If you read yesterday’s Ultimate LinkedIn Challenge update, you know we dedicated our efforts to reaching out to all sorts of LinkedIn groups we felt would be interested in this challenge, ranging from groups within our industry, alumni-related, marketing and sales, local professionals and more!
This morning, we arrived in the office bright and early and [...]
Our series, “Ask a Recruiter,” gives all of you out there the opportunity to ask all of the questions you’ve always wanted to ask about hiring, interviewing, the job hunt, recruiters, career tips and more! In return for your questions, one of our experienced recruiters will answer them on our blog each week.
This week’s question [...]
Did you know there are different types of recruiters? Many firms have recruiters that specialize in specific areas, such as technical recruiters who work with IT consultants, computer programmers, software developers and other tech industry professionals. If you’re currently looking for a tech job, are you required to work with a specialized recruiter? Well, would [...]
This week, we welcomed our first-ever SPEED training class to SkillStorm!
We welcomed our participants to our Corporate HQ in San Diego, CA.
The SkillStorm Program for Extreme Educational Development (SPEED) is a highly competitive, intense sales training program where top candidates will shine as they compete for a Technical Recruiter role within one of our branches [...]
Several recent articles have shown that prospects are looking bright for IT services in 2010 and headlines across the web seem to show that all signs point to a strong recovery. An article on NetworkWorld recently reported good news for IT, networking and security spending for the New Year. According to the article, not only [...]
I’ve read several articles lately that are buzzing about employee engagement. So what’s all the fuss about? In today’s changing economic landscape, recruiting, retaining and motivating top talent is extremely important and the best way to do it seems to be through engagement.
First and foremost, companies engage employees to retain them. According to the 2009 [...]
The economy seems to be showing signs of improvement recently as first-time claims for jobless benefits have significantly fallen, according to the Labor Department.
How can you get a jump on the jobs out there? Consider a few ways on how you can set yourself and your skills apart from the others.
Reevaluate your current skills and [...]
I found an insightful blog post by recruiting veteran Bill Boorman that struck me as a great refresher on (what should be) some of the core values and golden rules of all recruiters.
Today’s recruiters have lots of new, exciting opportunities within the industry. There are numerous prospects for change and growth, and it’s really no [...]
From Staffing Industry Analysts: “Less worse: Temp jobs off 63,000 in April!The April decline in temporary help payrolls, of 63,000 jobs, was the smallest since October. It’s also noteworthy that the temporary share of total employment losses has been moderating—in the first half of 2008, temporary job losses accounted for about a quarter of [...]
Recently, we had the chance to sit down and chat with Brian Brown, Executive Vice President of SkillStorm, about hiring trends and mistakes companies tend to make in the recruiting business. He offered some great insight and advice.
Interviewer:
You have been counseling recruiters and customers about hiring trends and mistakes for over 12 years now. What [...]
