See who is already coming to #socialrecruiting summit in November!

Blog Network

Attracting Diverse Candidates

Recruiting Expertise With An Agency Perspective and a Humanistic Approach.


  • Do you have your ear to the ground?

    by on March 23, 2009

    One of the reason's I have always limited the amount of times I spend blogging or getting involved in social internet services is to avoid not having "my ear to the ground".  I can certainly understand the valuable tool that the internet social networks provides.  Moreover, the valuable information that is available to all of us using such sites as ERE and etc.  However, I cannot express to you how important it is to remember that today�??s world of technology cannot substitute for the ability to pick up the phone and make a call.

     

    To many times I ...

    keep reading this post...

    | 1 comment

  • Recruiting is Not The Answer To Finding Talent !!!

    by on Jan. 16, 2008

    The world of corporate recruiting and agency recruiting has become a secretarial task.  Retrieve resumes that fit the qualifications, forward to hiring managers, set up interviews?yada?yada..yada.  Is this really recruiting?  Do you really need a special talent to do that?  Sounds like a secretarial job to me. 

    What are we really looking for?  Are we really looking for talent? Are recruiters and hiring managers even equipped to make hiring decisions?  How can we stop finding resumes and start finding talent?!!

    It is true that recruiters are spending more time reading about their profession, getting continual education about ...

    keep reading this post...

    | 6 comments

  • Sorry for the extended time off.

    by on Jan. 2, 2008
    I am finally back in the saddle and writing once again.  Running a business, traveling and being a family man is quite a challenge.  Nevertheless, I have stayed in tune with the daily writings of my collegues and remain amazed on how talented some of you are.  I am not sure if I have ever made any new years resolution in the past, however, I did promise myself that in 2008 I would share more of myself than ever before.  Being brutally honest can sometimes be misconstrued as aggressive, nevertheless, honesty and being direct can only lead to resolution and ...

    keep reading this post...

    | 0 comments

  • Recruiting 101.. The Road To Success Begins in Your Heart.

    by on July 25, 2007
    In being a successful sourcer for almost 20 years now, I can truly appreciate an article that I read today by Maureen Sharib.  Although I would have loved to read a more in depth article as I am always intrigued with brilliant people such as Maureen, I am reminded that the principle's of sourcing and recruiting are very basic.  Honesty, directly asking for what you want and confidence are the foundation to sourcing.  However, I would like to add something that is rarely spoken about, attitude or for lack of a better term"how you are feeling before you ...

    keep reading this post...

    | 3 comments

  • Does Size Matter??

    by on March 14, 2007
    I know what you?re thinking.  Oh no, try to get your head out of the gutter.  I am alluding to agencies.  Does size really matter when it comes to staffing agencies in today's world? 
     

    Size,  what an interesting word.  Depending on topic and relevance, size (or lack of) can be critical.  In an age of ?Super Size Me!!!? it is no wonder why most fortune 500 companies believe that their staffing agency must be of equal size in order to service their account.  Coverage and leverage on pricing are valid points.  But in today?s world are those ...

    keep reading this post...

    | 0 comments

  • Diversity - Quota verses Caring

    by on Feb. 20, 2007

    During the many years I have spent working with candidates and assisting companies with hiring needs it has always amazed me on how very intelligent people create complications to such uncomplicated problems. 

     

    As the Vice President of The Largest Hispanic Owned Staffing Agency in New York and a Chilean American, I have been constantly looked upon by both clients and candidates as a diversity supplier of jobs and candidates. Although there are many complicated social issues regarding race, attracting diverse candidates to your company is not as complicated as you may think.  The real question is: Are you looking to ...

    keep reading this post...

    | 0 comments