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Paul Helm

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President, Search Entrepreneurs

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Over 16 years in professional third-party recruitment, the majority of which has been in executive level management positions. Experienced in both direct recruiting and management of recruiting and staffing operations, with executives, managers and other professionals in the medical, accounting ...

Over 16 years in professional third-party recruitment, the majority of which has been in executive level management positions. Experienced in both direct recruiting and management of recruiting and staffing operations, with executives, managers and other professionals in the medical, accounting and finance, information technology, manufacturing and healthcare sectors as primary clients.

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WEB: The IT Recruiters

May 11, 2012

Paul Helm and 3 other people answered this question

Do employees learn strategic thinking/acting rather by working on strategic tasks than in seminars?

Mostly a combination of the two. While some employees were born linear thinkers and tend to be fairly strategic in how they process information, most have to have certain seeds planted in them to get the ball rolling. One of my business partners calls it ... more

Human Resources

Strategic Thinking

Jan. 16, 2012

Paul Helm and 6 other people answered this question

What three things can job seekers do to get a "leg up"?

Act more like a recruiter. Telling a story sells much better than sending a piece of paper! Try these three non-electronic suggestions:
1. Face to face. Have short, in person conversations with those in your core circle about what they might know about in terms ... more

Human Resources

Nov. 7, 2011

Paul Helm and 1 other person answered this question

How far along in the process should you wait to discuss salary with a candidate?

Of course the candidate interviewing should not ask or they may seem overly money focused versus contribution focused.
It is much less of an issue for the one conducting an interview. It does not much matter if the "you" posed in your question is a recruiter ... more

Human Resources

Nov. 7, 2011

Paul Helm is now following Harley McKenson and 10 other people

Aug. 3, 2011

Paul Helm and 3 other people answered this question

What are some of the benefits to promoting/filling jobs with internal candidates?

In today's market, candidates balance their decisions to accept and/or stay in a position based on a number of factors. When assessing candidates and trying to determine their motivations we often use a simple process called a CLAMS Profile. In a nutshell, the candidate takes ... more

General Management

Human Resources

Company Culture

July 25, 2011

Paul Helm asked a question at this roundtable

Recruiting 3.0 – The Evolution of Recruiting [7/25 @ 1 pm]

Will Google+ have an impact on the recruiting value of LinkedIn moving forward?

General Management

Human Resources

July 19, 2011

Paul Helm and 6 other people answered this question

Unemployment is at 9.2%, so why are there still jobs that organizations cannot fill?

Caty, your question seems to want to tie a 9.2% unemployment rate with why companies cannot fill their jobs, and while there are a number of good answers presented here, few of them address the unemployment issue in any detail.
It is one of the most ... more

Human Resources

July 7, 2011

Paul Helm recommends this answer by Donato Diorio

Do you accept everyone on LinkedIn? Why or why not?

It is an interesting question. The simple answer is yes, the reason: LinkedIn is not a social network. That's right. From polls I have done over the last 2 years in live webinars, I have asked the question of how people use LinkedIn. Option A: ... more

Human Resources

Career Development

July 7, 2011

Paul Helm recommends this answer by Donato Diorio

Are job boards becoming displaced by social recruiting?

Not a chance. Job Boards appeal to recruiters with little or no skill. It's a numbers game, send 50 candidates to a job order and hope for the best. Social recruiting takes a different skill set.
Whoever wrote the article is looking at numbers only ... more

Human Resources

July 6, 2011

Paul Helm recommends this answer by Donato Diorio

Google+: Do you think Google+ will grow quickly and disrupt Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin?

More each month, people are experiencing "social network apathy", meaning it is painful to join yet anorher social network. Therefore, the first mover, at the current stage of social networking is Facebook. Facebook has the advantage in scale and adoption. Lets assume that Google+ is ... more

Information Technology

June 28, 2011

Paul Helm answered this question

What resume strategies do you have for professionals switching careers?

Great question that is quite relevant for current times Caty!
While I am quite biased, one of the best ways to learn what your resume needs to look like is to speak with a top recruiter in the field that you are looking to break ... more

Human Resources

Career Development

Career Transition

May 13, 2011

Mike Calcaterra selected a best answer for

Would you choose a better title at a lesser company or a lesser title at a better company?

Here's an example: Director at Google versus VP at small company.

Human Resources

Career Development

Self Improvement

March 30, 2011

Paul Helm and 27 other people answered this question

What's your Linkedin number?

Careful now, you might be dating yourself! Not sure I got into messaging until after 1999 with MSN and passed on ICQ. You got me beat on that one, so we are at a draw 1-1.
Rock, paper, scissors? more

March 10, 2011

Paul Helm and 7 other people answered this question

As a attendee, what is a successful live event (eg trade show, conference etc) for you?

The one thing I learned early on in my recruiting career about attending live events that has had the most benefit to me, was to set a goal to walk out of the conference with at least ONE thing that would allow me to make ... more

March 5, 2011

Paul Helm answered this question

When does poaching an employee pass the immoral line and become illegal?

What a loaded question! The wording alone conjures up some impressions - and those impressions should be dealt with first before breaking down the intent of the question.
The use of the word poaching is misleading. Poaching is illegal hunting punishable by law. True, recruiters are ... more

Human Resources

Feb. 1, 2011

Paul Helm and 11 other people answered this question

As an entrepreneur who does it all, how do you prioritize your day's activities?

It is especially true for those of us working in the search industry that if we fail to plan, we are planning to fail. For me personally, there are two general concepts that come into play when planning my day. The first is to plan ... more

Jan. 28, 2011

Paul Helm and 6 other people answered this question

Recruiting Best Practices: What are your 3 tips for finding qualified candidates online?

There are tons of strategies for recruiting online, and the most important ones will get you into relationships with the passive workforce that recruiters most often seek.
Here are three tips we utilize:
1) Go where the people are: If you want to reap the benefits ... more

General Management

Human Resources

Candidate Sourcing

Jan. 25, 2011

Paul Helm and 2 other people answered this question

Sales Recruiting: What's the best way to test a sales candidate's writing skills?

This is a great question because if you are not careful when recruiting proficient sales professionals, they will sell you completely off your game and have you bypassing your own consultative instinct in the process - some of these folks really CAN sell snow to ... more

Human Resources

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