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Albert Simmons Joins Magellan Search & Staffing

Magellan’s Focus on Growth and Service Continues with Appointment of Albert Simmons, COO Magellan Search & Staffing is pleased to announce the addition of Albert K. Simmons to their Executive Leadership Team as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Simmons will be driving “Best in Class” business processes, marketing strategies and account management to facilitate Magellan's continued growth. He'll do this with an eye on defining emerging markets and identifying promising areas for corporate expansion. Mr. Simmons has more than twenty years of information technology management experience, most recently serving as Chief Business Development Officer for Liquidhub, a $115 million Systems Integration firm based [...]

Albert Simmons Joins Magellan Search & Staffing2014-01-30T18:12:35-06:00

Albert Simmons Joins Magellan Search & Staffing

Magellan's Focus on Growth and Service Continues with Appointment of Albert Simmons, COO Magellan Search & Staffing is pleased to announce the addition of Albert K. Simmons to their Executive Leadership Team as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Simmons will be driving “Best in Class” business processes, marketing strategies and account management to facilitate Magellan's continued growth. He'll do this with an eye on defining emerging markets and identifying promising areas for corporate expansion. Mr. Simmons has more than twenty years of information technology management experience, most recently serving as Chief Business Development Officer for Liquidhub, a $115 million Systems Integration firm [...]

Albert Simmons Joins Magellan Search & Staffing2013-10-03T14:57:36-05:00

How to Interview Candidates: Tips for Employers

There’s a tremendous amount online about interviewing techniques on the part of the interviewee, but the preparedness and skills of the hiring manager are just as vital to effective recruitment. A passive hiring manger simply cannot be relied upon to garner top talent. Instead, it is important to understand techniques and methods that help a skilled hiring manager identify the potential in every candidate. 1. Be Prepared It’s the first step of any effective interview – come prepared. A successful interviewer reviews the materials submitted by a candidate and glances over their social profiles on sites like LinkedIn or Twitter. Humanize the [...]

How to Interview Candidates: Tips for Employers2013-11-13T21:42:32-06:00

Nearly 300% Growth in between 2009 and 2012!
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Nearly 300% Growth in between 2009 and 2012!

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Nearly 300% Growth in between 2009 and 2012!

Magellan Search & Staffing Once Again Makes the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private U.S. Companies List in 2013 Plymouth Meeting, PA – September 27, 2013 – Magellan Search & Staffing's rapid growth has propelled them higher still on the Inc. 500|5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing, privately held companies, placing number 1349 in 2013, up from 1725 in 2012. Magellan attained a ranking of 28 for the Philadelphia Market Metro Area, 33 for the state of Pennsylvania and 57 for the HR/Recruiting Industry. Recognized for their tremendous growth, Magellan has once again ranked among America's top independent entrepreneurial companies. Magellan Search & [...]

Nearly 300% Growth in between 2009 and 2012!2013-09-27T14:35:19-05:00

Search Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile

When updating your LinkedIn profile, contributing anything less than character limit sets you behind your competition. LinkedIn search systems favor profiles that are 100% complete. According to their statistics, only 50% of users maintain a 100% complete profile; so this simple step puts you ahead of nearly 100 million people. LinkedIn values profiles loaded with keywords as well. Inject your profile with keywords in these areas to raise your search relevance! WHAT’S IN YOUR HEADLINE? Short of your headshot, your headline is the first thing a potential employer will see on your profile, so make it count. Avoid broad and boring titles like, [...]

Search Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile2013-10-03T15:02:03-05:00

5 Ways To Be Proactive In Your Job Search

Interviewing Tips For Standing Out In The Candidate Pool If you have landed an interview, you should congratulate yourself. You have been actively seeking work, you put together a clean resume and networked with the right people. But you are not alone. Any interviewee must be conscious of the candidate pool he or she is a part of. You should also be asking yourself, “What makes me stand out?” Chances are, your peers have read the major self-help tips: arrive early, make eye contact, smile, answer the questions deliberately, ask questions with purpose and so on. These are no doubt fine techniques, but [...]

5 Ways To Be Proactive In Your Job Search2013-11-13T21:45:25-06:00

3 Ways to Mobilize Your Recruiting Strategy

The world has quickly gone mobile. Based on data from Ericsson, mobile subscriptions in 2013 reached five billion users; a number they predict will reach 50 billion by 2020. Any job recruiter who ignores this phenomenon is missing out on a massive recruitment base with a large, interconnected network already in place. Here are some low-cost tips to strengthen your mobile recruiting. Make your website mobile friendly: Have you seen a website not optimized for mobile users? The text is unbelievably small and it is difficult to navigate on your screen. Make sure your website and job board are mobile friendly. They need to [...]

3 Ways to Mobilize Your Recruiting Strategy2013-10-01T16:01:19-05:00

Making the Workplace Feel Less Like “Work”

How to create a better quality of life for your staff that boosts results. Given how busy your employees already are, is it possible to get even better results from them? Absolutely! And it all starts with you. Here are some simple ways you can make your employees happier on the job, and increase your own bottom line as a result. It’s About the Environment Ever work in an office with limited natural light, depressing color schemes or excessive noise? How long did you stay? Audit your environment and look for ways to make the workspace feel less like a workplace. Vibrant paint, [...]

Making the Workplace Feel Less Like “Work”2013-09-05T15:03:30-05:00

Networking Tips for Success

Networking is not a “task.” It’s part of our daily lives. Everywhere you go, every person you meet, any conversation or circumstantial chat is networking in action. In fact, networking is a natural part of your daily life. Understanding how to capitalize on these encounters is what distinguishes a talented networker from an idle one. The first step, however, is realizing that each person you meet is an opportunity for you to get several steps closer to a job or promotion. Networking is all about maintaining the relationships you already have while building new ones. Reaching Out Whether you realize it or not, [...]

Networking Tips for Success2013-09-05T15:03:06-05:00

Interviewing with Confidence

No matter who we are, we are all united by a single point of entry to any job we seek: the interview process, and having to impress a hiring manager. Resumes are important, yes. But they are largely impersonal. In order to truly get a leg up on the competition, you need to understand the motives and needs of the hiring manager you are corresponding with, and hopefully meeting in person or by phone. Prepped & Ready: A How To Guide It is always important to be punctual and appropriately dressed for a face-to-face interview. This can vary wildly job-to-job and position-to-position. But [...]

Interviewing with Confidence2013-09-05T15:02:39-05:00

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