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March 20, 2020 by Amy Shanks Leave a Comment

COVID – 19 Update from Strategic Recruitment Solutions

To our clients and job applicants, 
 

The COVID-19 Pandemic has affected all of us. As we work through this, I wanted to let you know that Strategic Recruitment Solutions, is 100 percent committed to meeting the needs of our clients and our community.  To ensure the safety of our clients, employees and job applicants, SRS has implemented the guidelines and procedures suggested by the CDC and the World Health Organization.

We will continue to employ best practices at any in-person appointments with our clients and job applicants as well as virtual appointments and interviews. Feel free to call us or message us with any questions you may have regarding how we can help you. We have a great state and a resilient people. We will get through this. In the meantime, stay safe and know we are here for you.

Thank you for your continued patronage.

Amy Shanks

Filed Under: General Recruiting, Media Room Tagged With: job market, job search, legal recruiter, Recruiting

July 31, 2017 by Amy Shanks Leave a Comment

PRESS RELEASE: NEW EXECUTIVE RECRUITER

PRESS RELEASE: NEW EXECUTIVE RECRUITER

For Immediate Release

Contact Amy Shanks at (504) 261-1611

amy.shanks@strategicrec.com

Strategic Recruitment Solutions adds Bennett Biever to its Executive Recruiting Team

New Orleans, Louisiana, July 31, 2017

Strategic Recruitment Solutions (‘SRS”) is excited to announce that Bennett Biever is now part of its executive recruiting team in the New Orleans office. An extensive networker from his background in the legal and financial industries, Bennett will serve as a national recruiter for legal, finance and oil & gas executives.

“Bennett is a great addition to the SRS team,” said Amy Shanks, director of the Louisiana Legal Division at SRS in New Orleans, “his professional and personal connections throughout the United States will bring us new and exciting opportunities for our talent and client partnerships”.

Prior to joining SRS, Bennett worked as a litigation attorney, a Game Day Assistant for the New Orleans Saints, an account executive for a national numismatic company and a stockbroker for a global energy investment business. His interest in job placement began in 2016 when he joined a team who developed CallSheet (an employment application for the entertainment industry). “I have also gained invaluable experience working with the New Orleans Saints as a Game Day Assistant for over 20 years. The National Football League knows how to recruit and retain the best talent on and off the field and because it is highly competitive, you must remain at your best to stay employed,” Bennett said.

A native of Virginia, after earning his Bachelor of Arts from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, Bennett pursued his Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Tulane University Law School where he graduated cum laude. He now lives in New Orleans with his two dogs, Charlie and Caymus, and enjoys hunting and offshore fishing in Louisiana’s “Sportsman’s Paradise.”

For over a decade, SRS has been a leader in executive search solutions specializing in the Legal and Information Technology fields. When placing job seekers, SRS recruiters remain focused on matching the RIGHT person to the RIGHT position at the RIGHT company. SRS also offers unparalleled senior-level executive searches, management assessments and succession planning services to its client partners that are tailored to each company’s unique qualities and specifications.

Please join Strategic Recruiting Solutions in welcoming Bennett to the team!

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Contact Bennett Biever at:
Strategic Recruitment Solutions

1555 Poydras Street, Suite 145
New Orleans, LA 70112
Direct Phone: (504) 407-7734
Email: bennett@srslegal.com
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August 2, 2016 by Amy Shanks Leave a Comment

5 HABITS OF A HIGHLY INEFFECTIVE JOB SEEKER

5 Habits of an Ineffective Job Seeker

The 5 Habits of a Highly Ineffective Job Seeker

Let me offer a brief preamble to acknowledge that the title of this article is in homage to the late Dr. Stephen Covey, the brilliant author of must-reads like THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE® and THE 8TH HABIT®: FROM EFFECTIVENESS TO GREATNESS. Dr. Covey’s positive messages and practical advice has been boosting the productivity of professionals in business for generations. Therefore, I’d like to humbly reveal the seven bad habits job seekers should avoid.

