Akken Releases Paper on Tips for Closing Job Orders in a Jobless Recovery
Recruiters can learn how implementing a few tips can help them work efficiently and see a higher share of job orders become hires.
Nashua, NH – April 16, 2010 - Akken (www.akken.com), provider of the first All-in-One business software suite for staffing and recruiting firms, today released its paper, "Tips for Closing Job Orders in a Jobless Recovery," available for free download now.
Most commonly accepted indicators say the U.S. economy is on its way out of the recession, but the unemployment rate remains near historic highs and the Congressional Budget Office says unemployment will continue to rise until sometime in 2011. Worst of all, companies say they are preparing to hire but they're leaving recruiters standing at the altar. Why is this happening and how can you avoid it?
"The job orders are coming in, but the hiring managers — the clients — aren't pulling the trigger," says Tim Quirk, vice president of marketing for Akken, the first all-in-one, business software suite that automates all of the core front- and back-office functions of staffing or recruiting businesses. "Recruiters today need tips on how to overcome these objections and close deals."
Don't let the frustrations of the so-called "jobless recovery" drag you down. From Main Street to Wall Street, experts and statistics say the recession is receding. However, you need to reassess the way you do business and reconsider the role you play with your clients. Download Akken's complimentary paper today and learn why hiring managers aren't pulling the trigger and five top tips to help recruiters turn postings into hires and work most efficiently and effectively during the frustrating, jobless recovery. A few of the tips Akken will explain to you include:
- Selling a solution rather than a single position. Often, the hiring manager — the person responsible for seeking the help of a third-party recruiter — is not the person who has responsibility for pulling the trigger when the time comes.
- Continuing to build your pipeline of qualified candidates and potential clients.
- Even if your orders aren't turning into hires, you need to keep building your relationships with qualified candidates and keep nurturing potential and existing clients.
- Pre-qualifying orders... over and over and over again. You can go broke in this business chasing the wrong business. Learn how to figure out the right assignments to spend your time and energy on.
Don't let the frustrations of a jobless recovery get you down. Download Akken's latest complimentary paper, "Tips for Closing Job Orders in a Jobless Recovery," now and find out how to work efficiently and get your clients to pull the trigger on hires.
About Akken
Akken is the staffing efficiency improvement specialist that helps staffing and recruiting companies to increase their revenue, decrease costs and manage their risk. Thousands of staffing and recruiting companies are struggling to manage several point solutions to run their business and suffering by losing valuable time and resources by using these point solutions. Akken’s vision is to provide its cloud-based all-in-one platform to these companies to centralize their information, improve performance and profitability by automating their “fill-to-bill” process. Hundreds of staffing and recruitment firms are successfully running their businesses on the Akken Staffing™ platform. For more information please visit www.akken.com or call 1-866-590-6695. Join us on LinkedIn.
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