tools” Are Not A Golden Ticket
by Liz Carey
From time to time, we hear ‘Recruiting must be so easy.’ The logic is, because candidates are so accessible now through social media like LinkedIn, people think it’s an easy job to “match” candidates to open job requirements. So then we hear of “recruiters” who think that because they purchased the latest and greatest in recruitment tools, they will become a super successful recruiter. It’s true, there are a plethora of tools that can HELP a recruiter – from job boards to applicant tracking systems to CRMs to AI sourcing platforms to assessment tools. But these are only tools on a recruiter’s toolbelt… they are not a “golden ticket” to success. Simply having the tools doesn’t make you a recruiter, just like having a wrench doesn’t make you a plumber. Read the rest of this entry »
Picking up the Telephone: Is it a Lost Recruitment Best Practice??
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is Jim Lyons, JD, CPC of LHI Executive Search in the New York City area. LHI is an investigative executive search & research outsourcing firm covering the information technology, capital markets, private equity/venture capital, digital & social media, mobile, cloud, big data, and legal business sectors. Jim has been an NPAworldwide member since 2012 and is currently serving as the chairman of the Board of Directors. Below he discusses using the phone as a recruitment best practice.
In today’s talent short marketplace, there is an abundance of social media and AI recruitment tools that make it easy to identify top candidates. The problem is; it is easy for everyone to identify the same top talent. Read the rest of this entry »
Split Placements Offer Economical Business Expansion
by Veronica Blatt
If you are looking for a way to grow your recruitment business without a lot of additional overhead, have you considered split placements? Splits offer a way for you to add revenue to your business without the work and expense of adding headcount. Whether your own business is booming or you’re looking for a boost, splits can be the vehicle to take your desk or your business to the next level. Read the rest of this entry »
The Most Common Staffing Agency Payroll Issues & How to Avoid Them
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is Mark Arrow. Mark is the CEO/President of Headcount Management. Besides being an NPAworldwide vendor, speaker and staffing industry advocate, Headcount currently services multiple NPA clients. Headcount is a leader in back-office solutions designed specifically for staffing agencies.
Headcount makes doing staffing deals (also known as: contract, temp, contingent) simple for NPAworldwide members. Essentially, once candidates are placed, Headcount will professionally onboard, insure and payroll employees. Headcount also invoices clients (with your agency’s branding), accounts for all monies, provides detailed KPI’s and profit reports…and of course, profits. The Back Office, their newest initiative, is the industry’s easiest way for agencies to produce weekly payroll, invoices, and profit reporting via agency insurance and funding.
Since 2008, Headcount has helped staffing firms across all 50 states mitigate liability, reduce costs, and maintain full hiring compliance. Here are some testimonials.
The IRS reports that as many as 33% of businesses make payroll mistakes each year. When it comes to staffing agency payroll, the importance of properly paying employee wages on time and without error is paramount to guaranteeing employee satisfaction. Read the rest of this entry »
Recruitment Headlines and Blogs
by Veronica Blatt
It’s time to share a round-up of some of my favorite recent recruitment headlines and blogs! As always, there is plenty going on in hiring, HR, sourcing and recruiting. Have you seen any of these? Read the rest of this entry »
Counteroffers: Losing Candidates During the Final Stage of Hiring
by Dave Nerz
In the last year we have seen ever increasing competition for executive talent. What was once the finish line has now been moved. The “offer” and “acceptance” were once the focus of recruiters’ and search professionals’ attention. The acceptance now just marks the point where danger of candidate loss begins. The period between offer and start date represents a new challenge for future employer and search team as counteroffers are frequently made. Read the rest of this entry »
What I Appreciate About NPAworldwide
by Veronica Blatt
Our guest blogger is Jason Elias of Elias Recruitment in Sydney, Australia. Elias Recruitment is a specialist legal recruitment business, finding lawyers for law firms, not-for-profits and corporates across Australia. Jason is the Immediate Past Chairman of the NPAworldwide Board of Directors and received our Chairman’s Award in 2014. Jason is also a Fellow of the peak recruitment industry body in Australasia the RCSA (Recruitment & Consulting Services Association). Today he recaps our recent event in Barcelona, Spain and shares his appreciation for NPAworldwide.
For many of us around the world, we grew up watching American TV and movies and learning about US culture and traditions.
One of the things that always fascinated me was Thanksgiving – a holiday only observed in the US and Canada. The Pilgrims never sailed to Sydney or Singapore or Sweden. Read the rest of this entry »
Excuses for Back Door Hires
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is Wilson Cole. He is the CEO of BackdoorHires.com and Adams, Evens & Ross, the nation’s largest credit and collections agency designed exclusively for the staffing and recruiting industry. In 2008 he was inducted into INC Magazine’s, “INC 500” for being the CEO of Adams, Evens & Ross, the 307th fastest-growing privately held company in America. Adams, Evens, & Ross has helped more than 3,000 staffing and recruiting firms recover more than $1 billion in past-due debt and is an NPAworldwide Endorsed Program. In this post, Wilson discusses the primary excuses they hear regarding back door hires.
They already knew a person they hired from somewhere else
Easily the most popular is when a staffing company calls me to say that a hiring company gave the excuse they already knew a person they hired from somewhere else, even though this same person used to work for the staffing company. Unfortunately a lot of staffing companies will give up on their claim at this point. In this situation, unless the hiring company can show the hired person was under active consideration, odds are strong that AER can collect on a claim. Read the rest of this entry »