Hey potential CLIENTS, when you partner with Covert Recruiting, what’s in it for you? We know you get eleventy million requests from staffing companies trying to work on your roles. So, so, much of it is of the spammy variety (sorry, from your pals in the biz…) We’re obviously going
Hey CANDIDATES, when you partner with Covert Recruiting, what’s in it for you? I know all the struggles. There’s a lot of clutter, there’s a lot of distraction, there’s too many “not good” experiences that people have. Well, let me tell ya… this stuff ain’t rocket surgery. We really, truly
Why’d I jump into this after all? Before I was recruited to join and build Covert Recruiting as President, the highest “level” I’d really attained was becoming the VP of my homeowners association. I mean, that’s a pretty big deal. SOMEONE has to approve of changes to our landscaping budget…
So, what’s with the name, Covert Recruiting? Early versions were an offshoot of late 80’s early 90’s wrestling tag team names (“The Rockers Recruiting” or “The Hart Foundation Staffing Co.” but those got nixed by the team real quick. Heise Talent Management Solutions was taken, and well, didn’t roll off
As a younger recruiter, sometimes I did a good job (lol) and found a great candidate. The manager would say “Great!” and then then would tell me to find more. My usual reaction was “well I found someone, I’ll see you next week!” Once I started to take the training
One of my long time hiring managers previously worked with two recruiters, and hired from both. One recruiter would literally send a DOZEN resumes and ask if he wanted to talk to any. The “throw em at the wall approach.” They did surface level conversations, minimal prep, and often lost