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March 2012 Newsletter

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In This Issue

  • What’s New?
  • Market News
  • Employers: Need a Top-Notch Consultant? You Snooze, You Lose
  • Recent Placements
  • About Us
  • Stay Informed

What’s New?

We have new opportunities for management consultants and finance, tax, and accounting professionals every day. Check out our job board for more information!

Please stop by and meet our team, keep up with our recent placements, or check out our Ask the Experts section and send us your questions. As always, we welcome your feedback!

Market News

  • Are you overqualified for your current position? Hoping to get your career back on track? Our very own recruitment experts at MRINetwork offer some great advice. Download our latest Hiring Insights newsletter.
  • Each month MRINetwork provides an analysis of the BLS Employment Situation Report. In January 2012, total employment grew by 200,000 positions for the second consecutive month. Download our latest Employment Analysis.
  • Did you know about our First Friday Preview? Get the latest information on global trends and events. Big changes in the job market are underway in the United States and Europe. Download out our latest First Friday Preview. .
  • Can your Facebook profile predict your job performance? Read more…
  • How to be a better boss:  Read more…
  • Not getting any responses on those emailed resumes? Here’s a list of email don’t(s): Read more…

Employers: Need a Top-Notch Consultant? You Snooze, You Lose

We’ve been recruiting Consultants in a variety of industries, from Healthcare to Media & Entertainment, for many years. Take it from us when we say it is a candidate driven market right now. Julie Dodds, our CEO, says, “Time kills all deals. Lack of ability to get an offer approved, packaged, and presented reflects poorly on internal employer processes, and this may make the candidate question their seriousness and bureaucracy.”

If you’re hiring process is too slow, you are guaranteed to miss out on top talent. Most of the candidates we call aren’t necessarily looking for a position, but they are being inundated with phone calls and emails about opportunities, especially if they have in-demand skills. When they go on interviews, they are getting multiple offers. Sometimes their current employer will make a counter-offer in hopes they’ll stay put. Everyone knows the impact players can make your business. Shouldn’t your hiring process receive priority attention?

What are some other ways you can snag the best of the best?

  • Offer a competitive salary
  • Never leave a candidate hanging. Always follow up, especially if there is a delay
  • Give candidates a reason to come and work for you. What can you offer them that your competitors can’t?
  • Be enthusiastic and take an interest. No top-notch candidate wants to feel like they’re just a name on a piece of paper.

If you need help with your recruiting process, Velocity Talent is now offering Recruitment Process Outsourcing services. Read more about RPO on our website and please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you have.

Recent Placements

Impact players are the people who have real power to positively affect your business. We know who they are, where they are, how to attract them to positions in your organization. Leveraging our experience and industry expertise along with the leadership and innovation of the entire MRINetwork, one of the world’s largest and most successful recruiting organizations, we’ve been able to develop a process for efficiently pinpointing the people who can make an impact on your business.

Here are Velocity Talent’s most recent placements:

  • Entertainment and Media Consulting Manager
  • Sales and Use Tax Accountant
  • Accounting Clerk
  • Financial Analyst
  • Product Consulting Manager
  • Ecommerce Multi-Channel Manager

About Us

We’re a small, but dedicated team based in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Building and fostering relationships is the cornerstone of our business, and we pride ourselves on providing the right solutions and exceeding expectations. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it!

As part of MRINetwork, one of the world’s largest search and recruitment organization, we can partner with you to bring not only the industry expertise of our own team, but also the total search capability of a global network.

For more information about us, go to our website at http://veloctyt.com.

Stay Informed

Keep your finger on the pulse of our ever-changing market. Sign up to receive Velocity Talent’s monthly newsletter and important announcements, including contests and our newest job openings, via email.

February 2012 Newsletter

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In This Issue

  • What’s New?
  • Market News
  • Candidates: Interview Tips
  • Employers: Recruitment Process Outsourcing — Why Consider It?
  • Recent Placements
  • About Us
  • Stay Informed

What’s New?

Reform is keeping healthcare consultants in high demand. We’re seeing quite a bit of growth and opportunity in that industry. We’re also seeing a continued demand for ecommerce/digital strategy/social media consultants. Our recruiter, Jennifer Wright, says, “As retailers rely more and more on social media to shorten the purchase process and create consistent, somewhat customized messages to the consumer (again, end goal to shorten purchase path), they are looking for strategists to maximize these efforts.”

Check out our job board for more information!

Please stop by and meet our team, keep up with our recent placements, or check out our Ask the Experts section and send us your questions. As always, we welcome your feedback!

