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A Day in the Life of an RPO Recruiter
At TalentSpark, we’re called in during the tough and sometimes downright messy times. Sometimes that’s to help with a particularly difficult search, and other times it’s to help clients longer-term as an RPO (Recruiting Process Outsourced) recruiter. Each one of my...
What to Look For in an Accounting Recruiter
Against nearly all odds and reason, most of my recruiting career has been spent in finance and accounting recruiting. I say that it’s against all the odds because the last time I took any sort of class with numbers in it was my junior year of high school, and at the...
To Recruit or Not to Recruit? Pros/Cons of Holiday Hiring
Happy December. We’re in the thick of the holiday season now. I’ve had several discussions with clients about the effectiveness of hiring during this time of year. I have mixed feelings on the topic. Reasons for Holiday Recruitment On the one hand, initiating a...
Recruitment in the bag? Think again.
It's easy to think that if you have a lot of applicants for your position all is good from a recruiting perspective, right? Unfortunately, that's not always the case. Until you start qualifying your candidates, the volume of your pool means nothing and frankly, may...
3 Things I Learned From Starting a New Job During a Global Pandemic
2020. What a year, right? On top of all of the trials and tribulations that this year has brought with Covid-19, many of us also started new jobs in 2020. Whether that was just with a new company, or an entire career change, 2020 brought new beginnings to many of us...
Keeping Candidates Engaged During Long Hiring Processes
I was talking with a former Army recruiter recently, and he told me something I found fascinating. Since people can enlist months, and sometimes even a year, before starting basic training, military recruiters have designed a process to keep their recruits engaged...
Networking As An Introvert
There I was, October 2009. A fresh college graduate who had the misfortune of receiving my degree at quite literally the worst time in history until now. The economy was in the tank and I was applying for dozens of jobs per week with absolutely nothing to show for it....
6 Tips For Successful Networking
As Idaho starts to slowly reopen businesses, we expect many companies to start recruiting again. With the unemployment rate continuing to move up, it’s important to find ways to stand out from the crowd, and one of the best ways to do that is to network with people...
Virtual Interview Prep
No matter the job market, it’s always important to thoroughly prepare for an interview. In today’s environment, most interviews are being conducted virtually instead of face to face, making it feel like more of a challenge to find the right fit for a position, and...
Improve Your Hiring Process During a Pandemic and Beyond
Even as unemployment claims have set multiple records over the past several weeks, many companies continue to work toward filling long-open, business-critical positions. Many organizations found themselves in the final stages of hiring before shelter-in-place orders...