It is 5 p.m. on a Friday in Austin, Texas and I have just received an urgent email from a recruiter on my team who needs to discuss a new position and … Read more
Passive Talent Attraction in 30 Minutes per Week
I talk to recruiters and sourcers every day. When I talk about the benefits of leveraging social media and content curation, I get the exact same response … Read more
The Evergreen Advantage: Why It’s Smart to Always Be Recruiting
As the war for talent continues, it’s time for recruiting leaders and hiring managers to shift to more creative and innovative recruiting solutions. A bold … Read more
12 More Critical Issues With Diversity Recruiting Today
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