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Kickstarting your recruiting business using Reflik: Featuring a newly established Agency

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Like many young graduates – Karl Becker was not sure what he wanted to do after college. That was until a chance discussion with a college friend planted the seed of an idea. That seed (recruitment, naturally) became the right career choice for Karl. A year after starting his recruitment business, he discovered Reflik. Now, only a year later, Karl is Reflik’s most recent success story.

Here, he discusses how the opportunities on Reflik enabled him to boost his recruiting business and highlights strategies that helped him find success on the platform.

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A Reflik Guide: Candidate Vetting Best Practices

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the cost of a bad hire at billions of dollars to the US economy. It is not just the financial cost, though; a previously strong team can also lose productivity, morale, and time in mitigating bad decisions taken by wrong hires.

These issues can be avoided with a robust candidate vetting framework. With a reliable vetting system during recruiting, bad hires are reduced considerably. By extension, this means more successful placements and a better reputation for the recruiter, agency, or talent acquisition specialist. Here, we share key strategies on vetting candidates to secure a strong hire for your client.

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How to Recruit for Security Clearance Jobs

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The defense industry is presently experiencing a difficult situation. With record-high military spending, contractors and government bodies struggle to recruit enough people with relevant security clearances and skill sets. There are two reasons for this. The main reason is a shrinking pool of security-cleared candidates. The second is a backlog of applicants going through security checks; clearance can take up to a year or more. This makes recruiting for roles requiring security clearance much more difficult than it has been in the past. Many of these roles work with the Department of Defense (DoD), meaning they remain less impacted by current situations like COVID-19.

Reflik is presently seeing a greater demand for these candidates. This year alone, we have helped engineering firm, General Dynamics, and cybersecurity specialists, Newberry Group, fill many vacancies that require a security clearance. Both firms discovered that the market is in a place where candidates are more selective than ever. The question of how to recruit for clearance jobs in this difficult situation requires careful consideration and a few simple steps. [Read more…]

Beyond the Job Boards: Sourcing Candidates Using Non-Traditional Methods

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A great recruiter is only as strong as their network of candidates. The best recruiters are consistently meeting people and building relationships. In this installment of our Lunch & Learn series, Lori Bradsell, Reflik’s Director of Strategic Accounts, walks through a variety of techniques to source passive candidates.

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9 Ways To Find Clients For Your Recruiting Firm

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9 Ways to Find Clients for Your Recruiting Firm

Frequently, recruiting firms and staffing agencies ask themselves, “how do I find more clients?” As a recruiter, you won’t need anyone to tell you that your business won’t survive long without a regular supply of new clients. Outreach can be time-consuming; in an ideal world, clients will approach you for their recruitment needs. But with a globally interconnected marketplace and a mountain of competition, that is unlikely to happen in most cases.

You can, however, improve your own outreach, use a better approach and streamline your business using some of the methods we discuss here. Alternatively, many recruiting agencies are turning to Reflik – one of the web’s top hiring marketplaces. Reflik’s technology platform allows businesses to post job orders and select candidates while Reflik’s independent recruiters and recruiting firms source top talent. Below are several sources you can use to find new clients for your recruiting business:

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5 Innovative Ways to Source Candidates in 2018

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It’s no big secret that social media (i.e. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc) have become the standard way to source candidates. We are in the digital age after all!

However, if we want the competitive edge in 2018, we need creative ways of using these resources to our advantage. By digitizing the recruitment process, social media platforms may eliminate much of the personal connection that used to play a significant role in building trust and respect between recruiters, employers, and prospective talent.

Resumes, curriculum vitae, and portfolios are of course important, but equally important are the conversations, the stories, and the experiences. We have to get back to building relationships while still taking advantage of digital solutions. So here are five innovative sourcing strategies for recruitment.

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How to Recruit The Best Employees (Psst…Use These 5 Strategies)

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Recruiting top talent is a skill. You must adapt to the evolving landscape of technology and the diverse personalities you encounter daily.

The most successful recruiters speak the same language as their candidates: meeting them where they are and catering to their interests.

Since sourcing strategies are ever-changing, you want to stay up to date on the best ways to source candidates by following these employee recruitment strategies. Through building a strong online presence using social media and establishing credibility, employers are more likely to identify and capture the attention of top talent.

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