Quick — what’s the question most job candidates hate to hear coming? How about “What are your salary expectations?” Receiving a job offer with a fabulous … Read more
Survey Shows 4-Year High in Employer Hiring Confidence
U.S. employers report a boost in confidence as the percentage of employers planning to add staff reaches a four-year high, according to the latest Manpower … Read more
Why a 93% Employment Rate is Pretty Damn Good
I don’t know about you, but I think having a 93 percent employment rate is pretty damn good! Take this little test: Pick any profession or trade – even … Read more
Temp Worker Hiring is Growing 5X Faster Than the Overall Economy
With the addition of 25,600 temp workers to the nation’s payroll in May, there are now more workers employed as temps than at any time since before the … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: How Performance Reviews Help With Structured Interviews
If you have a performance review form, you have a structured interview form And, if you have a GREAT performance review form, you also have a GREAT … Read more
The No. 1 Reason Why Summer Interns Suck
I get pimped constantly to write about companies and their products and I rarely do. It’s not that I don’t like the companies, products or people – but … Read more
Building a Future Workforce, or Why Teens Need Summer Jobs
A close friend of my wife invited us to a celebration of her daughter’s high school graduation. Jenna’s a great kid who did very well in school and was … Read more
Social Media Recruiting Beyond Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
Recruiters have nailed the big three of social media: LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, but going beyond the big three is the next step. Some of us were … Read more
Stop Fooling With Candidates and Respond to Their Applications
Applying for a job and never hearing back from the company is like asking someone to marry you and having the person simply look over your shoulder, as if … Read more
Background-checking Companies Taking on the Employee Side of the Process
At least a couple of companies, neither too well known yet, have a different take on a background check: they’re having job candidates take a turn in … Read more