This week, the Startup Spotlight shines on Talent Browser. Below is a conversation with Founder Janet Dwyer. What is your background? For the past 15+ … Read more
Contextual Search Engine Vurb Lands $8mm Round of Funding
Vurb, the contextual search engine we reported on back in May, has secured $8 million in funding from Redpoint Ventures. Redpoint outlined the potential … Read more
National Average for Time to Fill Open Positions Longest Since 2001
The time to fill open positions has reached a national average of just about 25 days, the lengthiest job vacancy period in the 13 years covered by the … Read more
Data Extraction Not Data Distraction
Every candidate that is hired is discovered in some capacity. They apply for a job, they are sourced from a career website like Dice or Monster, pulled … Read more
Is Instagram a good place to source job candidates?
OESS- Obsessive Exotic Sourcing Syndrome…….(If you don’t know what this is, I suggest you read this article by Glen Cathey…. “Do You Suffer from Obsessive … Read more
LinkedIn Alumni Pages: Is this a LinkedIn hack? I’m not really sure
Every now and then, I am reminded of how little I know. Case in point, earlier today, I had the pleasure of sitting in on a SourceCon hangout and learning … Read more
Free Tool Friday: See 3rd Degree LinkedIn Profiles With Lippl
Note: This is a part of the Free Tool Friday series with Dean DaCosta. Each Friday during July and August, Dean will provide a short description of one of … Read more
LinkedIn Pays; HiringSolved Plays
What’s better than a hosted networking party at a recruiting conference? How about 20 pounds of Tannerite and a small arsenal of weapons, including a … Read more
10 Ways To Contact Candidates Without Relying on LinkedIn Inmails
This post originally appeared on SironaConsulting.com. What would your manager say if you had a 75% failure rate? Would he or she be happy? Turn it around … Read more
The Myth of the Bottomless Candidate Pool
There are many things broken in the cycle of recruitment, but in my opinion, a shift in mentality can save a lot of pain. I am going to rip the bandaid off … Read more