Recruiter's Essential Tips

I manually go through hundreds of resumes daily to screen the best ones for open job positions. This takes up a lot of my time and I sometimes miss out good resumes. Is there a way by which I can quickly screen resumes, so that I can spend more time interviewing and short-listing the best candidates? With the all-new ResumeGrabber Professional , you can screen resumes in no time. Just enter the resume keywords in a search box and click the ‘Grab’ button on ResumeGrabber toolbar. It will screen all resumes in your Outlook, system folders, Google and show up only those that matched your keywords. You no longer have to open each resume to find out whether it meets your requirement. You can now screen hundreds of resumes in minutes, which would have otherwise taken you hours to do. Download your 10-day trial version of ResumeGrabber at no cost and sprint your way to recruiting success.

Source: eGrabber Newsletters It is important for HR professionals to draw a game plan to replace employees when they leave. Identify key players in the organization, who have the maximum impact on the bottom line. These are the ones who will cause the most damage if they leave. Implement organized programs like mentoring, leadership development, or job rotation and encourage these key employees to actively participate in these programs. Maintain a list of alternate candidates that you can consider if any of your key employees leave. Proactively build relationships with these potential candidates. Developing these replacement strategies will help you manage risk.

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Explain the company goals to your employees and explain how an employee's efforts fit in. The management has to solicit employees to come up with suggestions on how to improve the processes in the organization. As I was writing this post I remembered an article published in Inc.com titled "In A Former Life" written by Ilan Mochari. This was an interesting interview with Kenneth Kannapan CEO of Plantronics, a $400-million maker of telephone headsets based in Santa Cruz, California. Here is the article by Ilan Mochari from inc.com CEO S. Kenneth Kannappan discusses how he discovered the key to motivating employees while working at his first job. Present life: CEO of Plantronics, a $400-million maker of telephone headsets based in Santa Cruz, Calif. Former life: In the summer of 1978, after he graduated from high school, Kannappan worked for an electronics-repair shop in Northbrook, Ill. "It was $3.50 an hour. There was very poor ventilation. But at the time, jobs were

I recently read an article in About.com titled "Two Musts For Employee Motivation" written by Susan M.Heathfield. The article is based on an attention-getting Gallup Poll about disengaged employees which was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal. Here is the paragraph. Gallup found 19 percent of 1,000 people interviewed "actively disengaged" at work. These workers complain that they don't have the tools they need to do their jobs. They don't know what is expected of them. Their bosses don't listen to them. Based on these interviews and survey data from its consulting practice, Gallup says actively disengaged workers cost employers $292 billion to $355 billion a year. Furthermore, Gallup concluded that disengaged workers miss more days of work and are less loyal to employers. Gallup polls helps us realize the importance of employee motivation in organizations today. We will discuss more on motivation in the forthcoming posts.

I'm now back with a post on Employee Retention. In the previous posts I've written about " CEO Role in employee retention " & " Rewards Best Employees at the right time ." I recently came across a Reader Poll: "How Many Conferences Does The Boss Send You To?" in LeeOdden's blog . You may wonder as to Why am I ranting about the poll. However a close watch will help you to witness a relationship between conferences/workshops/training programs and employee retention. When you send your employees to attend such conferences and workshops they learn new methods, and they learn how to apply them on job. This creates a positive thinking that their employer is ready to invest for them and interested in their development. And the employees go back to perform much better than before.

Reward the best employees at the right time. If you are running a business you would create special offers to Customers to honor them. Everyone quest reward or appreciation towards a work or a project. The enthusiastic level of the rewarded employees is always very high. Don't fail to reward your employee at the right time.

CEO of the company has tremendous power to reinforce corporate values. He should be definitely someone employees admire and respect. He should be willing to communicate with all the employees. This will give the employees a secure feeling. CEO can easily pave the way for employee retention more than any department head or HR. I would be publishing more tips on employee retention for the next few days

Source: eGrabber Newsletter Hiring delays can cause huge losses. Instead of waiting till a person resigns, a new hire should be integrated into the workforce even before the vacancy is created. Some jobs are continually open and require hiring candidates on a continuous basis. For other positions, identify them and start hiring candidates well in advance. This will help you prevent any loss in revenue at a later stage. There are also some positions that experts predict would grow rapidly. Candidates who qualify for these positions should also be hired when available.

I recieved an e-mail invitation on saturday from ERE.net to join ERE Expo 2007 Fall . Here is the opening paragraph. As another summer comes to a close it reminds us that ERE Expo 2007 Fall is quickly approaching. The event is once again bringing together the country's leading recruiting leaders for three days of workshops, educational sessions and networking, and for the first time will be visiting Washington, DC. They have provided a link to view their entire agenda online. Reserve your spot today by registering online at http://expo.ere.net/fall07 or calling 212-671-1181

Many of us post job ad like a classified ad. We should definitely agree that classified ad does not influence passive candidates. Effective job ad should be able to convince passive candidates. Passive candidates are employed always so the job ad must avoid some generic content and list out the factors that matter most to them. Recruiters have to list out the competitive advantages in their ad. Passive candidates always look for career advancement. A job ad will turn out more effective if the top performer of the organization can give his/her thoughts. Recruiters can actually discuss with the top level performers in the organization before posting a job ad. I would be discussing more on "Effective Job Ad" in the future posts.

Career Fair helps you to promote your organization's recruiting efforts. Students being the big crowd, you can easily promote your employment oppurtunities and begin screening candidates from different academic majors and degree levels base don your recruiting needs.

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