by Ben Hess, Managing Director, ThirdPool Recruiting Real estate leaders often tell me they’ve tried using job boards to source agent candidates but experienced poor results. This frustration can be…

by Ben Hess, Managing Director, ThirdPool Recruiting Agents join new companies to get immediate gratification. They may later discover you have a great culture. According to community expert Richard Millington,…

by Ben Hess, Managing Director, ThirdPool Recruiting I’ve had several questions raised about the difference between an ATS and a CRM. The Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software paradigm is well-known…

by Ben Hess, Managing Director, ThirdPool Recruiting When hanging a picture frame, it’s tempting to use the handle of a screwdriver as a hammer. There’s a tension between keeping the…

by Ben Hess, Managing Director, ThirdPool Recruiting Yesterday, we covered the communication tools in your recruiting stack, and today we’ll start to look at software. The basic software tools in…

by Ben Hess, Managing Director, ThirdPool Recruiting Yesterday, we learned a recruiting stack typically contains communication tools and software tools. The basic communication tools include phone, email, text, and video…

by Ben Hess, Managing Director, ThirdPool Recruiting Human Resources consultants estimate there are more than 20,000 HR software and technology products on the market. It’s an incredibly fragmented market with…

by Ben Hess, Managing Director, ThirdPool Recruiting If  you’ve been paying attention to the technology wars going on in the real estate industry, you may be familiar with what is…

by Ben Hess, Managing Director, ThirdPool Recruiting No, not really. Who welcomes new prospects? Who uncovers the hidden talents an individual possesses? Who monitors the BS filter to exclude those…

by Ben Hess, Managing Director, ThirdPool Recruiting If you’re a real estate leader, it might benefit you to become a student of Satya Nadella. Nadella became CEO of Microsoft in…