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We would like to congratulate the following people
who helped in more RSI success stories.
Larry Dorf begins his new career at CSA. Larry will be
the ir new Account Manager.
Frank Ramos was recently placed at First Service
Administrators. Frank is the new CEO!
Did You Know?
The Value of a Solid Partnership
Many employers are confused by the workforce landscape.They
are frustrated that there doesn't seem to be the flow
of qualified talent seeking employment with there companies,
or answering the corporate call to come and join the
team; and furthermore, they have no idea how to remedy
these problems. The most common complaint recruiters
hear from hiring authorities is that they've placed
their ads, they've networked with everyone they can
think of, and still they aren't finding what they're
looking for. The solution is simple:
Partner with a true industry insider. Many HR professional
and Hiring Authorities have been in their current role
for many years, yet more than likely, they have changed
industries more than once. These changes in career
path are typical and are important to personal growth,
but these changes also add to the difficulty of using
their network of people to find the talent they are
looking for.Recruiters-- the right recruiters--have
been working in their industry for years, never really
straying too far from their network and competency.
A recruiter with more than 3 years of experience will
have an enormous amount of contacts and knowledge of
their industry, and can add incredible value to the
search and recruitment process. |
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Cover Letters:
Cover Letters: Are they valuable?
As an executive recruiter, I see hundreds of resumes
a week, and speak with dozens of hiring managers as
well. In all of my six years of experience, I've yet
to have a hiring manager ask me to send a cover letter
to them, yet I receive numerous resumes with cover
letters.
There is an old saying the truly applies to the usage
of cover letters in the recruiting industry; The times,
they are a-changing. Years ago, the only chance a prospective
candidate had to introduce themselves to a potential
employer was via the cover letter. This was their elevator
pitch on the how, why, and where they would be a good
addition to the company. Without the cover letter,
the client couldn't get much of a feel for the candidate's
personality. That's one place where recruiters bring
their value. Recruiters are the new cover letter. It
is their job to not only assess the skills of the candidate,
but to also serve as the cover letter for the candidate.
This is done through lengthy conversations, as well
as skill and cultural assessments. It has become the
new paradigm to have these cover letters created by
an assessor and not by the candidate, so the information
is unbiased, honest, and geared to the needs and qualities
the employer believes to be valuable; every employer
has differing standards. Each company has a unique
set of requirements for their positions, and no two
organizations have the exact needs of another. Some
are in need of producers, and that is their focus.
Others are looking for chemistry fits, while still
others are in need of people with strong core values,
and work ethic. One of the biggest assets of having
a recruiter working for you on either side, is that
they will give you an objective perspective on the
hiring situation, and they can tell you what's really
going on. |
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Hot Spots:
Does Your Major Matter?
Do you need a business degree to work at a business?
Must you major in Journalism or English to work at
a news paper? What about computers? Do you need a Computer
Science degree to program computers? The answer is
pretty obvious: No.
The biggest factor in your college degree is in the
fact that you have one. Most employers we deal with
do ask for a college degree, but rarely specify a course
of study. The few times they are specified, it is because
this person will be working in a highly specialized
field like Metallurgy. Some degrees can be more useful
than others, especially when the top requirement from
employers these days are communication skills, but
you can work in any major and still posses those.
Aside from communications, there many other qualities
that hiring companies look for.The list of most sought
after qualities are honesty, integrity, and interpersonal
skills. None of these require a particular major to
have any sort of mastery.
The best bet for any jobseeker is to be a complete
player. If you have your degree in business, you could
benefit from some writing courses, or some public speaking,
while art majors would do well to take some business
classes, with some math.This will get you started out
in the right direction, since its the basic skills
you gain from college that are so appealing, not the
course of study. Remember, there is no teacher like
experience, so don't concern yourself with whether
or not you've taken the right classes and gotten the
right degree, but celebrate the fact that you went
to college and demonstrated the true skills they seek,
like determination, teamwork, communication skills,
honesty, and integrity.
Those are the true skills people seek out in one another. |
