Apparently, the new marketing message for Talent Acquisition technology that I’m seeing here at the HR Tech Conference in Las Vegas is to call … Read more
Be A Beacon of Light Instead of Another Black Hole
As the national employment numbers continue to improve, job seekers across the country unfortunately still express frustration over the lack of … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Is Your List Why People Should Want to Work For You Like This One?
I’m always encouraging employers everywhere to research and write their own Top 10 lists of the reasons why everyone should want to work for their … Read more
Five Clear Signs You Really Shouldn’t Make That Job Offer
If I have learned anything at all in my HR/recruiting career, it’s that everyone has an opinion on what makes a good hire. If you ask 100 people to give … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Cover Letters Are Out, But Facebook Is in
A recent article on Bloomberg.com cites a study of hiring managers Chicago-based consulting firm Addison Group that found that: Only 18 percent of hiring … Read more
The Trick in Managing Hiring Managers Who Just Won’t Hire From a “Pile of One”
Almost every single week of my life for the last 20 years, I’ve had to deal with an issue that just seems to never go away. It didn’t matter if I was in an … Read more
CareerBuilder Forecasts Strong Hiring Trend For Remainder of 2015
Job growth may have slowed in August and September, and staffing’s outlook is less robust than it has been, but CareerBuilder says this fourth quarter … Read more
Is that College Degree Really Necessary?
The recent stories about Ernst & Young deemphasizing college performance as a hiring criterion and the even-more-important case of CapGemini now hiring … Read more
Raiding Volkswagen: It’s Always OK to Take Talent From a Company in Trouble
Unless you have had your head in the sand, you are aware that Volkswagen is in serious trouble because it appears that it tampered with pollution control … Read more
A New Way to Source Tech Candidates: Pay Them
Would you pay $100 to talk with a tech professional about a job? Lane Campbell and his co-founders in June believe enough recruiters will that … Read more