I had a chance to meet with Maury Hanigan of Sparc (formerly Match-Click) at Talent Tech Labs in New York. Her company produces a solution for creating … Read more
5 Really Good Reasons to Consider Temporary Employees
When a position opens in your company, it’s easy to fall into the same routines to fill it. For some, it’s putting an ad on a job site or posting about the … Read more
Tests Are Better at Hiring Than You
When hiring managers and recruiters use their discretion to overrule the results of assessment tests, their hires do less well than workers selected … Read more
There’s Only Two Real Criteria to Judge Job Seekers On
If you’re out looking for a job it usually feels like you’re being judged on every little thing you do, have done or potentially will do in the future. … Read more
How the Best Recruiters Prepare Candidates for Sendouts
If you’re sending candidates to interviews and they’re not getting hired, it may be that your hiring manager could use help with their interview skills and … Read more
You Can Take This to the Bank: Candidates LOVE to Get Calls About Jobs
If I hear one more person tell me that candidates don’t like phone calls, I’m going to shove a phone up your … I’m not the smartest cat, but I know a … Read more
10 Strange Ways That Applicants Botch Their Job Interview
By Eric B. Meyer Flushing the toilet during an interview? Well, at least it was a phone interview. Hey, one thing you guys know about me is that I’m all … Read more
Why Does It Take Forever to Fill a Job Requisition?
One of the most important facts you need to embrace in 2016 is that it will take you forever to fill a requisition. There are a ton of reasons. No matter … Read more
Stop Being Tactical; Aim To Be Strategic (Part 3 of a 5-part Series on Upping the Ante on Talent Acquisition)
This is the third article in a series (part 1, part 2) on how to redefine recruitment. The author, a veteran recruiting leader within several global … Read more
Good Candidate Prep Is More Than Interview Tips
For most practitioners in our industry, the purpose of preparing a candidate for a meeting with a client is to improve their interviewing skills, provide … Read more