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SMART IDEAS #86: I'm fed up

Published: Jun 10, 2025 12:19 PM
By David Searns  |  Viewed: 703
Category: Expert Advice, Productivity  |  Tags: Marketing, Staffing, Clients

Im fed up. Fed up with the economy. Fed up with political nastiness. Fed up with HR issues. Fed up with self-centered people. Fed up with stories about AI taking my job. Fed up with constant negativit...

Train Your Mind to Stay Present. Your Desk (and Deals) Will Thank You

Published: Jun 2, 2025 3:56 PM
By Tricia Tamkin  |  Viewed: 874
Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Productivity, Recruiting  |  Tags: Candidates, Recruiting, LinkedIn, Clients, Hiring

Your attention is like your network. When you spread your efforts too thin across hundreds of weak connections, nothing meaningful happens. But when you invest deeply in the right relationships, oppor...

Demand Generation Cheat Sheet: How Smart Staffing Firms Are Reengineering Sales in 2025

Published: Jun 2, 2025 4:06 PM
By Mandy Wittschen  |  Viewed: 859
Category: Expert Advice, Marketing  |  Tags: Cold Calling, Job Orders, Marketing, Staffing, Hiring, Sales

The Market Has Shifted Have You? Buyers are more distracted, cautious, and skeptical than ever. Traditional sales tacticscold calling, hoping for job ordersjust dont cut it anymore. The firms winnin...

88% of Job Seekers Say Cover Letters Improve Their Chances — But 66% Want Them Half a Page or Less

Published: May 28, 2025 7:54 PM
By Jasmine Escalera  |  Viewed: 983
Category: Expert Advice  |  Tags: Candidates, Hiring

Cover letters remain a staple in the hiring process. Sixty-five percent of job seekers regularly submit them, and 88% believe they improve their chances of landing an interview. However, many candidat...

Motivation Handbook

Published: Apr 24, 2025 3:08 PM
By Barb Bruno  |  Viewed: 1078
Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Motivational, Productivity  |  Tags: Recruiting, Leadership, Staffing

Motivated teams arent just more productive, theyre more engaged, collaborative, and committed to hitting goals that drive growth. In the fast-paced world of Staffing and Recruiting, motivation cant be...

Get On Board The Coming Wave Of Small Business Hiring

Published: Apr 24, 2025 3:09 PM
By Judy Collins  |  Viewed: 1083
Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Motivational, Productivity  |  Tags: Remote Work, Candidates

Recruiters need to keep in mind that small to mid-sized business (fewer than 500 employees) is vital to the health of the America economy. While placements with large firms are eagerly sought after, s...

The Enduring Value of Human Touch in Staffing

Published: Apr 24, 2025 3:14 PM
By Lynn Connor  |  Viewed: 1119
Category: Expert Advice, Productivity  |  Tags: Candidates, Placement, Staffing, Clients, Hiring, Sales

In an era dominated by algorithms, automation, and the relentless pursuit of efficiency, its easy to get lost in the promise of technological solutions. The staffing industry, with its inherent need t...

Leaving Money on the Table with Your Recruitment Fees

Published: Apr 24, 2025 3:19 PM
By Michael Gionta  |  Viewed: 992
Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Productivity, Recruiting  |  Tags: Recruiting, Retainer, Clients, Search

QUESTION: I have an excellent client who used my services for three searches last year. We agreed a fee of 25%. They pay me a down payment on the first search. They just informed me they want to use m...

A Glimpse at the Future (I’m not buying yet)

Published: Apr 24, 2025 3:23 PM
By Jason Thibeault  |  Viewed: 948
Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Productivity, Recruiting  |  Tags: Candidates, Recruiting, LinkedIn, Sourcing, Search, Hiring

Operator is an AI tool which actually clicks, scrolls, types, and navigates the web like a digital assistant with initiative. Sounds like my sort of sci-fi? Maybe also like a horror film as you watch ...

AI and the Human Touch: How to Find Balance in Staffing

Published: Apr 2, 2025 2:21 PM
By Jennifer Roeslmeier Mikels  |  Viewed: 1229
Category: Expert Advice, Technology  |  Tags: Social Media, Candidates, Recruiting, Staffing, Clients, Sales

Over the past few years, the word AI has been buzzing about the staffing world. At first, everyone wanted AI and in some cases they might not even have known how they wanted to use AI. It was the mos...

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