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Chris Heinz

Articles by Chris Heinz

Chris Heinz is a Managing Partner with Westport One. With more than 23 years in the recruiting industry, he has become a thought leader in both recruiting a the healthcare industry. Chris is an avid endurance athlete where he has turned that passion into good by raising thousands of dollars for several charities.

The Power of Storytelling

Published: May 25, 2021 4:02 PM
By Chris Heinz  |  Viewed: 1904
Category: Expert Advice, Recruiting  |  Tags: Interviewing, Candidates, Recruiting, Leadership, Sales

One of the greatest elements of effective recruiting is storytelling! Most of you reading this are in the Recruitment field, but it doesn't matter if you are a Recruiter/Talent Access Professional lik...

The Power of Reference Checks

Published: Apr 28, 2021 1:32 PM
By Chris Heinz  |  Viewed: 1830
Category: Productivity, Technology  |  Tags: Candidates, Recruiting, Marketing, LinkedIn, Clients, Hiring

I love technology. I love everything about it. .. well, almost everything about it. One of the technological advancements that I dont love is the automation of reference checks. Just this week, I spo...

Become a Valued Partner

Published: Mar 29, 2021 4:33 PM
By Chris Heinz  |  Viewed: 2124
Category: Expert Advice, Recruiting  |  Tags: Cold Calling, Candidates, Recruiting, Leadership, Placement, Staffing, Clients, Search, Hiring

Recruiting is HARD! Cold calling. .. emailing. .. recruiting. .. rejection. .. indecisiveness. .. ghosting. .. collection calls. .. the list goes on and on. A list like this makes you want to search f...

Get Paid What You’re Worth

Published: Feb 18, 2021 4:16 PM
By Chris Heinz  |  Viewed: 2689
Category: Expert Advice, Motivational  |  Tags: Recruiting, LinkedIn, Search

What are you worth? Over the past two weeks, Ive received three different LinkedIn messages from other recruiters in my space. That isnt uncommon. But, what is uncommon is the messaging. Let me par...

Be a Champion for your industry

Published: Jan 26, 2021 1:29 PM
By Chris Heinz  |  Viewed: 2042
Category: Expert Advice, Recruiting  |  Tags: Candidates, Recruiting, Marketing, LinkedIn, Search, Hiring

As an Executive Recruiter, Talent Access Professional, Search Consultant, Director of Human Capabilities, or whatever title you have given yourself, we have a few primary goals: Help our client-compan...

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