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Website Accessibility for Recruitment Firms

by Veronica Blatt

Woman with visual impairment using assistive technologyYesterday I was pleased to attend a webinar with Nicole Clarke and Rick Mare from Shazamme on the subject of website accessibility, which means making sure that all visitors to your site can use and engage with it regardless of disabilities, impairments or other limitations. It is an emerging area of legal importance for all website operators, as web visitors with disabilities are beginning to sue for better access. Some of the key points I took away from yesterday’s session include the following:

Voice technology has completely transformed search. With the proliferation of Siri, Alexa and other voice-activated tools, more and more users are “voice-first” searchers, regardless of disability. In addition to being a key component for accessibility, voice also helps your SEO as Google and other search engines continue to increase the focus on this behavior. All of the voice search tools use their own map tools, though, so you’ll need to submit your site to multiple map/search engines so that voice search is enabled across multiple devices and platforms. That was a big ah-ha moment for me! Read the rest of this entry »

Q&A with a Split Placement Network Superstar

by Liz Carey

On one of NPAworldwide’s regional calls this month, one member shared his secrets of success. He has only been in the network 1 year, but has already done 15 splits.

Here’s a quick synopsis on how membership in NPAworldwide has helped grow his business in the last 12 months:

When he started, he was a one-man operation, which is why he joined the network. Having trading partners allows you to focus on marketing and scaling up your business, because you know you have partners to help fill your clients’ roles, he said. Read the rest of this entry »

Legal Updates for Recruiters

by Veronica Blatt

NPAworldwide has been in business since 1956. During that time, there have been occasional new laws and regulations that have impacted recruitment, although the last 15-ish years have seemed fairly static in this area. All of a sudden, there are legal updates for recruiters occurring at a frequency that has many practitioners approaching them like Whac-A-Mole. If you’ve not been paying attention to the changing legal landscape, it’s time to start! This is equally true for employers as well as third-party recruitment firms. Read the rest of this entry »

Kick-Start Your Recruitment Desk in 2023!

by Veronica Blatt

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve enjoyed some downtime over the holidays and have come back to your recruitment desk recharged and ready to dive headfirst into 2023. If your motivation is lacking, or you’re struggling with some areas of focus, here are a few ideas to consider:

Revisit Your Website

When is the last time you took a critical look at your website? If it’s more than 3 years ago, it’s time to dig in now. How is your SEO working? Are you effectively using your website as a source of leads? How about blogging to build your email list? More crucially, do you know if your website is accessible to visitors with disabilities? The US Department of Justice recently affirmed that websites are “places of public accommodation” and therefore must comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Anti-discrimination laws abound in other countries as well. Devote some of your recruitment desk activities to reviewing and correcting website issues to avoid legal action. Read the rest of this entry »

Recruitment Resolutions for 2023

by Liz Carey

As the year is winding down and the new year is approaching, it’s time to start thinking about how you plan to set and reach your recruitment goals next year.

Here are 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Recruiters that can help up your game in 2023: Read the rest of this entry »

I Have This Candidate in My Database

by Veronica Blatt

Today’s guest blogger is Patti Steen with The Pelsten Group located in Seattle, WA. The Pelsten Group is a recruitment firm that focuses on all levels of positions within Healthcare and Medical Device organizations. The majority of their clients are in the Seattle area but they actively support NPAworldwide across the US. Patti is currently serving on the NPAworldwide Board of Directors.

I am guessing many of you have come across a sentence in a contract that goes something like this… No direct hire fee shall be owed if the candidate was recorded in Company’s database or previously known to Company prior to presentment by Agency.  I saw it again last week and was surprised that companies are still trying to take that stance. The crazy part is they generally do not reach out to me with an open role until they have exhausted all their options or do not have enough resources internally to support the recruit. Before they reach out to me, they probably followed a timeline similar to this: Read the rest of this entry »

Recruiters Must Be Chameleons

by Dave Nerz

Many jobs are difficult and so many have increased in difficulty over the past few years. The job of recruitment has become increasingly more difficult due to the pandemic, new laws, and the demographic changes impacting candidate availability. Good recruiters must be able to change their methods, styles, and approaches with every new law, market condition, or economic shift. They need to be chameleons, shifting to suit the environment “du jour.” Read the rest of this entry »

Cost Savings Tips for Recruitment Firms

by Veronica Blatt

As the end of a calendar year quickly approaches, many small businesses are reviewing budgets and expenses for the new year. Between inflation and economic uncertainty, recruitment firms are wise to review all of their spending to see where some easy savings might be realized. Our president Dave Nerz likes to say, “You can’t save your way to prosperity” … but it’s still smart to manage what you can. Here are some cost-savings tips to consider:

Subscriptions

Review everything you currently purchase on a subscription basis. Not using something at all anymore? Drop it. Using it less than anticipated? See if you can purchase a less-expensive option. Review monthly versus annual payment options. Make sure you aren’t doubling up on subscriptions, especially among remote staff. If someone is purchasing a service that allows more than one person to use it, make sure those extra “spots” are being filled as opposed to purchasing multiple subscriptions. It seems like virtually all recruitment firms are paying for LinkedIn – can you cut back to a less expensive version and augment that with a smaller spend on a platform like Shortlyst? A service like AppSumo can help you find great deals on software and apps at better pricing, often on a lifetime basis. Read the rest of this entry »

In Recruiting, MPCs are the MVPs

by Liz Carey

As a recruiter, are you putting your best foot forward by marketing and sharing your Most Placeable Candidate(s)?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Most placeable candidate (MPC) is a term used by the recruiting industry to describe a candidate that the recruiter is willing to represent into a market because the recruiter believes they can place the candidate with a company.

So, are you sharing your MPC’s? Or are you sharing candidates you just happen across in your daily searching?

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The 10 Most Important Recruitment Metrics

by Veronica Blatt

Today’s guest blogger is Katie Mouton from Oorwin, a leading SaaS-based platform for AI-Driven Talent Acquisition & Management and Recruiter Productivity & Effectiveness. Oorwin’s platform is used to manage your entire Talent Intelligence lifecycle. In this post, Katie discusses the most important recruitment metrics for your business.

Recruitment metrics play a vital role in the continuous improvement of your hiring functions and measures success with razor-sharp accuracy. They are a set of measurements that track and evaluate hiring success and optimize your recruitment process using information-driven insights to guide you. Read the rest of this entry »

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