Recruiting questions from hell that most recruiting leaders can’t answer May I suggest that this may be the most thought-provoking recruiting article that … Read more
4 Incredibly Common Hiring Mistakes — and How to Prevent Them
Hiring right is one of the most important decisions a company can make. Hire the right person and you increase productivity and retention. Hire the wrong … Read more
How to Attract Developers by Speaking Their Language, Literally by @SourceBreaker
A quick and effective way of engaging techies is to talk to them in their language. While this may sound complex, I promise it’s not! You can learn … Read more
Hiring is Getting Harder: Time-to-Fill Average at Highest Level in 15 Years
The national time-to-fill average rose in February to the highest level in 15 years. Sponsored by the career sites publisher Dice Holdings, the Dice-DFH … Read more
Coding and Cupcakes? Here’s Why We Need More Women in Tech
Last month at the SelectUSA Investment Summit, Google’s Eric Schmidt posed the question: There’s something about the tech culture, the way we approach it, … Read more
How to Get Better Information From Hiring Managers
I asked the question — open-ended, curious, and fearless — setting the stage for an answer with little information. It was the wrong question to begin with … Read more
Fixing the Hiring Process: Getting More Women Involved Would Help
The New York Times had an article regarding hiring practices and succession practices at Google, and God knows if Google is doing it, it must be important … Read more
Here’s Why We Need to Pay Higher Referral Fees For Diverse Candidates
I know a ton of HR Pros right now who have been charged by their organizations to go out and “diversify” their workforce. By “diversify,” I’m not talking … Read more
Employee Retention: It’s Really a Workplace “Stickiness” Problem
“People just don’t stick around like they used to.” How often have you heard that phrase in terms of employee retention goals, usually coupled with … Read more
Employers Turning to Agencies to Fill In-Demand Jobs
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