When a company advertises a position, they are essentially painting a picture of what the future could look like for the candidates they are trying to … Read more
5 Elements to a Killer Job Ad
Despite the rapidly changing climate of online job searches, the job ad remains a valuable resource to recruiters. With steeper competition in the digital … Read more
Goldfish Have a Longer Attention Span than Job Candidates
A Microsoft study shows human attention spans to be eight seconds in our mobile-device-driven world. Goldfish have an attention span of nine seconds, … Read more
Candidate Research — The Critical Information That You Must Know About Your Recruiting Targets
It’s a sad fact that most of what we know about those who we are trying to hire (recruiting prospects and candidates) is anecdotal and historical. At the … Read more
If You Want a Great Workforce, Don’t Use These 5 Traditional Hiring Practices
Steve Jobs, the late CEO of Apple, famously said, The secret to my success is that we have gone to exceptional lengths to hire the best people in the … Read more
How to Make Your Job Postings More Effective
As staffing professionals, we spend the vast majority of our waking hours each day actively seeking qualified candidates to meet the needs of our clients. … Read more
Your Job Description Matters More Than You Think
Of people hired in the previous six months, the No. 1 activity was visiting an online job site. Candidates today are actively pursuing their next career … Read more
LinkedIn’s Coming Solution to the ‘Get Me More Like’ Problem
If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there, to paraphrase Lewis Carroll. Now that might have worked for Alice, but when your … Read more
Reflections of a Compensation Pro: Things I’ve Seen That Drive Me a Little Nuts
I’ve worked in Compensation my entire career. Spent most of it in Corporate America and now, for a bunch of years, as a global consultant. I love … Read more
Stop Ignoring Job Analysis
Why ignore job analysis — a choice that costs dearly, with no offsetting benefits? SHRM characterizes job analysis as the “foundation of all HR … Read more