Skills Archives - The Nonprofit Recruiter

Stop Just Hiring for Skills. Hire for Soul.

by Jay | Aug 7, 2025 | Advice, Drafting a Job Description For a Non-profit, Featured, Job Responsibilities, Nonprofit Employers, Nonprofit Job Duties and Responsibilities, Recruiters, Recruiting Strategy

Let’s be real. Your nonprofit isn’t just a business. It’s a movement. A purpose. So why are you hiring people who only punch the clock? The days of simply checking off a resume for the right years of experience are over. You’re not just looking...

Influencing – Getting Better at a Key 21st Century Skill

by Fredia Woolf | Apr 2, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers, Management

Whether you are president of a board, a senior executive or a job seeker, you need to be good at influencing others. We live in a complex world where there are limits to our authority; no matter how senior we are, the old hierarchies and command and control...

What the Hiring Managers Want in a Job Applicant

by Nichole E | Oct 5, 2009 | Job Seekers

As job seekers, we all know what we want in a job; what our perfect job would look like, right? Well, recruiters and hiring managers know what they like and don’t like in a job seeker. Just as job seekers have thoughts about what makes a job or career...

Continuing Education Can Keep You Employed In Tough Economic Times

by Nichole E | Oct 5, 2009 | Advice, Job Seekers

There’s definitely something to be said for having a good education. After all, you wouldn’t have gotten where you are if you hadn’t obtained your degree right? So why stop there? If there’s anything the current economy has taught us,...

Blogging Your Way to Your Next Non-Profit Job

by Nichole E | Sep 15, 2009 | Advice, Job Seekers

When blogging platforms first launched, they were considered a way for people to share their angsty lives, write thoughts about the world around them, share their families or show off their creative talents. While it’s true that a large number of people still...

Understanding Why You Didn’t Get Hired

by Nichole E | Aug 4, 2009 | Advice, Job Seekers

Sometimes it happens: That which seems too good to be true really is. Your job search is no different, and understanding its outcome is important. I’ve applied for positions for which I thought I was perfect, but, for whatever reason, I got passed by, and the...