Recruiting Resources

Today’s installment was submitted by Jeff McGraw of The Callos Companies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jeff serves as the chair-elect of NPA’s Board of Directors, and has been a member of the network since 1994. The Callos Companies provides a broad range of human resource services including recruiting & search, temporary staffing, and PEO services.

Hot chocolate or hot cocoa, whatever name you give it, is a heated beverage of melted chocolate, milk and sugar. A rich and creamy drink fit for gods, warriors and kings. A drink that was first introduced by the Mayas over 2,000 years ago. Hot cocoa was an essential part of the Aztec culture and was used medicinally to treat stomach ailments. Today, hot chocolate is consumed throughout the world and enjoyed by the young and the old…except in my office! Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve written before about how lowball offers (among other things) can contribute to turndowns and what agency recruiters can do about it. I continue to be amazed by the stories I hear from NPA members about their clients who make below-market offers in today’s candidate-short recruiting environment. Today, I read another great blog about how lowball offers are harmful to clients in the long run. If you are in need of some recruiting resources to help educate your clients on why it’s a bad idea to make below-market offers, keep reading: Read the rest of this entry »

Split placements can be a lucrative and rewarding addition to your business mix. For recruiters who are making split placements without the benefit of a formal recruiting network or other recruiter organization, here are six ways to minimize split placement risk:

1. Get an upfront written (and signed) split fee agreement
The lack of a formal, written split-fee agreement is the number one cause of problems between split placement partners. Read the rest of this entry »

I think there is a combination of things that come into play when independent recruiters are looking for candidates – sometimes it takes alignment of the stars. I don’t think I would say luck plays that much of a part in the process (mostly because I don’t believe in luck), but I would say that things have to line up just perfectly in order to fill that purple squirrel position. I often write about things that independent recruiters can do to give themselves a better chance of making a placement but today I’m going to write about mistakes recruiters make that will keep them from making a placement. Read the rest of this entry »