If I could ask only one question in an interview, it would be … Here is the one question I would ask in an interview as well as some, but not all, of … Read more
Hiring Managers Give 10 Epic Job Pitches, and 10 Huge Failures
By Eric B. Meyer When applying for a new job, you need more than just a resume to stand out from the crowd. But, go too far, and you crash, burn, and … Read more
The Future of Resumes: Would You Believe We’ll Use a Digital Backpack?
What do Mozilla, the Clinton Global Initiative, and the Obama Administration all have in common? If you said, “This sounds like the set up for an unfunny … Read more
The New Hiring Mantra: Finding Candidates With Great Cultural “Fit”
On average, people spend nine (9) hours of their day at work. Projecting this over an entire lifetime, we face a very big, somewhat scary number. When you … Read more
The Quick Guide to Being a Great Hiring Manager
Let’s face it — most of the hiring at the average company isn’t lead by HR. Sure, HR has an important hand in the pot, but ultimately it’s the hiring … Read more
Best Companies to Work For Are Mostly Pretty Bad With Job Candidates
If God hadn’t promised Noah to never again flood the Earth again, most of America’s best companies to work for would be moving to higher ground about now. … Read more
The New I-9 Form: How to Navigate the Long Path to Compliance
Released in May 2013, the long-anticipated revised version of the Form I-9 has brought several changes to the way employees complete the I-9 process and … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Unconsciously, We’re Recruiting the Wrong Kind of People
New recruiting message: “If you are unhappy or unemployed, don’t bother to apply” I don’t think anyone would seriously think about running an ad with the … Read more
July Unemployment Dips Slightly, But Mediocre Job Growth Continues
Chalk up the mediocre July jobs report to the dog days of summer. No sector of the economy showed much hiring energy as the U.S. Department of Labor’s … Read more
Unemployment Drops but Slow Job Growth Disappoints
Chalk up the mediocre July jobs report to the dog days of summer. No sector of the economy showed much hiring energy as the Labor Department’s … Read more