In today’s day and age where net incomes of staffing businesses are crashing, due to an increase in competition.  It’s crucial to adopt innovative recruitment strategies to attract the best candidates. “According to Recruiterflow’s state of staffing report, top staffing companies saw a dip in their net incomes by 20% in Q4 2023. This dip is attributed to increasing competition from individual contractors and fractional TAs, the evolution of AI tools, and temporary placements getting precedence.” We’ve compiled a list of 14 recruitment strategies to stay ahead of the curve and scale your ..read more

Being a recruiter demands developing new recruiting skills and staying ahead of the curve! As recruiting is evolving and the competition for hiring top talent is increasing, you need to know how to connect the right people with the right job (before your competitor does!).  Let’s explore 16 recruiting skills to add to your toolkit to up your recruiting game and stand out among your competitors. Hard skills for recruiters Hard skills are the technical abilities recruiters need to navigate the complexities of hiring processes with precision and efficiency. 1. Candidate sourcing skills Candi ..read more

Finding the right talent is no cakewalk it’s sunshine one day, and a hailstorm the other day! With recruitment becoming more stressful year by year, we thought to share with you beacons of wisdom and doses of humor in the form of recruitment quotes to fuel your hiring efforts.  So, sit back and let these 19 recruitment quotes soak in and spark a new energy in you! Motivational recruitment quotes 1. Recruiting is an art When assessing candidates, consider intangible qualities such as communication style, adaptability, and cultural fit. Analyzing a person’s fit within the organizational e ..read more

AI recruiting has transformed the traditional recruitment approach.  Over a third of hiring leaders have embraced AI in recruitment, and 40% are invested in upskilling their talent force in integrating AI into their systems. From expediting candidate sourcing to refining the candidate experience, AI has empowered recruitment agencies to address their clients’ recruiting needs effectively and scale their business.  In this article, we’ll explore the opportunities, challenges, and best practices associated with AI recruiting and the best tools that enable fast and smart hiring.  W ..read more

Subject: MPC campaigns and Boolean Searches MOST PLACEABLE CANDIDATE MPC as a sales tactic has been as old as this industry itself. We’ve seen hundreds succeed with this sales tactic. Until now, there wasn’t a great way to pitch your candidates to clients. Now there is!  There are two major use cases for this.  MPCing candidates With this new feature, you can now select a few candidates and create a link to pitch them to hiring managers. The link generated is unique for each hiring manager making it personalized, interactive, and trackable. Once you’ve pitched the candidates, the hir ..read more

The year 2023 has been a downpour for the recruitment world. Many businesses wondered if they were caught without an umbrella. Small and mid sized businesses  might have worried they were alone, but NO, even the staffing giants got soaked. We have done an analysis of the top staffing giants and trends that they are witnessing: net incomes are shrinking, competition is fierce, and the fight for talent isn’t as lucrative as it once was. Key Takeaways from Staffing Analysis Report Competing profits away Net incomes continued their downward march, shrinking by about 20% in Q4 2023. The rate a ..read more

In the competitive world of recruitment, your recruitment agency’s success often hinges on the partnerships you form with clients. However, not every opportunity is a perfect match! Some clients may have very different work ethics from yours, while others may not align with your agency’s values or processes. This can lead to many wasted hours on unproductive tasks and problems and hinder your agency’s growth.  Identifying these recruiting client challenges early on is crucial for safeguarding your agency’s time, growth, and overall success.  In this blog, we’ll explore seven recruiti ..read more

Long hiring cycles, inefficient processes, and the disconnect between recruitment and business development efforts can severely impact your staffing firm’s growth and profitability. However, a powerful solution can transform your operations: recruitment software. An ISG survey revealed that 64% of recruiters utilizing recruitment software experienced increased retention, reduced time-to-fill, improved productivity, and cost savings. In this post, let’s review the top benefits of recruitment software. What is recruitment software? Recruiting software is an umbrella term encompassing variou ..read more

Just like that we are nearing the end of Q1. Last month in February, some of the largest companies in the industry declared their results. We will be coming out with a detailed analysis of the major firms and trends that they are seeing – but one thing that we can be sure about is that everyone saw contraction in their revenue as well as margins. Keep an eye out for the analysis – we will be publishing it all on our LinkedIn page. If you don’t follow us there already, give us a follow!  As is the tradition – we are hosting a webinar to discuss all the new product updates that we released ..read more

Recruitment roles demand substantial time investment, encompassing tasks like managing challenging applicants and overseeing numerous open positions. The ongoing pressure to meet stringent deadlines and quotas poses a risk of recruiter burnout. According to the 2023 Recruiter Nation report, a staggering 53% of recruiters agreed to face burnout, with challenges like the scarcity of qualified candidates (45%), intense employer competition (35%), escalating open roles (34%), depleting hiring resources (33%), a deficiency in AI recruiting tech (30%), and a surge in employee exits (30%). Below are ..read more