1. Best Practices
Recruiting
➢ Set your schedule and keep it
➢ Establish a call/meeting/follow up diary for all current employees and candidates you want to stay
in touch with
➢ Document the status of ALL your requirements daily. Prioritize them, but keep track of all of them
(sometimes an older requirement has a higher likelihood of being filled than a new one)
➢ Write yourself a daily email and cc Sales manager and Recruiting Manager
➢ It is NOT acceptable for any requirement to be missing criteria for more than 1 day into an
application tracking system
➢ It is NOT acceptable for a new requirement to be open for more than 1 day without being
assigned and a mail merge done
➢ Bandwidth - Ask for help if you don’t have the bandwidth to cover a requirement or seem to be
having difficulty with
➢ Ask for help, everyone is always learning
➢ ALL requirements MUST be into Company ATS
➢ SALES and RECRUITING: Stay in touch with all consultants in the field. They are your best
source for good candidates and potential opportunities
➢ Build relationships with Contractors, Clients and MSP’s
➢ Cross Submit, Cross Submit, Cross Submit
➢ SALES AND RECRUITING: Pitch your strongest candidates even if you don’t have a
requirement
➢ Ask yourself, “Is this activity revenue generating or non-revenue generating?”
➢ Ask yourself, “Have I done better this week than last week?
➢ Persistence is everything!