We just closed our annual hiring challenges survey, with a few hundred participants describing their perspective on the state of the recruiting industry. … Read more
Mark Needs Your Help
A small organization is in the midst of rapid growth. Through a series of acquisitions and a vigorous hiring campaign, the firm has added more than 200 … Read more
Recruiting Campaign Addresses Growing Shortage of Medical Lab Professionals
A new, three-pronged campaign by Abbott Diagnostics aims to educate hospital professionals and young people about the life-saving work of medical … Read more
Employers Still Cautious in Approach to Increasing Worker Pay Budgets
Just weeks after a Conference Board survey found that pay increases for most salaried workers will stay below four percent, a new study by Mercer Human … Read more
Trying Harder Doesn’t Cut it
There’s a trainers’ game called “try harder.” It has two learning points: 1) trying is not the same as doing; and 2) telling … Read more
Newspaper Recruitment Classified Execs Say Monster Media Deal a Smart Move
The continuing evolution of the recruitment classified advertising business has opened up a number of strategic options for both newspapers and online … Read more
Relocation Recruiting
As unemployment continues to decrease, local talent is becoming harder to find in many U.S. markets. Recruiters in hot job markets like Washington, D.C., … Read more
Boring Position Descriptions Are Dramatically Decreasing Your Application Rates, Part 2
Did you know that the very highest-quality candidates have estimated “drop off rates” as high as 90%…once they have scanned a position … Read more
On Becoming a Great Recruiter, Part 8
The fight for top talent is intense and it will get worse. Interim results from our 2006 Recruiting and Hiring Challenges survey (this is the last week you … Read more
The Role of the Hiring Manager in Recruiting
I think it was Management 101 in which we all learned that as leaders are identified and as they grow from individual contributor roles to leadership … Read more