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The purpose of Brandergy Recruiters is to help those involved in recruiting to MAXIMIZE their recruiting opportunities - the RIGHT way! The right way is the PROFESSIONAL way! And the professional way is heavily dependent on COMMUNICATION skills!

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Some of the very best professional Recruiters I know have not been able to maximize opportunities which their skills suggest they should have. In other words, they are good at recruiting but, they are starving. And they are starving not because they are bad people but because they keep doing the same things the same way - - - going from job req to candidate to job req to candidate, ad infinitum.

This phenomenon is very much like the proverbial "starving artist" syndrome in the arts world. The requisite skills are there in abundance but, "financial abundance" hasn't shown up in their lives. They know everybody in the business, they know how to write keyword-rich job descriptions, they know the most current Applicant Tracking Systems, the best set of Boolean search strings, site flipping/X-raying techniques, interviewing techniques, all the requisite employment laws, the hottest job boards, they know how to find every "Who's Who" list and every user group list ever created - and - they've gotten every available certification but - yet - they don't earn enough to take care of themselves and their families.

As skills go, "recruiting skills", those skills which make a Recruiter a real professional, are an invaluable set of transferable business skills to have.

Real recruiting skills have nothing to do with tricks, sleaziness, gimmicks, cheating, stealing, lying, etc.

Professional recruiting skills don't shame our profession and can stand up equal to the professional skills of any other contemporary profession.

Professional Recruiters are GREAT communicators. That's an invaluable - and a transferable - skill.

Professional Recruiters are GREAT networkers. That's another invaluable - and transferable - skill.

Professional Recruiters are GREAT interviewers. Yet another invaluable - and transferable - skill.

Professional Recruiters are GREAT quasi-technology-geeks. Still another invaluable - and transferable - skill.

Professional Recruiters have GREAT creativity. Another invaluable - and transferable - skill

There are many other soft skills which Professional Recruiters are great at demonstrating.

But, what is not great is for Professional Recruiters to starve, to lose their homes, to lose their cars, to lose their businesses, to lose their families because someone "moved their cheese" - life changed, business changed, contracts changed, managers changed, people cheated, paychecks didn't arrive.

If, in your role as a Professional Recruiter, you are not making enough money to sustain you and your family, "transfer" your transferable skills to richer venues.

While the same things which affect Professional Recruiters affect other professions, I know the recruiting industry best so, I've decided to start here by advocating a mindset for "The Entrepreneurial Recruiter" - that group of Professional Recruiters who don't wait for opportunities but, who with an entrepreneur's mind, seek them out, create them, "RECRUIT" them...

+Thanks, and Keep STRONG!!

+Vincent Wright,
Brandergist

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Comment by Himanshi Patel on February 14, 2013 at 7:25am: Good morning everyone,

I am a business and technology solutions executive with wide range of experience in change, process engineering, technology strategy, and strategic partnerships.

I am skilled at cultivating and maintaining mutually beneficial client relationship and alliances globally. Organized and tenacious with exceptional capability in managing multiple concurrently running tasks. An effective communicator, negotiator, and decision maker. Highly respected leader in financial services, hi-tech, and government sectors.

I like to explore other opportunities around leading business and technology strategy/solutions, new business and partnerships, and changing something. If you have such opportunity in hidden job market, please contact me.

I look forward to networking with you and find the right opportunity with right culture.

Himanshi Patel

6172018410
www.linkedin.com/in/himanshi/

Comment by Howard Sambol on July 12, 2010 at 11:16pm: Hi Everyone:

I'm seeking to expand my connection to professionals who are employed (or otherwise financially stable) but dissatisfied with their current situation and seeking to "re-invent themselves". My company, Breakthrough Coaching, offers a state of the art program called Career Crafting that is ideal for this population.

If you and/or any of your colleagues have access to this group, I am confident that we can establish a very profitable referral relationship. Please send me a private message and we can arrange a time to chat.

Sincerely,
Howard

Comment by Mark Steffenson on December 15, 2008 at 10:26am: Can anyone provide me with a sample of a Retained Search Fee Agreement. I want to compare one we recieved from another agency to any others I can find.

Thank you for any help you can provide.

Mark Steffenson
Commonwealth Staffing, Inc.
msteffenson@commonwealthstaffing.com

Comment by Robert R. LaPorta on December 10, 2008 at 5:56pm: Please note my availability for Management, Consulting, Presales, Operations, P&L, or Business Development positions; leveraging recent 10 years at Oracle and multiple Fortune 500 vertical industries. Open to relocation. robertlaporta@gmail.com / 847-854-0056 / www.linkedin.com/in/robertlaporta

Comment by Tony E. on November 3, 2008 at 4:06pm: I am a new member and wanted to take some time to introduce myself. As always I look forward to growing my business network. If anyone needs help please let me know. Also view my linkedin profile at www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyescherich

my e-mail is Anthony.Escherich@contemporarystaffing.com

Thanks again... Anthony

Comment by Hannah on June 29, 2008 at 8:03pm: Never recruit the wrong person again!

Comment by Jay Perreault 202-596-5411 on May 18, 2008 at 7:36pm: I am glad to be a part of this group. How do I know if someone I am speaking with is a good referral for you? Please tell me a bit about yourself and your line of business.

I have been involved in recruitment since the fall of 2000 having enjoyed recruiting for multiple disciplines. I believe that the team is only as strong as the newest member so the idea of knowledge transfer is mandatory for proper succession planning. I have been able to adapt to the following models: contract, contract to hire, corporate as well as long term consultancy arrangements for hard to find and sought after skill sets through out the Washington DC market as well as for the national basis for a select few industries.

If you are aware of top IT talent who might be looking for long term consultancy engagements or direct hire opportunities, please feel free to help point them in my direction. Feel free to share my contact information of Jay Perreault, 302-858-7522 or dctechrecruiter@yahoo.com.

Thanks- it’s good to know you,

Jay

Comment by Patrick Forney on May 12, 2008 at 8:29am: Overweight, old, cranky POS expert searching for a contract position on East Coast. BK, Jack in the Box, Denny's, Home Depot, MODCOMP (18 years) experience with great references. Patrickforney@bellsouth.net

Comment by Julia Fortune on May 9, 2008 at 9:28am: Comment by Julia Fortune 3 minutes ago
Delete Comment Welcome Shally Steckerl, it's so good to have you here...

Your "Cheatsheets" and other great products are definately must haves for all Recruiters.....

Julia Fortune
http://www.linkedin.com/in/juliafortune

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