Just in case you didn’t know, here are some common recruiter slang:
- “Ruse” – get to a potential job prospect at a competitor’s office by calling their switchboard and playing dumb as you probe the receptionist to get him/her to transfer you to the potential job prospect.
- “Peel” – Peel through the layers of a company’s website as you attempt to find a staff roster or other detailed listing of some sort .. in order to identify potential targets.
- “Poach” – the use of aggressive/questionable tactics to lure a rival’s talent.
- “Lift Out” – recruit the entire team of a particular team within a unit. For e.g. hire all four of the competitor’s actuarial staff.
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