Blue Signal Search is unlike any other recruiting firm of its kind – so naturally, we had to have a holiday party just as unique as we are. In January of 2019, we held the first annual Blue Signal Summit, a three-day team gathering to celebrate a year of industry success. Each day was jammed […]
Blue Signal Gives Back 2018
In November 2018, Blue Signal launched its first ever Blue Signal Gives Back initiative. In an effort to give back to our community, we implemented a program where the entire team worked together to raise money for a charitable organization of their choosing. Blue Signal’s company culture is unique in many ways. While we do […]
Believe it or Not: Recruiting Edition
People can be full of surprises. And there is nothing quite like the stress and excitement of a new job. With a combined 99 years in recruiting – here are some of the worst (possibly best?) recruiting stories Blue Signal has seen. (Disclaimer: Names and details have been altered to protect privacy.) A Retention […]
Saving Face: Shaking Bad Brand Reputation
Did you know it takes an average of 52 days to fill a position, and that US companies typically spend $4,000 to fill an open position? This data from Bersin by Deloitte includes findings from 412 organizations, and the results are stunning. It found that high impact organizations have a 40% lower new-hire turnover rate […]
How to Speed Up a Hiring Cycle by 50% or More
The average hiring cycle has risen sharply in the past few years (from 13 days to over 23 days). Some positions take even longer—2 months or more to make a hire. All of this lost time slows down team momentum and actually leads to a sloppier hiring process, not a more careful one. Not only that, […]
Why Customer Experience Should Matter to Recruiters
Recently I was asked, “When you are working on a search for one of your best clients, and the resumes come to you, how quickly can you determine if it is someone your client will be interested in?” I was honest and admitted it only took about five seconds. He gasped on the other end […]
Why Successful People Take Recruiters’ Phone Calls
Recruiters sometimes have a reputation for reaching out at inconvenient times. It can be tempting just to delete the LinkedIn message or reject the call. But overcoming that natural aversion and taking the call can pay big dividends. Many companies cannot keep up with the flood of resumes in response to their job postings, and they […]
Blue Signal Welcomes Joe Hanrahan, Sr. Executive Recruiter
Blue Signal is proud to welcome Joe Hanrahan to the team as our newest Senior Executive Recruiter. Joe Hanrahan graduated from Marquette University with a degree in Corporate Communications and began his career in sales. He started his career with InterCall/West Unified Communications selling unified communications into Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 accounts. He then became a […]
How Successful Hiring Managers Prep for Interviews
Many hiring managers think of the in-person interview as a meeting where it is the candidate’s responsibility to impress them. However, an effective hiring cycle is a process that starts with attracting applicants, followed by identification of candidates, evaluation, selection, and acceptance. In a candidate-driven market, a hiring manager must also impress the candidate, because […]
6 Reasons to Use a 3rd-Party Recruiting Firm
When a family sells their home with no middle-man, there is a small chance that they could make a quick sale for a good price, but they are almost guaranteed to sell the house faster and for more money when they use a qualified professional realtor. In the same way, a business may stumble on […]
