When was the last time you applied to a job at your company? In other words, when was the last time you saw your company through a job candidate’s eyes? … Read more
Recruiting As Hand-to-Hand Combat
Sharpen your knives — let’s get ready to recruit! Most of my writings about recruiting revolve around my vivid imagination. I use this imagination … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The Top 10 Mistakes That Interviewers Make
10. Failing to create a job description How can you hire the best person for the job if you haven’t defined what “the best” is? In addition to listing … Read more
HR Basics: 4 Common Hiring Mistakes You Really Need to Avoid
Employees are one of the most important assets to a business, so that’s why hiring the right candidates is crucial to a business’ success. You want your … Read more
As Attitudes Shift, Companies Find That “Boomerangs” Are Coming Back
It used to be that being a “job hopper” was a bad thing. Employers wouldn’t touch someone who moved around a lot. And employees almost never wanted to go … Read more
New SHRM Survey Shows Growing Reach of Hiring From Social Media
Two-thirds of all companies have sourced new hires in the last year from social media. And, no surprise here, LinkedIn is the most popular site for making … Read more
Email Automation Tips to Increase Candidate Response Rates by @will_ducey
It’s 10am. Two weeks after the intake meeting with the hiring manager, and it happens: you receive an email asking when you think you will have … Read more
The Talent Gap: College Grads Are Not Getting the Skills Employers Want
About a third of all jobs in America require a college degree. Large numbers of people are going to college — over 23 million will be enrolled … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Are New Recruits Really That Hard to Find?
A recent study conducted by the folks at LinkedIn found that, for one-third (33 percent) of the people who’ve recently taken new jobs, it was also a career … Read more
How to: Write Email Subject Lines That Work
This post originally appeared on SocialTalent.co. Coupons, daily deal sites, newsletters, password resets, lead nurturing emails, social media … Read more