I’d like to pose the question, “What do real estate agents and agency recruiters/talent agents have mostin common?”—aside from the obvious that both communicate with people and provide a needed service. They both help people navigate one of the biggest life decisions, a home and…
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Does anyone remember “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus”? The 1992 best-selling book (over 50 million copies sold), written by American author and relationship counselor John Gray,*used distant planets—Mars and Venus—as a metaphor to discuss just how differently men and women think and…
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As a recruiter, it can be very difficult to deliver information to candidates because most of them do not read through the job description. I’m sure many recruiters can relate. When I started, I would call candidates and ask, “Did you get a chance to…
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Our parents and elders give us a lot of advice that we never actually appreciate until we’re adults on our own. We may hear things like “Make sure you keep your room clean,” “College is the best time of your life,” or “Make sure you…
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“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” — Vincent van Gogh For the most part, failure is an innate byproduct of success, but even more important, it defines the nature of growth. People often think that success takes a linear…
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On May 16, 2018, Project S.A.V.E. will present the 2018 Gary Cluff Award for Recruiting Excellence. Project S.A.V.E. is an open forum of corporate recruiters and employment representatives who meet periodically to discuss professional concerns, share recruiting needs, and exchange resumes of job seekers they…
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Companies invest over two-thirds of their resources in labor. Virtually every milestone attained by any company is to a large extent related to the human element of the organization. This makes it even more critical to evaluate, recruit, and hire the best workforce necessary to…
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A major news outlet recently did a segment on new graduates and their job searches. It centered on the use of social media, particularly Facebook and Twitter. It reminded me of a time, just over a year ago, when I was working with a customer…
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For the past five years, I’ve been an active member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, better known as EO. We are a worldwide organization with 168 chapters located on six continents. I’m a member of EO DC, where I am honored to be on the board….
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Now That You’re in the Real World… This is part three in a series. I entered the “real world” last summer, just two short weeks after graduating from college. My entry into the real world occurred when I accepted a job as a recruiter…
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As a 20-plus-year veteran in the staffing business, I have been able to observe many changes that have affected the industry. Some have been game changers, while others have been dismissed pretty quickly. Technology, specifically the explosion of online search engines, has been the biggest…
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A few years ago, during a company meeting about increasing sales, the CEO of the small company I worked for made the comment “Let’s open the kimono.” I had no idea what he was talking about or what this had to do with making more…
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