4 Telltale Signs of a Good Headhunter

4 Telltale Signs of a Good Headhunter

November 5th, 2015

You have to know how to tell the good recruiters from the bad ones, before you link up your brand with a recruiter’s brand. The following provides you with a number of signs to watch out for when comparing recruiters.

How to Dress for Career Success and Land Your Dream Job

How to Dress for Career Success and Land Your Dream Job

October 20th, 2015

While they say it’s what’s inside that counts, it is not the only thing that matters when looking to advance your career. First impressions matter, and one of the first things a potential employer, client, recruiter or colleague will notice is how you dress and how you present yourself.

4 Incentives Marketers Value Just as Much as Money

4 Incentives Marketers Value Just as Much as Money

October 6th, 2015

Incentive programs set goals and performance standards, make you an attractive company to work for, and help shape a strong organizational culture. The key is to offer the right incentives. Sure, free lunches, company swag, and tickets to events are great, but the key is to use incentives that have a long term impact.

Hire Wisdom: 7 Tips to Improve the Recruiter / Hiring Manager Relationship

Hire Wisdom: 7 Tips to Improve the Recruiter / Hiring Manager Relationship

January 16th, 2014

Having trouble with difficult hiring managers or frustrating recruiters? As a financial recruiter of 6 years, I’ve had my share of fantastic and not so great relationships with hiring managers. What I’ve learned is that a successful relationship between a hiring manager and recruiter requires a clear definition of expectations, especially when it comes to strong communication, honesty, transparency, commitment to the partnership, decisiveness, and an understanding of the hiring process.

17 Insightful Questions to Ace an Interview with a Headhunter

17 Insightful Questions to Ace an Interview with a Headhunter

April 9th, 2013

By Adrian Robinson, Toronto-based Marketing Recruiter It’s not just what you say in a job interview, but also what you ask that matters. Answers tell an interviewer what you know, but questions tell them how you…

Getting The One You Really Want; How To Make Sure The Candidate You Want Accepts Your Offer

Getting The One You Really Want; How To Make Sure The Candidate You Want Accepts Your Offer

March 5th, 2013

By Toronto Marketing Recruiter Mark Rouse Everyone knows that top talent is hard to find. The very existence of recruitment firms like IQ PARTNERS is ample evidence of this simple truth. What is less well known…

Recruiter Tips: To Endorse or not to Endorse on LinkedIn

Recruiter Tips: To Endorse or not to Endorse on LinkedIn

February 7th, 2013

Back in September 2012, LinkedIn introduced endorsements, touting that, “with just one click, you can now endorse your connections for a skill they’ve listed on their profile or recommend one they haven’t added yet”. Now that we’ve seen it in practice, does this feature deliver value to the LinkedIn user, either as endorser or endorsee? Is it becoming a professional popularity contest or is there validity to endorsing or being endorsed? As heavy LinkedIn users, our recruitment professionals weigh in below.