Harger Howe Recruitment Marketing Blog

As part of my job, I am always tracking analytics, monitoring engagement and adjusting my strategy. Social media is like a wild animal and each day is a new opportunity to tame the beast. New social properties and recruitment strategies pop up daily and it is our job to stay on top of them. With…

Growing pains and unexpected stretch goals are common among growth-driven companies. Unfortunately, something that is also common is a lack of proactive personnel sourcing. Typically during the growth stage, companies find themselves scrambling to execute their master plan and that’s when clients…

Twitter is a very useful recruitment tool. As of March 31,2016, Twitter stated that there are 310 million monthly users! Another important note is that 83% of Twitter users are using the network via mobile in an increasingly mobile world. Twitter has become a highly relevant facet in peoples’ work…

Retaining top talent is equally as important as running new recruitment initiatives and should be thought of as a symbiotic relationship. When a recruiter is tasked with many searches, sometimes existing employees get forgotten (even ones that were just hired!) When employees start to feel lost in…

In today’s world, most companies and their employees are on LinkedIn. However, lots of companies and individuals either underutilize or misuse their pages. In our business, we like to create career-based pages and recruiter profiles that engage current and potential employees while still remaining…

Are your employees engaged? Chances are if they’re like 1/3 of Americans, they aren’t. According to Gallup, engaged employees are defined as, “those who are involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace.”

Did you know that 59% of the candidates surveyed in Career Builder’s 2016 Candidate Behavior Study stated that a higher base salary would make them look for a new position? That’s over half of the candidate pool! In addition, according to that same study, 76% of employed workers are actively…

Recruiting is a difficult job. It takes patience, persistence, passion and most importantly premium customer service skills. Finding top talent is challenging, but the effective recruiting strategies below will help you be the best recruiter you can be!

Employee feedback is directly linked to making sure new candidates want to work for your company, which is why it is so important to study trends present in reports such as the State of Employee Feedback This report includes feedback from 300 organizations and shows what struggles companies deal…

One of the greatest resources for LinkedIn recruiters and LinkedIn users is SlideShare. For instance, though SlidesShare can be used by anyone, LinkedIn actually produces unique presentations that delves into all manner of subject matter. One of the most recent presentations, 15 Tips for Compelling…