There is a growing disconnect in the world of talent acquisition these days. Though many business leaders track quantifiable metrics to measure efficiency … Read more
If You Want to Move Fast, Don’t Define It Like a Hiring Manager Does
I’ve been in recruiting now for 20 years. Can you believe it! That I started recruiting at 10-years-old. The other day I was thinking about how the word … Read more
How Applicant Tracking Software Kills Individualism
Everyone is the same and only our generic skill sets and years parked at office desks can separate us. That’s what most applicant tracking software would … Read more
What Are You Doing To Hire Idea People? Probably Nothing!
Innovation = Ideas + Collaboration + Execution As a result of the dramatic business successes of firms like Google, Apple, and Facebook, almost everyone … Read more
Employer Hiring Plans: More Temps, No Change in Permanent Full-Timers
The number of employers planning to hire full-time permanent workers by the end of the year is unchanged from a year ago, though the number expecting to … Read more
Employers Expect No Change in Hiring of Permanent, Fulltimers, But More Plan to Add Temps
The number of employers planning to hire full-time permanent workers by the end of the year is unchanged from a year ago, though the number expecting to … Read more
Teen Hiring: Another Indication of How Weak the Economic Recovery Is
A summer job used to be one of those rites of passage for teenagers. Like moving from middle school to high school, and Pop Warner to varsity, working at … Read more
Any Job Recovery Won’t Last Without Fixing the U.S. Education System
I’ve referenced several times the good work that Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce is doing in predicting the … Read more
Court Delays Slowing Background Screening? Here’s What You Can Do
Everyone’s favorite employment background checks are the ones which sail through the process with no hitches — no criminal records or any other … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: What Did It Cost Your Last Applicant to Interview?
Here’s the premise: 1. Most of the best people who want to work are working. 2. You would prefer to hire someone who is working. 3. You (or the … Read more