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You’re Not Really A Recruiter.

Recruiting Daily

Those used to be the minimum qualifications for this line of work, but these days, it seems that anyone with a liberal arts degree can simply step out of the college classroom and into recruitment; hell, many people who just need a job, any job, somehow seems to find their way into this profession. Recruiters are none of these things.

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Bad Influence: Why Industry Lists Should Kick the Bucket.

Recruiting Daily

That list, which is prominent in my mind because, well, it’s the only one I’ve made was titled 10 Recruiters Who Should Be On Your Radar #SundayShoutOu t, from the inimitable Bill Boorman. Considering the source, and the novelty, I’m not going to lie. 35 Recruiting Influencers Who Actually Influence Me.

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Don’t Ask Me How I Know: Life Lessons Learned From A Life in Recruiting.

Recruiting Daily

Sorry, I can’t tell you how to get your resume looked at by a recruiter I don’t know at a company I know nothing about – although I can tell you how to bat at least a little better than average, there’s no silver bullet for sourcing for candidates or searching for jobs. Recruiting Never Rests.

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How To Prove You’re A Real Recruiter.

Recruiting Daily

These so-called “recruiters” will, for the most part, wash out from the industry in a year or two, leaving nothing more than a black mark on the professional reputation for those of us who are in this because this is more than a job for us: it’s our lives’ work, our passion and our purpose.

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Recruiters: Stop Talking And Learn How To Listen.

Recruiting Daily

Once Upon A Time… Some of the best stories I have started back during the nascent days of my recruiting career, back when I was working the desk at a small staffing agency in Phoenix. About the Author: Derek Zeller draws from over 16 years in the recruiting industry. Derek currently lives in the DC area.

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Without Bias: Pride and Prejudice and Recruiting.

Recruiting Daily

Pressure builds, tensions soar, and even the best of us is bound to screw up in the staffing pressure cooker. The answers were routine, but my staffing sixth sense told me that not everything with Carl was exactly as it seems. About the Author: Derek Zeller draws from over 16 years in the recruiting industry. Call it a hunch.

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Born Into This: Recruiting Isn’t Always What You Think.

Recruiting Daily

In staffing, Make It Happen is more than a mantra – it’s a maxim that determines whether or not you’re going to have any modicum of success whatsoever. About the Author: Derek Zeller draws from over 16 years in the recruiting industry. Currently, he is a Senior Sourcing Recruiter at Microsoft via Search Wizards.

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