Market News

  • Are you overqualified for your current position? Hoping to get your career back on track? Our very own recruitment experts at MRINetwork offer some great advice. Download our latest Hiring Insights newsletter.
  • Each month MRINetwork provides an analysis of the BLS Employment Situation Report. As of December 2011, total employment grew by 200,000 positions. Download our latest analysis.
  • Did you know about our First Friday Preview? Get the latest information on global trends and events. The economic outlook for 2012 is modest, with a chance of surprise. Download our latest First Friday Preview.
  • Young executives take the fast track to senior management. Read more…
  • Stop treating social media like your private living room. If you wouldn’t tape it to your supervisor’s door or say it in a job interview, don’t post it on Twitter. Read more…
  • Spot bad company culture before you take the job. Read more…

Candidates: Interview Tips

The recruiters at Velocity Talent know what impresses employers. We prepare candidates for interviews on a daily basis, giving out advice and tips specific to that candidate and the job opportunity they’re pursuing. In upcoming editions, we’ll share advice specific the fields we recruit for, like Consulting and Finance.

In the meantime, here are some general tips:

  • Do your research. Showing up to an interview unprepared is like taking a final exam without ever studying the course material. Chances are you’re not going to pass. It is not uncommon for a hiring manager to ask — why do you want to work here? Or, perhaps, what do you know about us? Don’t be that person who freezes like a deer in headlights. Know the company you’re interviewing with and what you can offer them before you walk in the door. Most companies have websites these days. Look them up and find out what they do. If you’re working with a recruiter at Velocity Talent, we’re happy to answer any questions you have about the company.
  • Appearance still matters. Dressing up for an interview should be common sense by now, but there’s still that guy who will show up in a Grateful Dead T-shirt and orange flip-flops. Don’t be that guy. While more companies are going ‘business casual’ these days and it seems almost everyone has a tattoo (or 14), it’s better to overdress than underdress. Keep your attire professional, neat, and clean. Stick with solid, neutral colors. And always be well-groomed. Your recruiter can and should fill you in on the dress code.
  • Check your attitude at the door. The interview starts as soon as you walk into the building. Make eye contact, smile, and treat everyone you meet with respect. These people are your potential co-workers and/or supervisors. You can’t fake confidence and passion, so don’t even try. Know your strengths, know your weaknesses, and own them. Interview for job opportunities you’re truly excited about and qualified for.
  • Pay attention. Always remember that you are interviewing the company, as well. Take note of the environment–do people look happy to be there? Are they laughing? Working quietly? Yelling? Small observations can tell you a lot about the company culture. Listen carefully to the hiring manager when they are describing the opportunity and their expectations. Many times what they say and how they say it will give you a good idea of what you’re walking into.
  • Convince them you’re the right person for the job, but stay honest. If you’ve done your research, and you’re paying attention, you’ll know pretty quickly whether or not an opportunity is right for you. If you really want the position, you need to give them a good reason to hire you over the competition. Don’t just list your strengths–tell them how your strengths can help them accomplish their specific goals. But keep it real. Don’t over-exaggerate your skills and never promise what you can’t deliver. If you are unsure about which skills to highlight, ask your recruiter. It’s our job to understand what an employer needs and why you’d be a great fit for that opportunity.
  • Ask questions. You’ve probably heard this a lot, but there’s a good reason. Asking questions is in your best interest. Not only does it make you seem interested and invested in the opportunity, you will gain valuable insight by asking the right questions. Find out what they’re expectations are, how they view the company culture, or what they like most about working there. Leave questions about pay, benefits, and vacation out of the equation until they bring it up or ask your recruiter beforehand.
  • Make sure they know you’re interested. Always close the interview by letting them know you are still very interested in the opportunity. This is where your enthusiasm really counts.

Employers: Recruitment Process Outsourcing — Why Consider It?

Let’s face it. Recruiting is time consuming, expensive, and it can overwhelm your HR staff and keep them from focusing on current business objectives. If you’re looking to streamline the recruiting process and cut costs, you should consider Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO). RPO is when you transfer some or all of your recruiting duties to an external provider.

Velocity Talent is happy to announce that we are now offering RPO services. We will sit down with you and work out a customized recruitment plan that fits your company’s needs and budget, resulting in higher productivity, lower cost. We can simply just screen resumes or we can handle first-line interviewing, reference checks, onboarding, and even payroll. Our goal is to make the recruiting process simple for your business and your HR staff, so you can focus on what matters most–your business.

Read more about RPO on our website and please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you have.

Recent Placements

Impact players are the people who have real power to positively affect your business. We know who they are, where they are, how to attract them to positions in your organization. Leveraging our experience and industry expertise along with the leadership and innovation of the entire MRINetwork, one of the world’s largest and most successful recruiting organizations, we’ve been able to develop a process for efficiently pinpointing the people who can make an impact on your business.

Here are Velocity Talent’s most recent placements:

  • Healthcare Management Consultant
  • Procurement Manager
  • Accounting Clerk
  • Consultant Manager – Media and Entertainment

About Us

We’re a small, but dedicated team based in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Building and fostering relationships is the cornerstone of our business, and we pride ourselves on providing the right solutions and exceeding expectations. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it!

As part of MRINetwork, one of the world’s largest search and recruitment organization, we can partner with you to bring not only the industry expertise of our own team, but also the total search capability of a global network.

For more information about us, go to our website at http://veloctyt.com.

Stay Informed

Keep your finger on the pulse of our ever-changing market. Sign up to receive Velocity Talent’s monthly newsletter and important announcements, including contests and our newest job openings, via email.