Basic Recruiting Stuff

Basic Recruiting Stuff

Basic Recruiting Stuff, Week 9: Talent Pool Development & Nurture Strategy

Ever notice how most recruiters treat talent pools like a takeout menu—ignore it for months, then panic-order a “hot candidate” when something’s on fire? Newsflash: That stud you found months ago? He’s already working for someone who remembers his name.

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Basic Recruiting Stuff, Week 8: Search Organization, Symphonic Integration, & Data Integrity

Most recruiters think organizing one search means slapping candidate resumes into a folder and hoping for the best. But when you actually need to find that “needle in a haystack” candidate six months later, that folder might as well be a shredder. Data integrity? Good luck. And if your tech stack doesn’t play nice, your pipeline turns into a leaky bucket—just in time for hiring crunch o’clock.

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Basic Recruiting Stuff, Week 7: Follow-Up Communication

Most candidates abandon searches because of one thing recruiters consistently botch: keeping them informed. Your "quick hire" just became a 6-month nightmare because nobody returned a call.

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Basic Recruiting Stuff, Week 6: When Perfect Candidates Go Poof

Ever have great candidates melt away midway through a search—vanishing faster than free Wi-Fi at a tech conference? That’s not a pipeline, that’s a ghost story.

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Basic Recruiting Stuff, Week 5: Screening Beyond the Buzzwords

Is your screening process passing over the perfect fit, or is it set up to unveil the best in the market? Believe it or not, The hardest part isn’t finding talent—it’s ensuring every viable candidate truly makes it to your desk.

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Basic Recruiting Stuff, Week 4: Premature Submittals

The fastest way to slow down a search? Let your recruiter deliver half-vetted candidates just to “get something on the board.”

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Basic Recruiting Stuff, Week 3: The Discovery Black Hole

Did you know? 75% of IT leaders admit their last hire took 4+ months to find—and half of those candidates weren't even close to what they actually needed. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

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Basic Recruiting Stuff, Week 2: JUST COMMUNICATION, BRO

If transactional recruiters were bartenders, half your candidates would be left waiting for their drink, the other half would get a mysterious shot and never see the bartender again. Welcome to my “Basic Recruiting Stuff” series—your weekly dose of recruiting fundamentals, common pitfalls, and practical solutions from nearly two decades in the search business.

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Basic Recruiting Stuff, Week 1: Writing Job Descriptions That Don’t Suck

Ever read a job description so bad you wondered if the company wants to fill the role? You’re not alone. Most are written by committee—and it shows. (Let’s fix that.) Welcome to my “Basic Recruiting Stuff” series—your weekly dose of recruiting fundamentals, common pitfalls, and practical solutions from nearly two decades in the search business.

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