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5 Ways to Speed Up the Hiring Process

by Liz Carey

Top talent is hard to find. So when you do find it, you don’t want to lose out on the candidate because your hiring process was too long and they moved on to another offer elsewhere. Time/speed is a huge factor when hiring, so if your hiring process drags out for weeks or months — Glassdoor estimated that the average hiring process takes nearly 24 days — it’s time to speed it up.

Candidates have a time window within which they’ll interview as well as make a decision. If you are able to speed up your process and decrease your hiring process time, you’ll compete with fewer companies and fill positions quicker! But it is important to balance speed with ensuring the candidate has a favorable experience throughout the process. Here’s some tips on how to do so: Read the rest of this entry »

6 Ways to Expand Your Network

by Liz Carey

Networking is an essential skill in navigating career success, but the thought of networking conjures up images of stuffy business meetings, business cards, and sales pitches. People often forget that networking can be casual, and should be a daily effort — Even if you have an established network, it’s important to still make an effort to expand it. Just as candidates may want to network to expand their potential offers, recruiters always want to expand their talent pool and client base. Here are 6 ways to expand your network: Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t Go At Recruiting Alone

by Liz Carey

I recently read an article called What Nobody Told Me When I Started Recruiting, in which the author, a recruiter, suggests that newbies to the industry are not given a good foundation on which to build their craft. And it really is a ‘craft’ – something which you can learn quickly, but spend a lifetime perfecting.

He says: “…given the lack of formal training in the field (aside from somewhat new certification programs), here’s what I’m here to tell new recruiters: Don’t go at it alone. Lean on your community of recruiting peers. It doesn’t matter if you’re agency, corporate, contract, RPO, consultant. We are not competing against each other. We are collectively responsible for the humans we serve — including ourselves — and their experience in the world of work.”

The NPAworldwide recruiting network members would likely agree – sometimes your “competition” can turn into your best partner.

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How Outsourcing Could Increase Your Firm’s Valuation

by Veronica Blatt

Today’s guest blog is from People 2.0, a leading provider of back-office solutions for staffing and recruiting organizations, nationally and globally. We offer a variety of support services, including payrolling, payroll funding, risk management, etc., and serve as a strategic resource in helping you efficiently and profitably place talent. www.people20.com

Staffing and recruiting firms are in high demand, thanks in part to the Great Resignation and the pandemic. As a result, many staffing firms are considering an acquisition while their firms are experiencing rapid growth. Read the rest of this entry »

Avoid These Off-Limits Interview Questions

by Dave Nerz

As a recruiter, an employer, or a job candidate, interview preparation is critical. Here are some examples of off-limits interview questions as well as some really solid behavioral question options. Read the rest of this entry »

Add Contracting to Diversify Your Income

by Veronica Blatt

Recruiting firm owners, like most business owners, spend a lot of their time thinking and worrying about cash flow. A profitable business with poor cash flow can’t always survive, especially during an unexpected downturn in business. And let’s face it, with increased time-to-hire, slow-paying clients, and more fall-offs / counteroffers than we’ve seen in a long time, cash flow from recruitment fees isn’t getting *easier* to manage. This is where contracting can be a huge benefit for your business. Read the rest of this entry »

What To Do With Runner-Up Candidates

by Liz Carey

When you recruit a MPC (Most Placeable Candidate) who has great skills, presents well, and just hits all those check-marks, it can be frustrating when they are not the candidate given the job offer. So what do you do with them then?

If you are part of a recruiting network, you can share the candidate with your trading partners or post the candidate to your network’s internal database for other recruiters to find and possibly place – after all, half a fee is better than no fee at all.

Or, you can utilize a MPC presentation, which is calling up a potential or existing client and telling them about a “Most Placeable Candidate” who would succeed and have a great impact on your client. Clients don’t want to lose out on difference-makers who can make an immediate, positive impact on their team. And they especially don’t want their competitors to get that top talent. Read the rest of this entry »

Recruiting in 2022: Is There A Rebirth of the Cold Call?

by Veronica Blatt

Our guest blogger is Roman Duty of Recruiting Services International / RSI in Rushville, Indiana. RSI is a boutique executive search firm that celebrated 50 consecutive years of business in 2020. The firm provides highly individualized recruiting services to clients on a local, regional, and international basis. The firm’s recruiting activities are focused on high-level technical search and managerial placement in many manufacturing arenas. Read his post below about colds calls for recruiting in 2022.

As we end Q1 2022, we remain in the midst of a fascinating, candidate-driven market. Candidates are being inundated by recruiters. As a result of the number of opportunities, candidates are yielding their leverage, but even more so because of vast numbers of remote opportunities. Recently, it dawned on me that because of the number of remote opportunities, businesses have been forced to retool how their talent can be reached. Just last week, I was able to get the cell phones of 10 out of 10 candidates with very minimal effort. But, it begs the question do people really want to receive a cold call in 2022? Read the rest of this entry »

Recruiting Resources Worth the Cost

by Liz Carey

I am what you call a frugal person – I use coupons whenever I can, I search for the best gas prices on an app, and I happily accept hand-me-downs. But even the thriftiest person knows that there are some areas where you just shouldn’t cut corners. As a recruiter and business owner, you should weigh whether your resources are an expense or an investment, and allot your budget accordingly.

For example, a number of NPAworldwide members are currently attending our Global Conference in Ft. Worth, TX. When you consider the ticket, airfare and hotel, yes, this is another cost to add to the expenses. But when you consider the agenda includes professional speakers presenting topics from candidate sourcing, to marketing strategies, to diversity recruiting – not to mention the opportunities for networking – there is a significant return on investment in attending. Read the rest of this entry »

5 Interview Questions That Can Drive Conversations

by Dave Nerz

I have been subscribing to The HR Specialist and it has solid content every month. A recent issue captured the results of posts put in their forum. Here are some of the interview questions mentioned by those posting in the forum:

Of course there are all the standard interview questions we have heard, like:

  • “Tell me about yourself.”
  • “If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?”
  • “What is your favorite color and why?”

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