My friends in the HR profession are always telling me that recruiting is the toughest part of their job. HR executives catch heat from their executive team for a good many things, but recruiting is typically the lightning rod issue that generates the most visible pain. Why?
I like to think about it this way - what [...]
When you decide to hire a search firm and offer to pay them a fee only if you hire someone, you’re working with a contingent search firm. Most entrepreneurs and business managers are familiar with this contingent search model, and many of us have employed a search firm at least once over our careers.
I’m going [...]
When you’re considering hiring a 3rd party recruiter, there are a multitude of options out there. They run the range from bare-bones service and low price to full-service executive search that costs you a small fortune. The good news for you as a consumer of recruiting services is that prices for most of these services [...]
Recruiting is a ton of work, and entrepreneurs and managers have scant time to focus on it. I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know, because anyone who’s ever tried to fill a position without help knows the mind-numbing frustration that is posting jobs on Craigslist and Monster (or in the newspaper).
Compounding the issue is the fact that finding [...]