How you recruit new employees can make or break your organization. But what sort of things do you look for? What are the gold star achievements that make up the perfect candidate for your company? And what are the red flags?

Don’t take just anybody.

Recruiting shouldn’t be a last resort… for anybody. This is your chance to pick exactly the right person for whatever job opening you may have.

While you have to do you part on selling your company as a great place to work and start a career, potential job candidates also have to sell you on what they can offer your company.

The US News & World Report recently published a piece on how a college grads can get recruited. Mighty helpful for those who aren’t quite sure what they need to look for when jumping into the fray and hunting down excellent recruitees.

Something we thought people who are new to the recruiting process should put into practice is to not put 100% of your stock into the importance of a college major.

Jim Stroud, a recruiter for Google and Microsoft, had this to say:

How important is a college major? Does it have to be relevant to the job?
I don’t think so. I know several successful professionals and entrepreneurs who operate outside of what they studied in college. The best benefit of any major is mastering the patience, dedication, and organization it takes to achieve a long-term goal. These traits are transferable across every discipline.

To read the full article, head on over to the US News & World Report website.