Webinar: Video, Texts and More: New Ways to Engage Talent on Social Do you want to leverage hot new social tools to connect with tech talent, but aren’t sure where to start? Don’t worry—you’re...
“Thanks, but no thanks.” “I’m not looking to change jobs right now.” Do phrases like that sound familiar? If so, you’re probably wondering why you encounter those sorts of objections when you reach out to...
How can you stand out on social media in a way that gets tech professionals’ attention? The answer may surprise you: Don’t stray too far from the basics. Many recruiters rely on social channels to...
What’s the key to a successful recruiter-candidate relationship? According to Will Kelly, a managing director at Veredus, a tech staffing firm, it’s trust. Kelly tells his team to think less like recruiters and more like sports...
Sometimes good candidates don’t land the jobs they’re qualified for. As a recruiter, you know it happens for all kinds of reasons, from mismatched cultural expectations to hiring managers who feel threatened by a candidate’s...
Recruiting isn’t an easy job. To find the best candidates, you’re constantly calling and emailing, attending conferences, studying industry trends, and trying to anticipate your client and company needs. It’s even more challenging for technical...
Social platforms have become the top source for recruiting tech candidates, according to a new survey from Dice. Some 58 percent of recruiters ranked social as first on their sourcing list, followed by job boards...
Despite the pervasiveness of platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, many tech recruiters have yet to embrace social recruiting. That’s a shame, because those reluctant professionals are bypassing a tool that can prove incredibly effective...
Yet another generation of tech-savvy workers—the post-Millennial group known as Generation Z—will soon enter the workforce. Recruiters and hiring managers should be aware of this group's attitudes and expectations of office norms: it could have...
Should recruiters use social media? It’s not even a question anymore. Virtually every recruiter agrees that social platforms are a vital channel for outreach to the best technology candidates. “Technical recruiters miss the complete persona...
