DFW Recruiter Training:Beginner Tips

presented by Jim Durbin

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Today’s Agenda

•Writing job descriptions

• Read a resume like a headhunter

•Candidate contact

• Search Engines

• LinkedIn tips

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Job Descriptions

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Be Interesting

•How much leeway do you have?

•Who has already posted the job?

•Cut the junk

• Start by asking a question

• Focus on what’s cool

•Give them a hint of personality

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Resume Models

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What does a resume tell you?

• Scan quickly

• Flash practice

• The candidate in 3D

• Typical red flags

• Find hidden information

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Contacting Candidates

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You Are The Expert

• Phone tips and scripts

• Email introductions

• Business versus personal addresses

• Social contact

•Cell phones and texting

•A note on metrics

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Google Fu

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Who Are They Really?

• Basic search techniques

•Common mistakes

• Bing versus google comparisons

• Ethics of searching

• Boolean Basics

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LinkedIn

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Start, Not A Finish

• Your profile

• Filters

•Hidden 3rd degree contacts

• LinkedIn as hub

•How to connect

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Semantic

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Connection Tips

• Don’t assume familiarity

• Connection brings expectations. Set them

• Advance notice solves all problems

• Introductions should have a point

• Classmates, colleagues, and group connections

• OpenLink symbol

• Inbox Archives

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