Does this sound familiar? You are having a great conversation with a “rock star” candidate who has applied for one of your positions. You share the details … Read more
Pennsylvania Becomes the Latest State to Require E-Verify
By Kim Kiel Thompson The Public Works Employment Verification Act, signed into law on July 5, 2012, requires all contractors and subcontractors on … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Should You Worry About Training Your Competition?
By Mel Kleiman Many small business owners and managers worry about hiring and training someone who could later join the competition, or even compete with … Read more
4 Annoying Ways to Follow Up After an Interview
Jenny Foss (@JobJenny) had a good article over at Forbes recently — 4 Non-Annoying Ways to Follow Up After an Interview — where she gave some … Read more
Building a Road Map: The Best Way to Help New Hires Succeed
Achievement is a relative thing; you don’t feel like you’ve achieved something until you feel like you’ve reached your potential. You need to have a clear … Read more
Most-Advertised Jobs: It’s Nurses (Of Course), But Truck Drivers, Too
Job ads don’t necessarily translate into jobs, but they do provide a look at where and for what employers are seeking candidates. In June, says Wanted … Read more
Stop Doing Searches Over Again
I have three big recruiting rules I suggest every external and corporate recruiter follow if they want to make more placements with better candidates. … Read more
Facebook Decides to Jump Into the Job Board Business
According to Dow Jones Newswires, Facebook will be launching their own jobs board as soon as August. The effort would be the social network’s first serious … Read more
Survey: Over 90% of Companies Will Use Social Media Recruiting This Year
When you look to recruit this year, you’ll almost certainly be looking at social media as one of your methods for getting the word out. That’s what the … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: How to Play the Hiring Game – And How Both Sides Can Win
It takes two teams to play the hiring game and each team has a different, but similar, objective: The hiring side wants to hire the best person for the … Read more