Paralleling the national average wage growth, tech workers saw their pay rise just 1.9 percent last year to an average of $89,450 annually, more than twice … Read more
Can You Reject an Applicant For Falsifying Their Job Application?
Most job candidates know that falsifying a job application is grounds for being denied employment. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always stop them from doing … Read more
Should It Be Candidates First, Employees Second and Customers Third?
The candidate experience is a growing priority. Between 2013 and 2014, organizations increased their amount of focus on building strong relationships with … Read more
Passive Candidates? They Aren’t Passive or Candidates, Either
Using the term “passive candidate” is just wrong for so many reasons. First, these recruiting targets haven’t applied for anything, so they can’t be … Read more
Interviewing to Death: A Bad Practice That Crushes a Candidate’s Spirit
Editor’s Note: Readers frequently ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. “Death by interview” is the harsh but … Read more
Reeling in the Big Tuna by @WillRecruits
One of my favorite things in the world to do is to go deep-sea fishing. I don’t go often enough, but every time I go, I am reminded of how much I like to … Read more
6 Problems with Job Interviews Today (And How to Fix Them)
What’s wrong with job interviews today? Too much. In fact, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey of more than 6,000 global hiring managers, more than … Read more
A Candidate Bill of Rights? Good HR Pros Can Handle Applicants Right
Back in November 2010, Monster.com asked me to write a post on a hot topic at that time — a “Candidate Bill of Rights.” Needless to say, I’m … Read more
SimplyHired’s Top Employer Brands: Interesting, But Not Your Typical List
Job search engine SimplyHired has come up with a way to measure the interaction between job seeker and employer job postings — their Employer Brand … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: A New Job Is a Really Big Deal – For Them AND You
Whether it’s a first job, the tenth job, or a promotion (even a lateral one), a new job is a big deal. That’s why a new employee’s first day is … Read more