On Monday, TechCrunch reported that RescueTime, a web-based time management and analytics tool for knowledge workers who want to be more efficient and … Read more
Facebook’s Tag Suggestions Raise HR Issues
Ever since Facebook started rolling out its facial recognition service — officially “Tag Suggestions” — a few months ago, pictures … Read more
Laser Focus Leads to Placements
As demand for our search and placement services started to pick up late last summer, I decided to focus intently on one huge task; increasing the … Read more
Santa to Recruiters: Are You Naughty or Nice to Candidates?
What do Santa Claus and job seekers have in common? Neither gets much respect from recruiters. Three months after applying to the last of the 100 Best … Read more
Survey Finds More Companies Credit-checking Candidates
Even as states and the U.S. EEOC are getting tougher — and talking tougher — on the use of credit checks, more employers are using them, says a … Read more
Why You Must Kick the Sourcing Habit
As many of you know — I announced it at the ERE Expo in San Diego — I’ve decided to bring recruiting back to recruiting. This is my new old … Read more
Is Your Organization Optimized? 8 Questions to Ask Yourself
Our country has gone from conversations about how to recruit and retain quality employees in a market with low unemployment just a few short years ago to … Read more
What Employers Look Up on Social Media Sites
Mostly what HR professionals are looking up online is pretty standard information about candidates, like LinkedIn recommendations. Fewer — but still … Read more
Talent Acquisition Steps That Enrage, Not Engage, Top Talent
Many employers place critical talent acquisition responsibilities into the hands of ill-equipped and oftentimes unprofessional individuals who step on … Read more
Getting Back to Basics
Recruiting is the kind of career that can be as big (or as small) as you want to make it. It’s not the kind of job you can major in at college — … Read more