Recruiting, a for-profit industry, is in fact a business. Hmm. Companies hire recruiting firms to fill roles they don’t have the resources to do themselves, for speed, for specialized and hard to find talent, volume, or a bunch of other reasons. Interestingly enough, it’s a business where EVERYONE CAN BE
We exist to not only “fill roles” but also provide a better solution to the hiring process (for our clients) and as career advisors (for our candidates). Let’s talk about one of our core values – TRANSPARENCY. Not everyone knows how “recruiting” works. And that’s ok. I’ve talked to probably
I was brought on to Covert Recruiting as the President of the company to solve some of the big problems in the recruiting game. We’re a Chicago based firm that brings years of experience in a variety of industries and markets. Today, we launch for real! Let’s talk about some
Ok, so we talked about company and networking target lists in earlier posts. Where do you actually find this stuff? For me as a RecruiterGuy based in Chicago, this stuff comes easier for me than most. It’s daily conversations and industry knowledge, so I can spit out a list in
What skills can I add to help make me better at what I do? Quick story (and it’s from the good old days, so the setting is a bit different, but the idea is the same.) I had a really great candidate I was working with. Knew I could place
Ever get discouraged that nobody is responding to you? Yeahhh. That’s very common. Especially if you’re hammering the job boards (even though I told you not to). The thing is, well, two things… is that you can control what you do BUT you can’t control what others are doing. A
