Career & Life Coaching

Sometimes, in business, the most effective way to attract the right staff is to have someone else – a corporate recruiter – focus on finding those individuals for you.

A corporate recruiter often works with businesses and corporations that are looking for employees with specific characteristics that want to be sure they are able to take a closer look only at candidates who would be a great match for the position.

When you are thinking about working with a corporate recruiter for your business, the first thing that you are going to want to do is to talk with the agency. You are going to want to know whether the corporate recruiter specializes in finding sales professionals, computer technicians, scientists or those in other fields; if your business is sales, you are going to want to be sure that you’re working with a corporate recruiter who will be able to tap into a field of qualified candidates.

Similarly, when you are looking at working with a corporate recruiter, you are going to want to have a sense of what the recruiter looks for in a candidate. By choosing a corporate recruiter who is focused on finding ambitious, passionate, energetic and enthusiastic candidates, you will find that it’s a lot easier to get matched with someone who has the skills, knowledge and drive to fit in at your company.

While knowledge, skills and passion are important, so are the values that you have at your company – and finding those candidates who will mesh well with your staff, the corporate environment that you’ve created and whose ambitions will allow you to feel confident that they will work with you and with the staff at your company to reach those business goals.

You will find also that, at least in some cases, corporate recruiters don’t just look at and screen resumes when they are looking at candidates; it is possible to work with a corporate recruiter who will conduct initial interviews, who can gauge a candidate’s level of interest after providing information about your business. When you are choosing a corporate recruiter, therefore, you are going to want to determine which services are offered, what services you need and that you will be working with a corporate recruiter with whom you can build a long term relationship.

Whether you make the decision to work with different corporate recruiters for staffing different parts of your business (when you start working with a corporate recruiter, you will want to be sure that the contract enables you to work with other recruiters as well) or you look to making a corporate recruiter a part of your human resources department, it’s important to be aware of the process. Some companies also find that it’s beneficial to have “trial runs” while determining whether or not a particular corporate recruiter is a good match.

Ultimately, the key to a successful relationship with a corporate recruiter is simple: focus on finding someone with whom you can make a connection that will be mutually beneficial – and help you to grow your business.

Copyright 2008, Cecile Peterkin. All rights reserved.

When you are looking for the chance to get ahead in the workplace – meaning, when you want to find a job that’s better than the one have or you just want to be sure that you can get in the door and work your way up – one of the most important things that you can do is to have a great resume. Simply put, if your resume doesn’t grab the attention of the recruiter, HR person or manager, you are unlikely to get the interview. Because of this, more and more often people are turning to a professional resume writer to help get them in the door.

The majority of resumes that are written – even those based on spectacular examples or templates – tend to have weaknesses with phrasings and even layout. If you have been sending out your resume without response, if you have been posting your resume for positions that you know you are qualified for but you still are not being called in for an interview, working with a professional resume writer will, if nothing else, help you to identify the weaknesses of your resume.

Likewise, if you are changing careers or want to apply for a position that is a slight reach beyond what you’ve been doing, you’re likely to find that a professional resume writer can help you to identify your situation and to create a resume that will work for you. If you’ve had gaps in your employment history, if you find that it’s difficult to express yourself in your resume or there are other issues that you want to address, a professional resume writer will know of tools and strategies that will overcome those situations that you’re concerned about.

By working with a professional resume writer, what you will find is that you are able to have a resume that points you in one direction: toward the jobs that you’re applying for. You can be sure that a professional resume writer will help ensure that your resume is formatted well, that the information you need to convey is clear and that your resume is focused for the field and position level that you want to work in.

A professional resume writer will also be able to keep you focused. The two of you will be able to sit down and identify your skills, your objectives, and your accomplishments. And then the writer will be able to create a document that helps you to reach your goals.

If you have been thinking that your resume could use some work, a professional resume writer can help you to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your original document and bring you closer to the career goals that you have set for yourself. If you want to work with a professional resume writer, make an effort to see examples of his or her work, understand the rates that will be charged up front and ask for references – the same way that you would with any other professional that you would hire.

Copyright 2008, Cecile Peterkin. All rights reserved.