Ghosting is a larger problem today than ever before. Indeed took a survey of job seekers and there are some alarming trends that have developed. Over the last year, ghosting by candidates increased, from about 18% saying they had ghosted in 2019 to nearly 30% participating in ghosting in 2020. Wow. Read the rest of this entry »
Ghosting by Candidates, Employers and Recruiters
by Dave NerzHow to Navigate a Talent Shortage
by Liz Carey
As the pandemic subsides and restrictions are eased, it seems the economy is improving, as evidenced by “Now Hiring” signs in nearly every business window. Here at NPAworldwide, we are seeing job postings skyrocket on the network’s internal job sharing board. Also, very tellingly, we aren’t seeing as many candidates being posted. This is quite rare when more jobs are being added than candidates in our database.
These companies are going to face a challenge as hiring needs outweigh the candidate supply. Hiring managers are turning to recruiters to help fill these roles quickly, but it’s still a challenge – candidates have become much more picky about where, when, and how they want to work. Read the rest of this entry »
The Value of a Global Network in Times of COVID
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is Carola Chard of CMCC in Hong Kong. CMCC was established in 2009 as a specialist recruitment firm for the apparel, footwear, toys and consumer goods industry. Since 2017 the firm has expanded to include new technologies, financial and legal appointments. Carola is currently serving on the NPAworldwide board of directors.
As members of NPAworldwide, we have partners in many countries and almost 600 member-owner firms in our global network. We can collaborate on projects, share jobs and candidates and support our clients with recruitment in most locations on the globe. We also have a super-efficient team to manage the membership, branding and tech support, market information, seminars and any queries. Read the rest of this entry »
Marketing Needs for a New Recruitment Business
by Veronica Blatt
If you’re looking to start a new recruitment business, there are some marketing needs that you really can’t skip in the early planning stages.
Business Name
Arguably one of the most important details for any new recruitment business, you’ll want to spend time developing a good name. If you think you might want to sell your business in the future, you should avoid naming it after yourself. Potential buyers will be coached not to pay for “goodwill” such as the brand name, especially if you leave the business when you sell it. You may also want to avoid cute, gimmick-y names and spellings. Think about how your name might work with a logo. It’s a good idea to have a couple of viable options in case one is not available. Ask others for feedback. Read the rest of this entry »
Email Safety Best Practices
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is Kristina Finseth. She is the head of growth marketing at Interseller, a prospecting and outreach platform built for recruiters and sellers. Interseller has an amazing partnership with NPAworldwide, and helps multiple recruiting teams optimize workflows to engage more clients and candidates. In this blog post, Kristina provides email safety best practices for remote and distributed teams.
In light of recent events, millions of professionals have been required to take their work home instead of commuting to the office. Employers have become responsible not just for keeping the tasks of business moving, but also facilitating their employees in a brand-new remote work environment. Among the many challenges of logistics, communication, and access to work resources, one substantial challenge is email safety. Read the rest of this entry »
Six Workplace Questions to Ask Yourself This Year
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is Bill Benson with WilliamCharles Search Group located in Grand Rapids, MI. WilliamCharles is an executive search and professional recruiting firm specialized in finding managerial and executive talent in finance, HR, operations, sales/marketing as well as president/CEO roles. They have a concentration of clients in Michigan but they also work across the US. Bill is a past chairman of the NPAworldwide Board of Directors. Bill offers some workplace questions to consider below.
I walked into my office this morning and walked through our nicely appointed lobby noticing the most recent version of Harvard Business Review neatly organized on top of a fanned arrangement of other magazines. It struck me…am I in full denial? Continuing to invest in front office reception space and interview rooms is not serving the present or future needs. Read the rest of this entry »
The Case for Paying Vendors in Local Currency
by Veronica Blatt
Our guest blogger is Cheryl Girling, director of enterprise sales within Cambridge’s Global Enterprise Group. She started her career in foreign exchange to help clients protect their bottom line through currency risk management strategies and has since become a payment nerd too. Based in Montreal, Cheryl’s focus is helping clients and partners in North America scale their business for global expansion, streamline and automate their cross border payments process.
Over 14,000 global businesses trust Cambridge to power their cross-border payments, execute plans to manage their currency risk and ultimately help grow their businesses around the world. Cambridge aims to deliver unmatched service and expertise with respect to moving money globally. Utilizing a proprietary payment automation technology and currency risk mitigation solutions, Cambridge takes pride in connecting businesses large and small with the global financial markets and businesses all over the world.
Does your company often hire vendors that are based outside the US? While many of these vendors choose to issue invoices in US dollars (as currency denomination), paying them can be more complicated than one might think. Read the rest of this entry »
Submitting Candidates That Are “In The Money”
by Liz Carey
On a recent breakout session call for NPAworldwide’s Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations practice group, one of our longtime members, Marcus Ronaldi of Marcus Ronaldi Recruiting in California, gave a presentation on submitting “In The Money” candidates. It was a really thorough explanation of why some exporters are successful, and why some can’t seem to land as many placements.
Marcus said: “Focus efforts on reaching out to and engaging candidates that are placeable and ‘in the money’ – this is the best way to be successful as an exporter in the network.” Read the rest of this entry »
Recruitment Associations vs. Recruitment Networks
by Veronica Blatt
Occasionally we are asked if NPAworldwide is an association and if not, what is the difference between recruitment associations and recruitment networks. On the surface, they may seem interchangeable since both are membership organizations for a specific niche.
In its simplest terms, an association is a group of people banded together for a common purpose. Most associations are non-profit. In the United States, an “official” association typically must have some organizational documents. Associations that wish to be tax-exempt–501(c)(3)–must meet specific criteria to qualify. An association is not truly “owned” the way a for-profit venture is, so that is one key difference between recruitment associations and recruitment networks. Read the rest of this entry »
Tips for Changing Careers
by Veronica Blatt
I generally describe the role of a recruiter as “helping companies find people …. *not* helping people find jobs.” In other words, a company approaches a recruiter with their hiring need, and the recruiter is charged with finding the best person to fill that need. While many recruiters will market a great candidate as part of their business development process (or some will specialize in working the candidate side), most of them time, recruiters do not collect great candidates and then hunt down companies who want to hire them. So for people who are interested in changing careers, working with a recruiter is often not the best option. Read the rest of this entry »