Category: Recruiters

Stopping Recruiters From Taking Your People

Q. Our industry is one that is actually growing during this recession.  Some of my people are getting calls from recruiters offering them new positions. We can’t afford to lose anyone at this time. Is there any way to keep recruiters away from my people? The short answer is no. Good recruiters are as good [...]

Thursday August 25th, 2011 in Finding Candidates, Hiring and Retention Trends, Recruiters | No Comments »

Is It Possbile To Find Reliable Recruiters?

Q. Our company has had bad experiences when using recruiters. How do we find a reliable recruiter? A. One of the most important things a good recruiter must be able to do is recruit passive candidates, i.e. candidates that are not actively looking for a new job, but open to talk for the right opportunity. [...]

Thursday May 19th, 2011 in Recruiters, Success Factor Methodology | No Comments »

Ten Mistakes Using Recruiters (Mistakes 10, 9, 8)

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series 10 Mistake When Hiring A Recruiter

Over the years, we’ve heard a lot of frustration from our clients regarding recruiters. Many of them indicated that using a recruiter feels like throwing money down the drain. Much of the frustration executives experience with recruiters stems from initial mistakes made in hiring the recruiter. We undertook an in-depth survey project conducted over a [...]

Saturday February 5th, 2011 in Hiring Mistakes, Recruiters | 2 Comments »

10 Mistakes Companies Make When Hiring Recruiters

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series 10 Mistake When Hiring A Recruiter

This will be a series in which I discuss what research showed to be the ten biggest mistakes companies make when working with recruiters. This doesn’t mean recruiters don’t make mistakes. The purpose of the series is to assist companies in getting the most value when selecting or using a recruiter. I’m regularly asked about [...]

Tuesday February 1st, 2011 in Recruiters | No Comments »

Choosing Recruiters: Mistake #2 – We Need an Expert

Some executives believe that the only way a recruiter can be successful is to have many years of recruiting in a particular functional category (finance, marketing, human resources, manufacturing), or in a specific industry (construction, bio-technology, education, non-profit, electronics, distribution). Using the criteria of a functional or industry expertise is a classic mistake in choosing [...]

Wednesday November 18th, 2009 in Recruiters | 2 Comments »

Choosing Recruiters: Mistake #1 – No Systematic Process

CEOs and Senior Executives in our survey assumed that all retained executive recruiters must have a rigorous process to help clients hire key executives that will deliver expected results. How many times have you crossed your fingers in the hope that the recruiter you hired will hit the bullseye? Conversely, how many times have you [...]

Thursday November 5th, 2009 in Hiring Mistakes, Recruiters | 3 Comments »

The Top Ten Mistakes Executives Make in Choosing Recruiters

How do you pick the right recruiter? How do avoid making a mistake in selecting such an important trusted advisor? In a survey project conducted over 3 years with 425 CEOs and Senior Executives we identified the Top Ten Mistakes that are made in choosing executive recruiters. We took on this survey project after hearing [...]

Wednesday October 28th, 2009 in Recruiters | No Comments »

10 Mistakes Companies Make Working With Recruiters – Radio Show

Many CEOs and Executives are disappointed by the performance of the executive recruiters they have chosen. Through extensive surveys, IMPACT Hiring Solutions has identified The Top Ten Mistakes and False Assumptions companies make in selecting executive recruiters. Don’t fall victim to one of these mistakes. Your next hire is too important to make false assumptions, [...]

Saturday October 24th, 2009 in Recruiters | No Comments »
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