By Jennifer Prosek I rarely read a resume from the top down. Of course, I’ll look at the candidate’s most recent employment line and scan his … Read more
Publicity You Can’t Buy: How The Ladders Ad Has People in a Tizzy
Monkeys, shirtless men, and come-hither women. What’s HR coming to? CareerBuilder’s monkeys have the animal rights people in a tizzy, while the latter … Read more
Is Employee Loyalty and Longevity Really All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
Loyalty is a virtue until it stings you. If anything has changed more drastically in the last several decades, it’s the disappearance of employee and … Read more
How to Help Employees Communicate Better With Their Health Providers
“Despite the fading of paternalism and the awakening of patient autonomy, there is a power imbalance between physicians and patients, with patients … Read more
Workplace Financial Stress: A Major Cause of Health Problems
With the economy still on shaky ground, many employees are understandably worried about their jobs and their finances. Unfortunately, stressing over work … Read more
This Year’s Trends in the World of Pre-Employment Testing
As a technology lover and futurist, I spend time at each new year thinking about the trends shaping the future. It’s cool to look across my experiences in … Read more
Weekly Wrap: 75,000 Applicants at Google, Sick Pay Abuse, Speaking “Literally”
Sometimes, I find that the questions are far more interesting than the answers. Here’s one, for example: How does Google (or any other company for that … Read more
New Cost Per Hire Standard: Time to Weigh In With Your Opinion
Cost of hire is one of the most elementary of recruiting metrics. Yet if you’ve ever tried to do the math, you’ve discovered just how … Read more
Taleo Deals for Canadian Talent Acquisition Company Cytiva
Cytiva, the Canadian talent acquisition technology company, is being acquired by Taleo. The $11 million (Canadian; $11.1 million U.S.) deal is expected to … Read more
Want to Get Promoted? You Need a Dose of Executive Presence
My recent webinar on executive presence drew record breaking participation. Why are so many people interested in this topic? Here’s why: People want … Read more