If you like someone when you first meet, you maximize their positives and minimize their negatives. If you don’t like someone, you maximize their … Read more
CareerBuilder Issues Optimistic Hiring Forecast
Calling it the “most optimistic fourth quarter projection since 2007,” CareerBuilder said this morning that 26 percent of employers expect to … Read more
Looking For Passive Candidates? Active Job Seekers Are Where Its At
Attend any recruiting conference, or read just about any recruiting blog and you’ll find a steady drumbeat about passive candidates: Why they’re better; … Read more
5 Reasons Every Job Description Will Have A Social Network Built Around It
In 2012, more than 90 percent of companies will use social media recruiting in some way. But only 73 percent have successfully hired someone via social … Read more
Ex-Cons: People to Avoid Hiring, or a Great Source of Untapped Labor?
You know that guy who used to boost cars around your neighborhood? Maybe he’d really excel as the service manager for your car dealership. Yes, it sounds … Read more
Hire Candidates With These 5 Traits — or Prepare to Perish
Take 30 seconds to read this passage from this year’s Global CEO Study from IBM. You’ll find it either unsettling or reassuring based on your recruiting … Read more
Tired of H-1B Visa Problem, Microsoft Puts Its Money Where It’s Mouth Is
Who says you can’t throw money at a problem? Faced with the chronic issue of too few H-1B visas and the unwillingness of Congress or the Obama … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: How to Stay Objective During the Hiring Process
Your brain is a powerful instrument. Ask it for reasons why you should hire someone and it will respond with things like: She’s smart. He made a great … Read more
Everyone Loves a Passive, but We Hire Mostly Actives
Attend any recruiting conference, or read just about any recruiting blog, and you’ll find a steady drumbeat about passive candidates: Why … Read more
Have a Cup O’Joe Whilst You (Very) Deep Background Your Candidate
Background checks have been in the news this week. CareerBuilder says 51 percent of employers have hired people with criminal records. At our sister site, … Read more