Professionals often get confused about recruiters, especially when a recruiter reaches out to them. This confusion is further exacerbated when a recruiter has never reached out to them before. Typically, they don’t know what to do. They don’t know what to say. Because of this, they sometimes do and say the wrong things. They think [...]
In our previous blog post, we discussed the proper way to respond when a recruiter reaches out to you about an employment opportunity. To recap, there are two important aspects of this opportunity that you should keep in mind. It’s an opportunity that you probably know nothing about. It’s an opportunity that is more than [...]
In today’s employment marketplace, there’s definitely a chance that a recruiter will reach out to you, especially if you work in the Information Technology or Engineering industries. There are two main reasons for this: There’s a substantial skills gap in this country. We’re currently in a candidates’ market. In fact, there’s a chance that you’ve [...]
When you’re considering working with a recruiting agency, one of the questions you’ll ask yourself is, “What’s in it for ME?” That’s a very logical and practical question. After all, you have not just your present employment situation, but you also have your career to think about. What can a recruiting agency do for you? [...]
In a previous blog post, we discussed the “three Cs” that The Doepker Group advocates in the pursuit of hiring excellence for its clients. Those “three Cs” are as follows: Caring Commitment Communication However, how specifically do we provide these “three Cs”? Though which services do they become evident in our dealings with companies and [...]
When you work with a recruiting agency, you want to work with one that you trust. That’s because this is your career that we’re talking about. For you to feel comfortable, you must trust that your job search—and your career—are in capable hands. At The Doepker Group, we have a time-tested process for placing job [...]
So many times, a professional in the employment marketplace focuses on trying to find a new job. And there’s not necessarily anything wrong with that. However, that’s ultimately a short-sighted endeavor. That’s because while they often change jobs, all they’re really doing is changing scenery. They soon discover that they’re experiencing the same problems with [...]
It’s a well-documented fact that hiring the wrong person can be costly for a company. In fact, it can be costly in a number of different ways: In terms of time In terms of energy In terms of personnel And of course, in terms of money So if hiring the wrong person is costly in [...]
For years and years, working on a contract assignment was viewed in a negative light. Conventional wisdom dictated that if you worked on contract, it was because you couldn’t get a direct hire job. While that was untrue then, it’s even more ridiculous now. Ever since the Great Recession, more companies have utilized contract workers [...]
Last week, we listed 10 great questions for job seekers and candidates to consider before the start of the year. Now it's time to look at this topic from the other side—the employer side. Specifically, we're going to address what organizations should do to improve their hiring in the coming year. Ideally, an organization should [...]