Continental Search & Outplacement, Inc. Welcomes Midwest Headhunter to Team

Recruiter Jim Hipskind brings strong client relations and creative marketing to Animal Agriculture Recruiting Firm, Continental Search & Outplacement, Inc. Continental Search & Outplacement, Inc. welcomes their second new recruiter since Summer 2010, Jim Hipskind, as the newest member of their team. A Certified Personnel Consultant with over 24 years experience recruiting professionals in the processing, manufacturing, food and agriculture industries, he joins the team at a crucial point in the year and will focus on the swine and poultry markets.

fredclark2023-03-31T16:07:59-05:00December 15th, 2010|

Hiring a Skill Set Rather Than a Record of Success

If you need an oil change, you don't need to engage someone with a great track record in auto mechanics. You simply need someone with the core skills, the tools, and enough experience to get the job done. The reason you don't need a great mechanic with a rich history of success is because your involvement with this person is transactional. You’ll be involved with them on a very limited basis.

fredclark2023-03-02T11:56:59-06:00December 8th, 2010|

Ten Keys to a Dynamite Resume

To help you construct a better, more powerful resume, here are 10 pointers and areas of consideration in regard to your resume’s content and presentation.

fredclark2023-03-02T11:51:48-06:00November 30th, 2010|

Communication: The Key to Attracting Top Talent

You know that your company is a great company to work for. But the bottom line when it comes to attracting top talent in the marketplace is that it doesn’t matter if you know. It matters if the talent knows.

fredclark2023-03-01T17:46:39-06:00November 23rd, 2010|

Recruiting Top Talent Brings Power to New Heights as Economy Recovers

High unemployment means many candidates in the field, making locating top talent even more important. Experienced personnel looking to reenter the workforce provide the knowledge base and expertise needed to move competitive businesses to the next level. To stay ahead of this competition it remains important to grow power through top talent with years of experience.

fredclark2023-03-01T17:42:11-06:00November 22nd, 2010|

Behavioral-Based Interviewing and the STAR Approach

By Dan Simmons Behavioral-based interviewing is designed to help ensure more targeted and more successful hires. Although a resume is what initially catches the eye, it’s the characteristics and behaviors the candidate possesses that should ultimately dictate whether or not they’re hired. The first part of the behavioral-based interviewing process is to thoroughly evaluate [...]

fredclark2023-03-01T17:24:51-06:00November 9th, 2010|

Knowing When It’s Time to Move On

The decision to leave a job, any job, is often not easy to do. Many people are endowed with an intrinsic sense of loyalty, which is certainly noble. However, that same sense of loyalty can backfire on them when they’re mired in a job they don’t really want to be in.

fredclark2023-03-01T17:14:03-06:00October 19th, 2010|

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