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An Executive Recruiter’s Guide to Hiring Top Talent Step 3: Recruiting

Debbie Harper — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:35 PST

In the “Sourcing” post we talked about the “WHO” – creating a list of active and passive candidates who are prospects for our search. Now we’ll talk about the “HOW.” For this post we’re using a narrow definition of recruiting – converting...

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An Executive Recruiter’s Guide to Hiring Top Talent Step 2: Sourcing

Debbie Harper — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:00:53 PST

Come out, come out wherever you are! We’ve defined what we’re looking for…now the fun starts! We get to go find them! We all want to hire the best person for the job. There’s a catch, though. At any point in time, and depending on whose statistics...

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An Executive Recruiter’s Guide to Hiring Top Talent Step 1: Definition

Debbie Harper — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:00:23 PST

“If you don’t know what you’re looking for how will you know when you’ve found it?” The ultimate success of a project can be traced to preparation and planning. In this post we’ll define three crucial aspects that lay the groundwork of a successful...

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An Executive Recruiter’s Guide to Hiring Top Talent

Debbie Harper — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:30:09 PST

You can teach a turkey to climb a tree… But wouldn’t you rather start with a squirrel? Looking for Top Talent? It isn’t magic, it isn’t luck and it isn’t happenstance. Check out my recruiter’s guide… In business today we’re pushed to perform...

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Have You Thanked Your Mentor Lately?

Debbie Harper — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:59:08 PST

Thanksgiving is less than two short weeks away. For many of us Thanksgiving marks the start of the “year end crunch.” Yearly and quarterly numbers have to be met. Business plans completed. Budgets finalized. Staffing plans approved. Next year’s...

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Are You Ready to Compete?

Debbie Harper — Wed, 18 May 2011 10:20:32 PDT

Dice.com saw a 35% increase in first quarter. eFinancialCareers was up 48%. Monster reported a 25% increase in bookings across all industries. What does this influx of job postings mean to you? It’s classic supply vs. demand. For the past several...

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Hiring Mistakes – Vetting the Candidate

Debbie Harper — Wed, 04 May 2011 07:53:32 PDT

“But he was such a good fit on paper!” How many times have you heard that description of a failed hire? Unfortunately, the paper is only part of the story. It’s the person behind the paper that matters. The answers to three key questions will...

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The Rise of the Written Interview

Debbie Harper — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:10:27 PST

You thought you were done writing essays when you graduated from school, didn’t you? Think again. More and more frequently our clients are requesting writing samples from all candidates, not just those being considered for a formal communications...

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What I Learned as a Yo Gabba Gabba Groupie – and how it can make your recruiting process stronger

Debbie Harper — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:58:52 PST

I spent Thanksgiving week as a Yo Gabba Gabba Live! groupie. My son is a producer for the YGG Live show and couldn’t make it home so I joined him on the tour for the holiday. Unless you have small children or grandchildren you may not be familiar...

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Why You Didn’t Get the Job – Really

Debbie Harper — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:10:05 PDT

You interviewed for the perfect position. It was a perfect fit for you. You presented all of your qualifications in great detail. You told illuminating anecdotes that documented your achievements. You may even be the greatest candidate to have ever...

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