Fast-growing, Fortune 500 IT services firm Cognizant is trying something new in recruiting: Twitter chats. Cognizant (which has two talent-acquisition … Read more
Jobvite Survey Finds Employer Branding (and Social Media) Are Both Pretty Big
Jobvite’s annual Recruiter Nation Survey is out this week. In its eighth year, the survey was conducted in July 2015 and completed by 1,404 recruiting and … Read more
Talent Mobility, Fee Discounting Putting Pressure On European Search
The world is changing faster than it used to. Most industries are undergoing dramatic change at the moment. As service providers of virtually all … Read more
Passive is Passé – Executives Say Active Job Seekers Make the Best Candidates
Recruiters may favor passive candidates, but C-suite executives say their best candidates are those actively looking for a job. Overwhelmingly, they find … Read more
Two Tactics To Train Telehirers To Hire You
Listening isn’t a natural response. It’s particularly unnatural for the people you need to have listen most — hiring authorities. You … Read more
The War on Talent Isn’t Easing, But More Are Looking For “Their Next Opportunity”
LinkedIn just released its 2015 Talent Trends report, compiling responses from more than 1,600 professionals in the United States and Canada. Here is a … Read more
Talent Acquisition Professionals: What U.S. Hiring Trends Mean for You
LinkedIn just released its 2015 Talent Trends report, compiling responses from more than 1,600 professionals in the U.S. and Canada. Here is a quick … Read more
Your Application Process Is Broken – and 4 More Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Ignore
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