"Let's Get Professional!"
It’s about time that Contract Recruiters and the recruiting industry in general come together to “professionalize” the business of “Contract Recruiting”. Sure, there are many Associations and Groups providing some pieces of the needed education and networking that help Contract Recruiters improve their professional efforts. However, it does not seem like the industry has taken “contract recruiting” seriously and realized the magnitude of the opportunity to provide Contract Recruiters with a complete solution for on-going education, personal benefit solutions, and more.
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If we could pull together the ultimate package for Contract Recruiters, what would it include? How about the following as a beginning:; E( i1 M8 j% f& d0 Q- T5 I: B
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' O; @# ^% P( c% @) BCertifications for Contract Recruiters which are standardized in the industry
3 h+ Y. v) M# h# n& rProvide a national level of certification specifically for “Contract” recruiters ' e) {" Z/ t: m" t! F5 v* F, j: Z
Have experience and training levels – taking form the Six Sigma approach, how about Green Belts, Black Belts, and Master Black Belts in “Contract Recruiting”?
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0 G }7 c6 Y' |, f On-going Educational requirements to retain a level of recruiting expertise
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: X6 h. C. U$ o' iWebinar training sessions 1 h& e. d! S' Z$ n
0 H7 j, C# ~% b) R# i1 P/ p/ nA National “help” desk for Contract Recruiters
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Local or Regional Networking Groups with periodic seminars0 c4 T" R7 y# k0 T; |- C
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1 l2 _6 o+ Z' I$ `A National Plan to provide on-site short term Contract Recruiters with needed insurance coverage
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, G/ P8 N3 l9 i. jBusiness Liability Insurance
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" a& P. j& i- {* l- nRetirement Savings plans : u# W" G) y& D/ k, F5 G, ]4 o
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A centralized marketing portal to offer new Job opportunities
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& O' |% P, o/ O BLet Contract Recruiters do what they do best – recruit / }9 l& U7 T& L5 a, S) j* Y) H9 T
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National Educational and Networking Convention yearly
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4 a; S0 y! m9 U- KTechnology recommendations – Help Virtual Contract Recruiters to identify appropriate computer, telephone, and other office systems' x! J: z6 G! j- F2 y. g4 p
+ M5 v0 K4 _! @/ iOK, maybe it’s a dream that is just a dream. But why can’t we Contract Recruiters band together to improve our industry and our futures? What would you add to the above list to “Professionalize” the Contract Recruiting industry?
