At our recent Global Networking Meeting on the Sunshine Coast (Australia), one of the big takeways for our team was that we need to be using Twitter more (and more effectively). One of our featured speakers, Greg Savage, is passionate about Twitter and spent a good deal of time talking about how he built a following. Twitter isn’t going away anytime soon. In fact, there are about 100 million active Twitter users each day, with an average of 208 followers EACH. Still think there is no reason for recruiters to use Twitter? Personally, I think it’s an amazing platform for building and promoting brand awareness. It has helped NPAworldwide reach audiences in places we would NEVER have been able to access on our own with our small marketing budget. I’m talking dedicated followers throughout Europe, Australia, and Asia, who regularly share our content, who are part of the recruitment industry in so many different ways. On top of that, Twitter helps recruiters and other businesses build authority and when done right, can be part of a strategy to increase traffic to your website and help capture leads. Read the rest of this entry »
Recruitment Agencies Collaborate for Success
by Dave Nerz
Does it seem that the “War for Talent” is more often a war between recruitment agencies? Perhaps agency clients feel it advantageous to pit recruitment agency vs. recruitment agency to get better service and lower prices? In a recruitment network, I see the opposite as true…top talent, quickly, effectively and at a fair cost can be delivered by recruiter collaboration. It is time to have recruitment agencies suspend the competitive battle and collaborate for success. Read the rest of this entry »
Best Practices for Mobile Recruiting
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s installment is courtesy of guest blogger Mary Ellen Slayter, careers expert for Monster. Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:MWW), is the global leader in successfully connecting job opportunities and people. Monster uses the world’s most advanced technology to help people Find Better, matching job seekers to opportunities via digital, social and mobile solutions including monster.com®, our flagship website, and employers to the best talent using a vast array of products and services. As an Internet pioneer, more than 200 million people have registered on the Monster Worldwide network. Today, with operations in more than 40 countries, Monster provides the broadest, most sophisticated job seeking, career management, recruitment and talent management capabilities globally. For more information visit about-monster.com.
In today’s race for top talent, it’s a mistake to disregard mobile recruiting. You’ll lose out on strong candidates if you don’t give them a place to apply. Here are four best practices to jump-start your mobile recruiting efforts. Read the rest of this entry »
Riding the Recruitment Roller Coaster
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 currently serving on NPA’s Board of Directors.
First I will tell you that I turned 54 this year. I share this because when I tell you that I’ve been in the recruiting industry for 37 years you will think I’m much older! I took a summer job at a Robert Half office in Minneapolis when I was 17. I’ve either worked a desk or managed recruiters through 4 U.S. recessions – Early 80’s, early 90’s, early 2000’s (seeing a pattern?) and of course the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Read the rest of this entry »
Differences between NPAworldwide and Fee Trader
by Sarah Freiburger
As the director of membership for NPAworldwide, I occasionally am asked by independent recruiters how our network is different and better than Fee Trader. In my opinion, neither one is necessarily better than the other as they are so very different. As an independent recruiter, deciding which to join will depend on how you like to work, and how much of a relationship-based recruiter you are. Read the rest of this entry »
The impact of global flows on global recruiting
by Veronica Blatt
A new report from McKinsey Global Institute describes the impact of global flows on trade, finance, people, and data. It’s a fascinating report, with data that is sure to impact global recruiting in the years ahead. The increase in global flows started in the early 1990s as developing economies in eastern Europe and Asia began to open up to outside influences. There is a dramatic shift underway due to increasing global prosperity and the explosion in Internet connectivity and digital technologies.
Some of the key findings from the McKinsey report include: Read the rest of this entry »
Global Employment Outsourcing
by Veronica Blatt
Today’s guest blogger is Javier Romeu, business development manager with Capital Consulting. Javier’s background includes experience in general operations, sales, business development, marketing and profit and loss (P&L) management, with focus on international markets. Capital Consulting offers Employer of Record and Agent of Record services for temporary and contract personnel, placed by independent recruiters and staffing companies choosing to outsource human resources and payroll processing responsibilities. Independent recruiters utilize Capital Consulting’s services to expand their business to include temporary and contract placements.
Is your workforce being deployed globally also being managed legally & compliantly?
The use of contingent labor and local workers in international markets has been on the rise in recent years, due to both globalization as well as a response to the unstable global economy. Read the rest of this entry »
Good News Forecast for Executive Search
by Dave Nerz
It is often difficult to know if things are getting better for recruiters or if the forecast for executive search is bleak. I look to those that survey the industry to offer signs that can predict a direction.
ExecuNet is one of the survey organizations I watch. They engage is recruitment forecasting surveys frequently. Their most recent survey had four positive indicators for the months ahead.
- Recruiter confidence reached 51%, the best in more than 2 years. Recruiters are getting more positive about recruiting. Since recruiters are eternally optimistic, this indicator alone needs someone good news connected to it to make it feel real.
- Executive Job Creation Index moved in a positive direction in January 2014. 30% of companies expected to add executive positions early in the year, up 10% for the prior year.
- Recruiters are forecasting 15% growth in assignments, an increase from 2013 levels.
- ExecuNet also captures metrics on voluntary “quit” rate. This is rate is reported as on the increase, so retention of top talent will be an issue for companies in 2014.
What trends or forecasts do you watch? Is there one that you find most accurate?
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Global Recruitment Network Rebrands with Updated Name, Logo
by Veronica Blatt
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dave Nerz, President
dnerz@npaworldwide.com
+1 616.455.6776 x19
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, USA – April 29, 2014 – NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network has rebranded as NPAworldwide, including a new corporate logo. The rebranding effort takes advantage of an opportunity to tie the corporate name to the website (www.npaworldwide.com) to ensure more consistent branding.
“For nearly sixty years, the NPA name has served our organization well,” commented chairman Jeff McGraw. “However, as we continue to expand globally, there is a disconnect between our NPA name and our NPAworldwide website. This update to our name makes it easier to tell our current story without sacrificing our impressively long history of success.”
The rebranding is an evolutionary process that will be completed over the next thirty days as the name and logo are changed. NPAworldwide is embarking on a marketing campaign in 2014 to reach job seeker and employer audiences, so the rebranding effort is especially timely.
“There are hundreds of organizations globally operating under the NPA letters,” remarked president Dave Nerz. “But there is only one NPAworldwide. This small but significant change allows NPAworldwide to move forward while minimizing the need for massive change and unnecessary costs for both the organization and our members. The new brand clearly identifies a significant differentiator for our network and our membership: global reach.”
About NPAworldwide. NPAworldwide is a recruitment network facilitating placements between its members. The network has more than 400 member offices 1,200 recruiters in 30 countries on 6 continents. For more information, please visit www.npaworldwide.com.
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Willing to Wander: Job Seekers On The Move
by Sarah Freiburger
According to the 2014 Jobvite Job Seeker Nation Study, over 70% of the US labor force is in the market for a new job. 50% of that includes employed workers who are “willing to wander.” These percentages reflect a transformation in the market due to the social web, where job hopping has now become more and more common. What this means for independent recruiters, is that those purple squirrel candidates or hard to fill positions may be easier to find and fill with the knowledge that most candidates, even those happy in their current positions, are willing to consider a change. US News Careers offers this advice to job seekers: Read the rest of this entry »