Tech workers get an average of 23 recruiter inquiries a week — yes, a week, says a survey from TEKsystems, a global IT staffing and services firm. That’s a remarkable number, which, even if is skewed by respondents with very in-demand skills, would still go a long way to explaining why you’re not getting calls back. In fact, the survey shows that IT professionals are picky about whose... (more...)

When someone talks to you about the cloud, is your first thought to look into flight courses?  If that’s the case, you might want to attend our upcoming webinar. The NonProfit Times and Intacct are proud to host a free webinar on February 14th.  It’s called “Moving Your Nonprofit Financials to the Cloud: The Do’s and Don’ts,” and it’s a must-attend... (more...)

As a physician recruiting agency, we have the usual challenge of any recruiting firm—serving our two different constituencies — candidates and clients — and the challenge of working in a specialized industry, healthcare, which has detailed credentialing requirements that vary based on the state, private versus government, and client to client. Additionally, our agency recruits for six... (more...)

Let’s be frank: The main reason Oracle’s latest quarterly revenues nosedived was backlash from users fed up with two years of price hikes on products, technical support, maintenance and licensing contracts — and not because of a correction in the overall server hardware market. Yes, it’s true that the latest quarterly financials of other high-technology bellwethers like... (more...)

Editor’s note: Paul DeBettignies’ article was the 2nd most popular article on The Fordyce Letter in 2011. It originally ran in March. I know, I know… smile and dial. More phone calls equal more job orders, candidates and send outs. More send outs equal more placements. I get it – I really do. But after thirteen years as a sole practitioner, I have learned that I need to get... (more...)

If you were ever thinking of starting your own nonprofit, take a step back: It’s not as easy as it sounds. In a piece written for The Huffington Post, Marty Zwilling, a start-up expert, explains the complications of starting your own nonprofit.  He explains that although most people looking to create a start-up company see nonprofits as the easy route to success, there’s a lot that... (more...)

My firm, Clark Executive Search, recruits exclusively for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Since I have a background in science, we further specialize in recruiting only senior-level scientists with PhD degrees and medical doctors in the industries’ research and development departments. I recruit these individuals because they are fascinating, dedicated to saving lives, and are at... (more...)

When my husband convinced me to close my recruiting business, I had no idea what might be in store for me. After all, I had been in the recruiting industry for almost a decade. I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. I lived and breathed headhunting—in all its glory. The good, the bad, and the challenging. Yes…I realize I’m writing this article for The Fordyce Letter — a publication... (more...)

The main reason I love writing “The Recruiter Chronicles” is that I do not write from the perspective of being a “big biller” (yet). Consider me somewhere between consistent solid performer and top performer, but definitely not “big biller.” I am an “everyman” type of recruiter and I, like most of you, am scratching and clawing towards “big biller”... (more...)

Bravo is airing a one-hour special tonight that may do for executive headhunting what Simon Cowell did for talent shows. In the space of 60 minutes (commercials included), Wendy Doulton dispenses such bits of advice to her six-figure job candidates as “You need to lose the cleavage,” and “You make me feel like taking a nap.” Born in the U.S., educated in London, Doulton’s... (more...)