In the spirit of full disclosure, the executive recruiters at Strategic Recruitment Solutions, LLC, typically do not work with the “average” job seeker.

Our firm partners with top-tier professionals and executives in industries like Legal, IT, Marketing, and Business Management. And even though our core clientele generally has impeccable credentials, immense experience, and/or advanced degrees…a large segment has very little real-world practice in the fine art of searching for and landing a job. After all, top-tier professionals often rise quickly (and seemingly effortlessly) during the first few phases of their career, so the opportunities for seeking out a job on their own are rare.

Naturally, it stands to reason that high achieving professionals will regard a job search as more-less an easy, methodical task rather than a skill that must be honed. And, without the benefit of previous trial-and-error or past failures at landing a desirable job on their own, many will very quickly develop bad habits which will render their current job seeking efforts ineffective.

1. Not Listening to Expert Advice and Guidance

You don’t know what you don’t know. So, if you truly want to know, you should listen to someone who does know. I’m not suggesting you heed all advice or be swayed by all the guidance offered, but simply listening to what verifiable experts have to say can AT LEAST identify what you don’t know, and AT BEST tell you something you didn’t know.

2. Ignoring Your Online Persona

You are who the internet says you are. Before you dismiss that statement as utterly ridiculous, consider that one of the first actions an HR representative is going to do is Google your name. And the results that Google returns will define YOU, regardless of your professional achievements, your educational background, or the hundreds of hours invested in charity work.

If an initial search returns only a smattering of vague and non-relevant mentions of your name (like in an Ancestry.com listing or an archived white pages listing of an old phone number), it generally portrays you as (1) having not done anything important enough to mention in a news or blog article, or (2) someone who is intentionally trying to hide something. Neither scenario is good for a top-tier professional job seeker looking for a prime opportunity!

3. Ignoring Your Social Media Identity

Many of our core talent partners – especially in the Legal and I.T. fields – are social media averse; some consider it a waste of time and other consider it as posing undue personal and professional risks. OK, point taken. However, when searching for a new career, you may have to adapt more to the “mainstream” in order to maximize your visibility and provide a bit of transparency for potential employers evaluating your non-academic, non-technical traits.

A decent social media presence can help “populate” Google search results with relevant content…thus, helping to fix the Online Persona issue discussed above. Having active and updated social channels can also convey that you have a network of industry associates, outside interests, and actual friends. Think of social media as a “humanizing” factor for high-end professionals.

The social media platforms most beneficial to job seekers are LinkedIn and Google Plus. Your LinkedIn profile should have a considerable amount of detail, as it will be the most relevant to anyone evaluating your credentials. Be sure to add as much detail as possible on past work history, credentials, professional associations, and education. This channel also allows you to connect with industry associations and other interest-based groups without flooding your email inbox with unsolicited messages.

Google Plus (YES, Google Plus is a thing!) is an essential tool for anyone looking to gain high visibility in a job search. The simple reason is because Google Plus IS GOOGLE! Whatever is entered into the “About” section on your G+ profile gets indexed on Google within minutes! This channel is especially important for someone actively looking for a new opportunity and is not concerned that a current employer may stumble across their G+ profile. Kissmetrics has a fantastic article on how to optimize your Google + profile and page.

4. “Call to Action” is Missing in a Resume and CV

Remember that Marketing class you were forced to take Junior year? Well, now you get to put those 3 credit hours to good use because, when you’re seeking a new position, you’re selling yourself! The first chance you have to make a first impression to a potential employer is going to be in your Resume and CV.

Forget templated, boilerplate intro sentences and personal statements. No…seriously…put them completely out of your head. A true top-tier professional is expected to come strong with a unique “call to action”; a compelling argument on how you could personally add value to the company. If you are feeling bold, use that call to action as the Subject Line of the email when submitting your credentials.

