Every recruiter, whether you are a contingency headhunter or an in-house corporate recruiter, wants to pride themselves on their ability to “close” deals. … Read more
USCIS Will Start Accepting H-1B Visa Petitions on April 2
By Jessica Cook On Monday, April 2, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting FY 2013 H-1B cap-subject petitions for … Read more
What Do YOU Do When You Let Bad Hire Worse?
If I could take all of my HR education, My SPHR and 20 years of experience and boil it down to this one piece of advice, it would be this: Bad Hires Worse. … Read more
How to Measure Cultural Fit Up, Down, and Sideways
Here’s a link to a Forbes magazine article that was pushed to me last month (January 27, 2012) by LinkedIn Today, highlighting why 46% of all new hires … Read more
Goood Stuff and Those Office Romance Reports
Walk into any workplace and what’s in the air? Besides the burnt popcorn. We mean that other thing. That sweet scent of romance. Yes dear reader, … Read more
Programmer Nesting Rituals
I just read that the average Silicon Valley tech salary is over $100,000. I’ve seen starting salaries for CS graduates come pretty close to the magical … Read more
Transform HR Into a Revenue-Impact Function to Increase Your Strategic Impact
Note: I’m writing this “think piece” as part of a series of articles designed to expand your thinking about strategic HR. HR and talent management … Read more
Invest in Your Candidates
Recruiters often think that their sole clients are their hiring managers. Oftentimes, those same recruiters end up having their “star” candidates decline … Read more
The Best of The Fordyce Letter 2011, #1 — I “FIRED” My Candidate…and Still Closed $27k
Editor’s note: Brian Kevin Johnston’s article was the most popular article on The Fordyce Letter in 2011. It originally ran in March. I “fired” … Read more
The Best of SourceCon 2011, #1 — How I Made 3 Hires In 6 Weeks With Twitter
Editor’s note: this article by Megan Hopkins was the most popular article on SourceCon in 2011. It originally ran in July. Confessions of a Twitter … Read more