Throughout my career as an executive recruiter, I have worked with a wide variety of companies and hiring managers. Some have been incredible to work with and made my job much easier. Others have been quite difficult to work with and made my job much harder. In this article, you will learn four steps to help your search firm help you.
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How Do You Know If You Have Missed Any Relevant Candidates?
The more specific that your search criteria are, the more important that every relevant candidate is identified. You cannot afford to miss anyone when the talent pool is limited. In this article, you will learn a strategy that guarantees that your candidate research is exhaustive.
3 Keys for Faster, More Efficient Candidate Research
The more organized that you are with candidate research, the faster that you will identify the eventual placement for a key role. In this article, you will learn three keys for faster, more efficient candidate research..
When to Speed Up or Slow Down Your Interview Process
In this article, you will learn three situations when you should speed up your interview process and three situations when you should actually slow it down.
The Delicate Balance Between Evaluating Executives and Recruiting Them
Executive recruiting requires a delicate balance of evaluating and recruiting. Many hiring managers and recruiters focus too much on the former and not enough on the latter.
The 5 Best Ways to Contact an Executive About a Job Opportunity
To get a rock star candidate on the phone, you need to be persistent and creative. How you contact someone is important. What you say matters as well. While no approach is 100% foolproof, this article features the five best ways to contact an executive about a job opportunity.
What Causes A Lack of Workplace Diversity? (The Top 4 Factors)
In this article, you will learn the four biggest factors that lead to poor workplace diversity. You have to fix these problems first if you want to build a more diverse, inclusive company in the future.
5 Steps to Improve Gender Diversity at Your Company
According to research by McKinsey, women are underrepresented at every level in corporate America, and gender diversity declines as you move higher up. In this article, you will learn five steps that your organization can take to improve gender diversity at your company.
The Offer Letter Checklist: 9 Essential Elements to Include in Every Offer Letter
As a final step in the recruiting process, it is absolutely critical that your company gets the offer letter right. This article features an offer letter checklist with nine essential elements to include in every offer letter.
Why You Should Never Accept a Counter-Offer When You Resign
According to some reports, less than 20% of people who accept a counter-offer from their current employer are still with the company one year later. Many people who accept a counter-offer still end up leaving soon for a new role. In addition, many don’t leave on their own terms. They end up getting let go. This article features two reasons why you should never accept a counter-offer when you resign.