5. Relying On Job Boards to Identify Opportunities

The epitome of an ineffective job seeker is someone who responds to a plethora of job listings, then sits back and waits for the job offers to come rolling in. Sure, offers occasionally pop up…but they are probably not offers fit for a professional at the top of his/her game. The listings you see on job boards are broadcast to a huge universe and generate huge responses. These responses are filtered by automated screening algorithms and make it difficult for even the most qualified candidates to get the attention they rightly deserve.

The truth is, a majority of desirable opportunities for professionals are either found through industry connections or identified through an advocate, like an executive recruiter. In either scenario, you are likely to discover opportunities that have yet to be listed. Sometimes reaching out to people in the same industry may not be in your best interest…especially if you’d like to perform a very low-key job search. In that case, partnering with a professional headhunter or an executive recruiting firm may be your best route for forging a new career path.

Whether you are an executive-level professional at the top of your field, or up-and-coming talent looking to reach the next level, a job search can quickly be stymied unless you avoid these bad habits. So if any ring true, do yourself a favor and break the bad habits before you lose out on the opportunity of a lifetime!

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January 15, 2016 by Amy Shanks Leave a Comment

JASON DALTON, NEW LEGAL RECRUITER AT SRS

Jason Dalton
Jason Dalton, SRS Legal Recruiter

Strategic Recruitment Solutions, LLC has opened up a new Baton Rouge location at 6160 Perkins Rd., Suite 132, and has hired Jason Dalton as their new Legal Recruiter.

The team at Strategic Recruitment Solutions, who also have an office at 1555 Poydras St., Suite 145, in New Orleans, has been matching top companies with top talent in the Gulf Region for more than a decade. With a focus on Legal and IT Recruiting, Strategic Recruitment Solutions has top recruiters who are experts in their respective markets that can offer insight and guidance that helps grow companies and careers.

Strategic Recruitment Solutions reps said their goal is to understand the needs of both their employers and their job seekers.

As a valuable partner in the recruitment process, Strategic Recruitment Solutions reps said they get to know their clients’ long-term goals so that interviewing, hiring, and transitions are smooth, confidential, worry-free and successful.

Contact Jason Dalton, Legal Recruiter

6160 Perkins Road, Suite 132
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Direct Phone: 225.288.5775
Email: 225.288.5775
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(Originally posted by BizNewOrleans.com)

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November 17, 2012 by Thomas Townsend Leave a Comment

SRS ANNOUNCES NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

Baton Rouge, LA (PRWEB) November 16, 2012:

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Strategic Recruitment Solutions proudly announces the opening of our new Information Technology Division with the hiring of Ms. Deana Coffey, Professional Placement Recruiter.

Deana has experience in financial institution sales and management, as well as business development for security compliance and risk management within the private internet security sector. Deana brings an in-depth understanding of the information/technology needs for today’s industry leaders inclusive of software, hardware and cloud based systems and architectures. “Technicians, Developers, Engineers, Security and Compliance, Management and “C’ level hires”.

If a company has an IT need SRS is well poised to assist you in finding the talent that will take your operations to the next level. Deana is now ready to supply the top tier talent that will increase a firms proficiency with innovative and highly effective professionals on your team.

Ms.Coffey joins a decades old team which assists talent partners in the legal field find their dream jobs throughout the Gulf Coast. SRS offers personal attention and unmatched service in the creation of winning relationships. Deana’s unique people skills and expertise will be an asset to this progressive, aggressive recruitment firm.

About Strategic Recruitment Solutions:

SRS, headquartered in New Orleans with affiliate offices in Baton Rouge, strategically identifies and places top tier talent in the legal, professional field –including attorneys, paralegals, administrative support staff and Information Technology Professionals. Members of our team have over 20 years combined specialized recruiting experience meeting the needs of a divergent, dynamic client base in the Southeast area and beyond.

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