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...)

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...)

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...)

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...)

Recruiting Software as a Service (SaaS) represents a much better value than installed software. Users can eliminate the headache of maintaining their software and vendors can establish Turn-Key Hosted Environments for their customers without rewriting their software. Recruiting firms can share applications and data in real-time with their clients without changing internal networks.

Online recruiting applications that run in your web browser have their benefits. However, a Hosted Recruiting Software Environment (Environments as a Service – EaaS) is a Full Service Managed Windows Desktop with Microsoft Office Professional (Outlook, Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, and Access) and everything a Recruiting organization needs including all the software, data, and hardware necessary to work from any machine anywhere.

We host everything including all the software for recruiting from all the recruiting software companies. This eliminates your dependency on equipment, maintenance, support, and training. We provide fully managed Windows Desktops including a special understanding of your Recruiting Software applications and Managed Web Browser requirements. With unlimited training, support, and storage we help individuals and businesses to synchronize, backup and access data anywhere in the world.

We Host Any Recruitment Software in a managed desktop including :

• Akken, by Akken, Inc.
• Alex, by Hireability, LLC
• Big Biller, by Top Echelon, Inc.
• Broadlook Suite, by Broadlook Technologies
• Bullhorn, by Bullhorn, Inc.
• CAPS, by BBDP, Inc.
• cBizSoft, by cBizSoft, Inc.
• Copernic Agent, by Copernic, Inc.
• CVTracer, by CVTracer Software, LLC
• eCRM by Hosted Environments
• eGrabber, by eGrabber, Inc.
• Encore, by Cluen Corp
• Gopher, by Blackdog, Inc.
• Hirebridge, by Hirebridge, LLC
• Hiredesk, by Talent Technology
• Humanis, by Questek Systems, Inc.
• iRecruiter, by iCIMS
• JobDiva, by Jobdiva
• MaxHire, by MaxHire Solutions Inc.
• NowHire, by nowHIRE
• OpenHire, by SilkRoad Technology Inc.
• PCRecruiter, by Main Sequence Technologies, Inc.
• Persona, by Applied Systems Technology
• PowerPlace, by PowerPlace Software
• RESUMate, by RESUMate, Inc.
• Safari, by Safari Solutions
• Sendouts Pro, by Sendouts
• StarSearcher/eEmpACT.by Bond, Inc.
• Taleo, by Taleo Corporation
• Talenthook Sphere, by Resource Edge, LLC.
• Tempus Fugit, by Micro J Systems, Inc.
• WinSearch, by Relational Systems, Inc.
  

Hosted Recruiting Software Environments are:

• Web Browser Independent – Browser based applications run in a browser managed by us.
• Bandwidth Independent – Reducing your ISP expenses
• Fully Managed – Updates and Upgrades are applied with your review, and approval.
• Not dependent on local Equipment – Reducing or eliminating client side maintenance and IT costs.

Browser based Recruiting Software Applications are:

• Web Browser Dependent – There may be issues with different browser and web browser versions.
• Bandwidth Dependent – Requiring additional ISP cost to your clients and users
• Semi Managed – You manage your Browser, Equipment and Network when you have issues.
• Dependent on your existing equipment – adding to your existing maintenance and IT costs.

The economy is perking up. Hiring is on the rise in corporate America. Recruiters and recruiting firms are flourishing and our clients are seeking transcendent talent to help them thrive today and in the future. Executive recruiting firms like Lucas Group are seeking that talent as well. What constitutes transcendent talent? What professional and personal characteristics should you look for in high-performing... (more...)

We’ve got a saying in Texas — “It ain’t braggin’ if it’s true.” We are KILLING it this year, on pace for 300% growth year over year, and over 50% more than my career high from 2005. We have more business than we can possibly handle, and I just recently hired another two project people to meet the demand. So I asked myself recently — what’s different? What am I doing this... (more...)