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Selling IT Recruiting Services
Cold calling can be a dirty word. Unless you were born into royalty, you are going to have to make cold calls in order to be successful in the field of recruiting. continue…
Recruiters: Five ‘Must Know’ Things for Placing Candidates
While it’s hard to argue that it’s not important to source top talent, all that sleuthing and scouting doesn’t mean a thing if you can’t place the candidate. continue…
Recruiters: How to Get More Business – Part 3
Part 3 addresses one of the biggest issues to create friction between corporate HR and outside recruiters: Respecting HR’s process. continue…
Recruiters: How to Get More Business – Part 2
Part 2 focuses on best practices for demonstrating your expertise as a recruiter, building trust with your buyers and getting more business. continue…
Recruiters: How to Get More Business – Part 1
Part 1 talks about how to get around the perception by some HR managers that they don’t need to pay a fee to find talent. continue…
References that Reap Rewards
Reference checking is often seen as a low-value activity, when it should be viewed as a significant opportunity to mine conversations for hidden talent. continue…
From the Dice Employer Blog
Using Recruiters’ Time More Effectively with Trish McFarlane
What happens when you send out 27 recruiters to do their own thing? Not a lot of efficiency as you can imagine. Watch the 3-minute video above to learn more. At Perficient, an IT consulting firm, they’re going to try to refocus recruiters’ time in a more economical way. That means segmenting recruiters more by region and business unit, but also having certain recruiters focus on sourcing and others connect with candidates directly, explained Trish McFarlane (@trishmcfarlane), Perficient’s Director of… continue…
Learn How to Hire Tech Rock Stars at Talent42
We know how hard it is to hire “.NET Rock Stars.” That’s why Dice is sponsoring Talent42, the first conference designed exclusively for tech recruiters.
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Map Your Route to Tech Talent with Dice
How Dice can quickly direct you to the right tech candidates and be the “GPS” for your tech hiring search. continue…
Save on Talent42: Tech Recruiting Excellence Conference
The first conference designed specifically for tech recruiters and HR professionals who recruit tech staff. June 13-14 in Seattle. continue…
#DiceConnect with TalentNet Live at SXSW
Hang with your favorite social and tech recruiting peeps during SXSW in Austin, TX. Get 50% off the TNL Social Recruiting Conference using code “diceconnect”. continue…
Wanted: Problem-Solving and Communications Skills
Here’s more evidence that it’s difficult to find qualified workers even with unemployment near 9 percent. First, more than half of organizations are having a tough time filling engineering, high-skilled medical, technical and executive positions, according to the latest monthly poll by the Society for Human Resource Management. Meanwhile, a separate poll of 2,280 HR professionals found that high-tech companies (71 percent) and manufacturers (68 percent) were struggling more than financial firms (49 percent) at finding new employees. Professional services… continue…
HR Takes the Lead in Corporate Social Media
It seems that HR professionals are spending a lot of time on Twitter and Facebook — so much so that they’ve emerged as leaders in social media adoption across the enterprise. According to a recent report by SelectMinds, 81 percent of large companies with 3,000 or more FTEs are using social media to recruit new employees. Sixty five percent have created a company page on social media sites so they can interact with candidates. Companies are also using social media to engage current… continue…
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