Jobvite Blog: The Place Where Recruiters Gather

What Kind of Recruiter Are You?

Ronen Shetelboim August 22, 2017

If you’re a dedicated recruiter in 2017, you’re probably working round the clock to find and hire the best talent. And no doubt you’ve got yourself into a groove, too. You know what works for you in terms of technique and approach—and you’ll stick with it as long you continue to get good results.

But do you know why you like to work the way you do? What is it about your unique personality that affects the way you do your job?

Jobvite has some ideas. In our latest eBook, “What Kind of Recruiter Are You?”, we outline some of the recruiter personalities we’ve seen over the years—from the tech-obsessed types to the serious networkers to the folks who love teamwork.

Author: Matt Singer

What Recruiting and Baseball Have in CommonRecruiting gets compared to many disciplines: sales, for one; college admissions; gatekeepers; the faces of a company. While recruiting is actually a very nuanced industry, it touches many different kinds of tasks. But one comparison I...Read More ›

How AI and Automation Will Change RecruitingOver the last decade or so, one major pattern has emerged across businesses and workforces in America: every company is a tech company. I’ve been saying this phrase for a few years now (much to the...Read More ›

Why Thinking Like a Dean Could Make Your Recruiting StrategyRemember what it was like searching for colleges, weighing university ranks vs. reputations combined with whatever you could find online (or in a book) –– and just trying to make sense of the options and information...Read More ›

Customers Matter Most! Thanks for an Incredible Jobvite Summit ‘16It’s been an incredible and informative two days at Jobvite Summit ‘16! Thank you to the hundreds of customers, partners, industry experts, and recruiting pros who joined us for two jam-packed days full of learning and...Read More ›

So Many Ways to Learn at Jobvite Summit’16Have you registered for Jobvite Summit ‘16 yet? This is a can’t-miss event for those of you in the talent acquisition industry. There are so many ways to maximize your time—and your return—at Summit this year....Read More ›

7 Reasons You Can’t Afford to Miss Jobvite Summit ’16Jobvite Summit ’16 kicks off in less than one month and this is one awesome event you can’t afford to miss! Our theme this year is “Recruiting Reimagined” and our goal is to inspire you to...Read More ›

Join Us at Jobvite Summit ’16 in San Francisco May 17-18, 2016Jobvite Summit ’16 is only six weeks away and we are gearing up for our annual user conference gathering May 17-18 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in beautiful downtown San Francisco. This year’s theme is...Read More ›

How to Recover from a Bad InterviewWe’ve all had one of those days. You accidentally set your alarm for pm instead of am, so you wake up late. Not only do they get your coffee order wrong at your favorite drive thru,...Read More ›

How to Decline the Wrong Job ApplicantSelecting the best candidate for a position means turning down dozens of other applicants that you interviewed or spoke to about the job. What, if anything, do you owe the ones you don’t select? Should you...Read More ›

Load More Entries