Even though we are in an economic down cycle and unemployment in the U.S. is hovering around 10%, recruiters are still struggling to find people with the … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Jobs That Won’t Get Outsourced, and Rock Hard Abs or Work-Life Balance?
You don’t hear as much about outsourcing these days – and that’s a relief for anyone like me who has had the unmitigated joy of getting routed to a United … Read more
Just What the Heck is “RPO,” Anyway?
RPO is the latest HR industry buzz word (or if you’re nit-picky, buzz acronym; it stands for recruitment process outsourcing). All the cool kids are … Read more
What’s 2011 Going to Bring?
John Smith began 2010 with the hope that hiring would ramp up slowly over the year and that he would be able to re-establish his crackerjack sourcing team … Read more
I Hope the EEOC Listened: Employment Credit Reports Have Value
This week, the EEOC held hearings to “explore” whether employers should be allowed to review a job applicant’s credit report before making a hiring … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Top Job Creators, a Deadly Employee, and “The Office” Goes to India
I know the calendar may not agree, but it’s easy see that the Fall season is finally here. Yes, it’s not officially Fall until September 21, but here in … Read more
Why You Can’t Take a Hands-Off Attitude With Contingent Workers
Have you heard the one about the contractor who used their position to defraud a company’s clients? This may sound like the opening of a joke, but if … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Workplace of Fear, Suing FedEx, and $150 Jobs in India
It’s been a hot summer — a record-setting one, if you live in New York — but we turn the corner after this long Labor Day weekend and … Read more
Have Your Problem Employee Removed and Get a T-Shirt
What does it mean when a recruiter in Texas announces a line of recruiter fashion and another one in Santa Monica launches a website offering … Read more
The Evolution of HR: Building Talent Management Around Your Product
We had a popular discussion this week about HR’s seat at the table that sparked some ideas in my head about how HR continues to evolve and change and … Read more