RecruitiFi is one of many new companies (see the bottom of this post) that you may not know of yet, one that wants you to send out listings for jobs to a … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: 3 Timely Management Tips Worth Remembering
Here are three timely tips: We need to stop training employees and instead start developing them. (We train animals; we develop people. ) Employees need to … Read more
Whole Foods Hit With Class Action Over Background Screening Process
Whole Foods Market was just inducted into a growing club where no one wants to be a member. The giant food retailer is the latest target of a class action … Read more
“Labor Buyer’s Market” Helps Keep Temp Worker Growth Flat in 2013
Temp labor reached new heights last year as employers ratcheted up the use of contract workers ending the year with 2.8 million temp employees, a 7.9 … Read more
How “Friends of the Firm” Referrals Can Widen Your Talent Network
There is a story in The Wall Street Journal recently about an emerging recruiting trend where traditional employee referral programs are being expanded to … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Getting (and Giving) References Made Easy
Most of us have simply given up on trying to get meaningful references on job applicants. From frustrating experiences calling applicants’ former employers … Read more
The Seahawks Showed It Pays to Hire People With a Chip on Their Shoulder
“It gives you more of a college environment, because guys are having fun. It is pretty cool. But I did sense that guys were hungry. I would say that the … Read more
What Should You Say When Messaging a Candidate?
Following up on a discussion on response rates that I started about a year ago, I would like to share some new insights. The data is based on 543 … Read more
January Report Shows Another Month of Disappointing Job Growth
The U.S. grew jobs at a disappointing pace in January, the second consecutive month that hiring came in far below what economists were expecting. The U.S. … Read more
Video Interviewing — No, It’s Not a Big Luxury Any More
In an old DirectTV commercial, a man with a Russian accent sits in his giant, gold-filled house. “Opulence, I has it,” he declares, staring lovingingly at … Read more