Recruitment is simple. Organizations should have one defined objective — to locate, attract, and hire top talent. However, we have made talent … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Here’s Why You Always Need to Hire For Attitude
Recently, I received an email offering a lifetime membership in my high school’s alumni network for half price (all of $29.95, so the following is not … Read more
Hiring Slows in August as More Unemployed Give Up Looking
There’s discouraging news on the employment front as the U.S. government says only 169,000 jobs were added in August. Although lower than what most … Read more
Why Won’t Recruiters Get Real About the Skills Gap?
Anywhere that people are talking about talent, someone is bound to mention the skills gap. What is the skills gap? Simply put, the skills gap is the … Read more
Flunking the Test: Demystifying Pre-Employment Testing
The sad truth is, in the pursuit of money, needing a job and fear of failure, people create false resumes and falsify information when they go to an … Read more
When It Comes to the Voice of the Candidate, Is Anyone Listening?
Vendor survey results, reports, and white papers are self-serving. We know that, right? But vendor survey results, reports and white papers can also be … Read more
Hackathons Are Today’s Most Powerful Recruiting Tool
The secret weapon in tech recruiting today is the hackathon. Most notably on college campuses the mega-hackathon has emerged as the top event for sourcing … Read more
Three Hiring Takeaways From the Miss America Pageant
Since 1921, every year the crown has been perched atop the head of a new Miss America. Despite the many changes in our society since the pageant started, … Read more
Shouldn’t the White House Be Paying Its Interns, Too?
By John E. Thompson The unpaid intern ruckus continues to unfold, this time in a way that entangles President Obama. As we observed back in March 2012, an … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: What If You Could See the Applicant’s Last Evaluation?
The headline above was the subject line of an email I received recently. I know most of us would answer, “That would be great.” Interestingly enough, I … Read more