I came across this article and found it extremely interesting. As the make up of the candidate pool changes, it is important for recruiters to change their methods when hiring  “Millennials.”  Here are a few of the techniques from the article which I believe to be most important: Engage in Social Media. Nowadays, almost everyone [...]

Having been in the world of recruiting for several years now, one of the most common questions that I get in regards to resumes is “Do you want my resume in Word or as a PDF?” If you have been in the job hunt recently, you have probably heard from one source to always submit [...]

I wanted to follow up on Brian Groelinger’s recent post, You Don’t Have a LinkedIn Profile?, for those of you who might be motivated to set one up but need a few more tips. With over 200 million members and growing, LinkedIn is becoming a very popular professional networking tool – if not the most [...]

He isn’t David Letterman but Rob Grimes is counting UDig down this Friday morning…Letterman style…with Top 10 Things to Know about the UDig World: 10-East Coast – offices in Richmond, Raleigh, Hampton Roads and Washington DC with the bulk of our clients and jobs located throughout Virginia, North Carolina, DC and Maryland. 9-History – UDIG [...]

Some of the best professional advice I’ve ever received came from my college academic advisor. He told me to make sure I had a nice, professional profile on a new networking website that I had never heard of – LinkedIn. I took his advice and went back home to start building my LinkedIn profile. At [...]

In the staffing world (and in other industries), wrong can sometimes be viewed as a positive. There is always something to learn when a mistake is made. Wrong should be embraced. This is especially true for those starting out in a new industry. In an industry like staffing, where there are a myriad of moving [...]

So as a recruiter I am always trying to think of creative ways to get in touch with good people. Nothing will ever compare to meeting someone face-to-face or having a good conversation on the phone. The trick is getting to that point. With the advances in technology over the past few decades, there have [...]

When I meet with candidates, I try to get to the core list of things they are looking for in their next career move – call it a wish list. If I were to pick some of the common themes from all those lists, I would probably say growth, stability, better work environment, more of [...]

Many people receive frequent communications related to new jobs that they may or may not be qualified for from great recruiters and from questionable recruiters. At UDig we do a lot of due diligence on the candidates, the positions, the employers before making any recommendations. There are always people that we have trouble connecting with [...]

I’m the new guy. Not new to the technical staffing business, but a rookie with UDig having joined the company about two months back or so as an Account Manager in the evolving Washington, DC office. I don’t claim to have any specific UDig expertise just yet, but I think that’s why my thoughts here [...]