Research Department Tips

The SearchLogix Group's Research Department utilizes job boards.
Job boards, such as Monster, can be very useful. The "perfect"
candidate is never found on a job board; however, we almost
always find someone who could potentially "lead" us to a
candidate who might be. The SearchLogix Group uses job boards as
another tool for building relationships to connect to new people.

Our Internet Research Team spends hours digging through
thousands of candidates who have chosen to post their resumes on
job boards. Here are a few things our team looks for initially
before a call is placed to qualify candidates found on a job
board:

o	Date resume posted or updated o	Spelling errors o
Qualifications o	Dates, salary information, relocation, commute
distance

It is important for candidates who want to be found to stay in
control of their resume while it's on the internet. It is also
important that they take it off if they are no longer open to
new opportunities. 

Candidates should be honest when speaking with recruiters. Let
them know upfront if, when and who they are interviewing with. A
good recruiter will ask! If you are already interviewing with
the company that the recruiter called about, that's fine. They
won't submit you again to the same company but they will keep
you in mind for other opportunities. Recruiters are all about
building relationships. If candidates are not honest with the
recruiter, you can bet they won't be called again.

Finding candidates on the internet is a great supplement to cold
calling and networking. Hiring authorities pay good money to
have recruiters find the best candidate to fill open positions.
They should expect the recruiter to do everything possible to
find these candidates. Asking a recruiter to avoid using the
internet is not in a company's best interest. Internet
researchers are trained and are specialists in digging through
the internet in ways that others are not. These candidates in
some cases go through "more" of a screening process than the
others but this is to protect all involved. 

A final thought... the best candidate for a position may be an
internet candidate. Can you tell the difference between
candidates sourced thru networking or sitting in a database or
listed on the internet? Filling the position with the best and
most qualified candidate is what matters most!