After my birthday this year, I sent out ‘Thank You’ notes, like my mom taught me to do growing up. It’s kind of a lost art – Social media, texting and email are the status quo now, and granted it’s much easier (and saves you the cost of a postage stamp)… But if the recipient gets just another email in their inbox (or worse, spam folder), they may miss it. A handwritten thank you note, on the other hand, commands attention. People notice thank you notes. People remember you because of them. That’s why recruiters often tell their candidates they should send a Thank You note to the hiring manager after an interview. It’s important to remember that it’s the little things that mean a lot. Good customer service is what builds good relationships with clients (and candidates) and keeps them coming back. Read the rest of this entry »
How to Keep Clients Coming Back
by Veronica BlattRecruiters, Document Your Accomplishments!
by Veronica Blatt
What brought this topic to mind? Don Gorske, of course…he is the Wisconsin man who has consumed 30,000 McDonald’s Big Mac sandwiches. In fact, he has been eating them for 46 years. Usually two sandwiches a day and on occasion just one.
The reason this came to mind…he saved his receipts. He is going into the Guinness Book of World Records because he DOCUMENTED HIS ACCOMPLISHMENT! Read the rest of this entry »
Understanding Collective Bargaining Agreements
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is Eric Snethkamp, global channels & strategic alliances manager for SafeGuard World International. For nearly a decade, organizations around the world have relied on SafeGuard World for their global HR needs, specifically around payroll and employee compliance. SafeGuard World is an Alliance Partner of NPAworldwide.
When setting up a business or an office in a foreign market, one of the most important issues to consider is how far laws and regulations in that country differ from the way things work in your home market. One crucial aspect of this relates to the legal requirements around worker rights and collective bargaining agreements. Read the rest of this entry »
Communication is Key to Successful Split Placements
by Veronica Blatt
There is a saying in recruitment that time kills all deals. When it comes to successful split placements, I believe poor communication kills deals. Whether you’re committed to splits on your own, with an informal group of partners, or as part of a network, strong communication … maybe even “over-communication” … is the key to success. Here are a few examples: Read the rest of this entry »
Following Up After a Conference: 4 Tips and a Template
by Veronica Blatt
If you have attended a large networking event or conference, you are quite familiar with various sayings such as, “We will chat next week!” or, “Can’t wait to touch base” and perhaps even, “Let’s get that done!” However, as the story sometimes goes, we come back to flooded email inboxes, and start to tackle other projects or ideas and end up never following up on those conference connections that seemed like the best idea at the time. Perhaps just the title of this article triggered you to get to it, but if it did not, here are four tips and a template to get you through. Read the rest of this entry »
5 Sourcing Hacks for Recruiters to Know
by Veronica Blatt
In going through notes and slide decks from our recent Global Conference, I thought I would share 5 sourcing hacks that I learned from various speakers and presenters: Read the rest of this entry »
4 Important Reasons to Attend Recruitment Conferences
by Veronica Blatt
As you’re reading this post, our Global Conference is kicking off in Tampa, Florida. Recruitment conferences are offered by a variety of organizations, designed for a wide range of audiences and participants. These events are a valuable part of your professional and personal development activities. Here are four of the most important reasons for attending: Read the rest of this entry »
Interviewing is a Two-Way Street
by Veronica Blatt
Our guest blogger is Pam Robison of J. Gifford Inc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma. J. Gifford Inc. is a small, quality conscious firm providing highly individualized recruiting services to clients on a local, regional, national and international basis. The firm’s recruiting activities are focused on professional, technical and managerial placement, as well as contractor and international staffing for clients. Pam is the Director of the US Midwest Region for the NPAworldwide Board of Directors.
We’ve all been there. We may be at an industry event or simply enjoying dinner with other professional recruiters, and someone will say, “I could write a book with all the stuff I’ve seen over the years.” I couldn’t agree more. I’ll spare the novel and focus on just one of those topics for now. Read the rest of this entry »
How to Win in Recruiting
by Veronica Blatt
The National Hockey League playoffs start today, and it got me thinking how hockey recruiting and executive recruiting is similar. Just as hockey recruiters have lots to assess besides how a player can shoot the puck, executive recruiters have to look beyond job titles and resume bullet points to make sure their candidate will be a fit at their client company.
Here’s a few quotes from college hockey coaches from this article on What Coaches Want in Recruiting, and how they can be applied to the executive recruiting world. Read the rest of this entry »
Leverage Recruiters for Success
by Veronica Blatt
This is a message that is equally useful for both employers seeking great candidates and candidates in search of great work. Leverage recruiters and leverage the numbers of recruiters you have working for you.
Perhaps you have found one recruiter that works well with you. They always have time for you, they understand your niche, they have good knowledge of the geography you are searching. That is superb! Do not mess with success. Stay the course. Read the rest of this entry »