November 4, 2015 By Danielle Ketterer, Project Manager, DRI's Healthcare IT Practice When you are younger, no one wakes up and tells their parents that they want to be a recruiter. Young kids might say they want to be a firefighter or a teacher when they grow-up because those are exciting jobs. There isn’t a [...]
October 21, 2015 By John Yurkschatt, Director of IT for DCA While cross training is popular in sports and a great way of developing fitness, there’s another type of cross training that has become popular in business that is beneficial to the fitness and overall health of both companies and employees. Businesses should think of [...]
By Sydney Arnett, Marketing Specialist for DRI & DCA Congratulations! You just accepted a new job. You’re so excited about your new opportunity and feel like you are on cloud nine. But suddenly it hits you…now you have to quit your current job. The last impression is the one people often remember. A graceful exit [...]
By John Yurkschatt, Director of IT, DCA There are a number of obvious benefits to volunteering including feeling good, giving back, and making a difference in your community. But volunteering is a great way for you to find a job or new career. Here’s how it can help: Volunteers are desirable to employers. Employers like [...]
By Matthew Cohen, Energy Management Practice Leader Today’s companies are as aggressive as ever to recruit and retain strong individuals and they are shelling out big bucks and signing bonuses to get the best talent on their teams. For even a passive candidate, there is certainly a wide range of opportunities to choose from, but what [...]
By Matt Weisman, Intern at DRI & Senior at Indiana University So you’ve just graduated from college. Congratulations—and welcome to the real world. Now it’s time for your first job. Whether it’s your dream job or a job your father’s friend found for you at a company you’ve never heard of, you’re in for a [...]
By Cherie Shepard, Director of Packaging & Material Handling, DRI We are half way through our first year of our "Professional Women's Organization" at DRI and DCA! Recently, I wrote Part I about how our women's group gives us a chance to bond and grow personally and professionally and the benefits derived. Part II is below and [...]
Women in Business Part 1 By Cherie Shepard, Director of Packaging & Material Handling, DRI Direct Recruiters and Direct Consulting Associates recently created a Women’s Organization. While the idea of establishing a women's group may sound very 1970’s; beginning our Women’s Group is far from exchanging recipes, diets or “how to’s” of child rearing. We didn’t [...]
Doing my high school senior project at Direct Recruiters Incorporated, or DRI, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Sure, I had an elementary concept of the recruiting. However, walking in on the first day I was determined to find out more. My sponsor, David Peterson, Managing Partner, made sure I did just that. After [...]
By Matthew Cohen, Energy Management Practice Leader, DRI Everyone knows the traditional ways of looking for career opportunities including career websites, job boards, job fairs, and cold calling hiring authorities. These have been the accepted practices in job hunting for years. However, in recent times, social media has become an increasingly valuable tool for candidates [...]
By Barb Miller, Marketing Manager, DRI & DCA Job hopping is becoming more readily accepted in today’s workforce. The stigma of not staying in one position or at one company for very long, is fading away. According to Mashable, 18 months is now the socially accepted minimum for staying at a job. In the past, staying [...]
By Sydney Arnett, Marketing Specialist, DRI & DCA Last month, Glassdoor.com announced its seventh annual Employees’ Choice Awards, honoring the Best Places to Work across the United States. Companies on the list exemplify those with a strong company culture and happy employees, as well as an engaged work. While these two things are great for [...]
By Barb Miller, Marketing Manager, DRI These days, employers look for skills beyond the ‘academic qualifications’ of candidates. Many of them believe that academic qualifications and experience are something that can easily be found but the right combination of characteristics that help a company make money or save money, are hard to find. With that [...]
Looking for a new job? In today’s competitive job market job seekers have to be connected, organized and prepared. To stay ahead of the curve, tech-savvy job seekers are taking advantage of mobile job search apps. According to glassdoor.com, 9 in 10 job seekers search for jobs via their mobile phones, which is consistent with [...]
According to Forbes Magazine, 86% of workers in North America say they plan to actively look for a new job this year and for good reason…the job market has opened up. That means those who stayed in their current job roles for years due to a lack of choices and the security of a paycheck, [...]
Millennials, also known as GEN Y, were born between the years ranging from the early 1980s to the early 2000s and are notorious job hoppers. Reports suggest they have a short attention span and the majority of this generation does not expect to stay with one employer for more than five years. Companies are feeling [...]
In today’s challenging job market, it’s not just about who you know but how you get to know them. If NOT done correctly, networking is a waste of your time. If your approach is to seek out people to tell them about ME, ME, ME, you’ll walk away from every networking event/opportunity disappointed. The right [...]
Have you ever lied on your resume or embellished the truth when speaking with a recruiter or hiring manager? It happens fairly often and it puzzles me because background checks and references are quite easy to conduct. In addition, a simple Google search can quickly uncover false information. Recently I caught a candidate in the [...]
What is going through a hiring manager's head when selecting a candidate? There are 7 top factors that influence their decision making about whether you get hired: A Great Resume. To get noticed in the first place, you have to have an impressive resume. Remember, your resume is the first impression the hiring manager will [...]
You've found it. After months of browsing online job boards, you finally see that one role that combines your past roles, industry experience and passion. And...it’s local! What do you do now? This is a scenario many job seekers face. Unfortunately, most take the worst possible next step: they apply online with the same generic [...]
You found a new job. It's time to resign your current position. But how do you quit and leave on a positive note at the same time? Our team of recruiters at DRI can’t say enough about how important it is to leave your current job on good terms. We suggest that you make plans [...]
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