Month: May 2020

May 27, 2020 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

Looking to write the perfect recruiting cold call email? There are six elements you should consider critical when writing an email to a passive candidate. Recruiters need to spend the time to craft a message that is unique and personalized for reach lead. You will only have a few seconds before that lead is either…

May 21, 2020 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

Early morning on May 6, LinkedIn.com dropped out of Google Search results everywhere. With more than 690 million members, sources instantly began taking notice of the platform’s disappearance. Some chalked it up to a major SEO blunder, but what if there’s more to it?   For that short period, anyone who tried to find web…

May 15, 2020 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

There are few people who would try to deny the convenience of texting. Whether you’re setting up a coffee date with a friend or, according to a recent survey, going through the hiring process, it’s many people’s preferred way of communicating. When it comes to those under 30, about 86% of young adults have positive…

May 14, 2020 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

Hiring may be slowing down for most companies, but that doesn’t mean a recruiter’s work should come to a halt. In fact, now is the perfect opportunity to begin building a future talent pipeline. During this down time you can be meeting with stake holders and hiring managers to start game planning a talent pipeline…

May 12, 2020 Jonathan Kidder 1 comment

With so many companies furloughing and laying off employees it’s a good time to search and find active talent open for their next opportunity. As Recruiters, we are researchers, so I wanted to give some tips and tricks for finding layoff lists or announcements online. Let’s use our super powers to find some great talent…

May 1, 2020 Jonathan Kidder No comments exist

Facebook Messenger is a significant communication tool for many users. It sends messages, phone calls, video calls, SMS (text) messages, and most importantly GIF’s. With over a Billion active users and downloads of Facebook Messengers platform it’s a great tool to communicate with potential candidates and job seekers online. I had the chance to connect…