Posted by Dragan Donkov on November 10, 2009
This article was deep in to my archives. Probably I used it to train the staff of a recruitment company few years ago.
Unfortunately I don’t remember the source but I believe that is worth to share .
When it comes to motivating a hiring manager or internal recruiter to move on your submittal, remember the catchy saying…”Time kills all deals.”
One of the most frustrating things to a recruiter is the lag time between finding and submitting a good candidate and getting meaningful feedback through the screening process. Think about it: how often have you taken a request for talent and spent weeks doing the sourcing, pre-screening, preparing and presenting your candidate’s case? Now comes the exciting part, right? Your hiring manger or internal recruiter calls you right away, excited about your candidate and asks when they can come in for an interview. Yeah, right! Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Dragan Donkov on April 15, 2009
Recently was made redundant. Came as a shock but when the effect cool down I felt revived.
If we skip the part with the money and no funds to live that kind of life I used to live before I see a bright light.
I have to admit that this is something I was trying to do for the past 3 years – to stop and think about my career, to have time to decide which road to take. When you work full time you are so much dedicated and busy with you day to day things and there is no single moment to even dream about your future. The business is so challenging and demanding and if afford the luxury to take a break you will pay a lot.
Now is the ideal moment to do something else. I always wanted to go out of the recruitment environment and to focus on the consultancy, to freelance for few months and to explore variety of projects.
Let’s named it – the enrichment part of my career.
I decide to list the positive things and to turn the negative experience of been made redundant in to a fresh start. Read the rest of this entry »
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