Second of two parts Last week (in The 10 Biggest Problems With Diversity Recruiting Today) I highlighted how a weak business case, not being data-driven, … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Engagement Stats Show We’re Not Getting Anywhere
Look at the co-worker to your left. Now, to your right. At least one of them hates their job. Maybe you do, too. According to a recent Gallup survey of 5.4 … Read more
The 10 Biggest Problems With Diversity Recruiting Today
First of two parts In case you missed it, there was a great deal of publicity generated recently when Google’s Laszlo Bock recently opened up and … Read more
Post-Recession, Will HR Still Embrace the Lean, Agile Approach?
Of all the professions put through the wringer of the Great Recession, few have emerged as different as human resources. While HR fared well on average … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: “Experience Needed.” Oh Really?
Count yourself as fortunate if you’re NOT among the scores of employers desperately searching to fill the nationwide shortages of truck drivers, nurses, … Read more
From 42 Floors, Turnaround is Fair Play
Tired of those annoying calls from persistent recruiters who want your business and call, and call, and, you know, keep calling? Darren Nix, a founder … Read more
College Career Fairs Are Obsolete
Perhaps I’m being a bit unfair. There are plenty of legitimate reasons for companies to attend college career fairs (where else will all those free pens … Read more
4 Early Stage Startups for Sourcers and Recruiters to Explore
SourceCon readers tend to be early adopters and lovers of new technology. Below are 4 new startups that might prove valuable to tech savvy talent … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Everything You Do (or Don’t Do) Reflects on Your Brand
The No. 1 complaint of job applicants is the unresponsiveness of potential employers. Applicants jump through all the required hoops and then aren’t even … Read more
My Obligatory Zappos Post
OK, everybody is talking about it, so I guess we’ll weigh in as well. Zappos recently announced that they were going to stop posting jobs. HR … Read more