To fill their toughest healthcare and tech jobs, the nation’s employers are increasingly turning to staffing firms for help. Research firm WANTED … Read more
Long Job Descriptions and Titles Can Hurt You. And So Can Short Ones
Marketing is recruiting’s next frontier. If you’re a marketer, you’re trying to generate a lead or a sale, so you dedicate a tremendous … Read more
What do #SXSW, Startup Biz Dev, & Sourcing have in Common? by @7Recruiter
Editor’s Note: ERE’s Joshua Jones spent this week at SXSW Interactive in Austin where he was playing with new technology and mixing with those who create … Read more
Why Career Fairs Need a Makeover
Career fairs are doomed, or are they? When recently researching the topic as a co-author of the upcoming Handbook of Human Resources Management, I realized … Read more
Why We Need to Put an End to the “War For Talent”
When resources are vital but scarce, our basic instincts lead us to provoke a conflict, to fight, and to go to war in order to claim it all for our own … Read more
When It Comes to Big Data, Don’t Forget the Human Element
Big data and people analytics are two of the hottest topics in recruitment this year, but for employers yet to explore the world of HR technology, the … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Yes, There Really IS a Good Side of Turnover
The goal is not to eliminate turnover, but to manage it. Not all turnover is bad. Without turnover, an organization will stagnate. The challenge is to … Read more
A Growing Question: Just How Effective is Big Data in Hiring?
Big data is transforming the information world at an alarming rate. It’s no surprise that the data being collected, sliced, sorted, and sold is being used … Read more
Podcast: LinkedIn; Zappos; Personalized Career Sites; Job Boards, and More
Why candidates aren’t completing the application process. What’s up with Zappos and its “no more more job descriptions” program. … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: In Case You Don’t Know It, Attitude Is Everything
Most managers hire for skillset and hope for mindset. Therefore, only 9 percent of all new hires fail because they cannot do the job. However, it also … Read more