Melanie Minjares is a seasoned recruiter who joined Reflik in 2021. She was exploring opportunities to grow her recruiting business and discovered Reflik from a Google search, “How to scale my recruiting business.”

Here, she explains how she has succeeded in expanding her business and diversifying her recruitment portfolio while pursuing an MBA and juggling her family responsibilities.

Melanie’s Background

Melanie had a knack for recruiting from a young age. In high school, she helped friends and family with resumes, cover letters, and mock interviews. She enjoyed the process, started recruiting independently, and got hooked. She successfully made her first two placements on Reflik very shortly after joining.

She went to school to obtain a degree in Human Resources and decided to start her own recruitment agency, DirectWay Recruiting. She discovered Reflik when she was looking to grow her recruiting business.

I really like that Reflik gives DirectWay Recruiting the opportunity to scale by providing elite candidates for top Fortune 500 companies – Melanie Minjares

Melanie now places candidates in various functional roles including business administration, IT, accounting, and engineering.

Key Features Melanie Values on Reflik

As a small business, Melanie finds access to jobs with industry-leading clients on Reflik greatly advantageous. The opportunity to gain exposure to a range of different industries and functional roles has enabled her to diversify her recruiting portfolio.

Reflik has contributed [to our growth] by providing access to top clients like Canon and Sodexo, which our small business would not have had a chance [to recruit] for if we had gone solo.  – Melanie Minjares

Additionally, Melanie appreciates the hassle-free experience with the shareable job referral links with qualified candidates. Reflik ensures recruiters maintain ownership of candidates who apply using the account-specific referral links. This eases and streamlines sourcing candidates through social media channels.

Melanie’s Recommended Tips and Tools to Excel on Reflik

Melanie shared the recruiting tools that have supported her success. She uses Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter Lite, and LeadFuze for sourcing candidates.

For recruiters who are new to the Reflik platform, Melanie emphasizes that the key to success on the platform is being proactive and establishing a good relationship with the Account Managers.

“Don’t be afraid to reach out to Reflik Account Managers, the main point of contact for each role, one-on-one.” – Melanie Minjares

Melanie advises recruiters and agencies to attend the Weekly Account Manager meetings for real-time updates on critical roles and insight into the key requirements, challenges, and opportunities. Ultimately, effective communication is key to consistent successful placements.