Recruitment advertising can often be characterized as the inability to distinguish one employer from another. Despite research that has shown us that … Read more

You should hear the garbage associated with competencies. Some people define them as trainable, others make them up from scraps of nice-sounding terms, … Read more

Recruiters… Go to the closest mirror, take a look ó not a quick look, a good hard look ó and ask yourself this question: Am I credible? … Read more

Although the slow economy, slumping stock market and uncertain future have led to a slowdown in campus recruiting, we must be fleet of foot because things … Read more

Now come on, tell the truth: you know there’s such a thing as a stupid question! We’ve all cringed at one time or another listening to one of … Read more

Imagine that last year your company spent hundreds of thousands (maybe even millions) of dollars to overhaul the technology platform that supports the … Read more

Ever wonder what happens to the people you recruit after they begin their jobs? Strange as it may seem, most recruiters never actually follow up on the … Read more

In my experience in the recruiting space, I am continually amazed at the “don’t ask, don’t tell” relationship that exists between … Read more

I once had a recruiter working for me who thought that the time we spend interviewing and screening candidates for specific jobs was a waste of time. He … Read more

IT and staffing can often seem to be on either side of many issues. They appear to talk different languages: a cold, hard language of logic and facts on … Read more