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
Employee Referral Programs: If You’re Not Mobile, You’re Missing Out
The recruitment world has come a long way in the past few years. From using innovative hiring techniques to social recruiting, gaining the best candidates … Read more
Worst Job Interview Ever? Maybe These Interview Blunders Can Top it
By Eric B. Meyer I heard this story once about a law-school graduate who was looking for his first job out of school. He applied to several local … Read more
8 Great Talent Management Takeaways From the Super Bowl
A couple years back I was asked to outline “the future of talent management” in a talk at Google headquarters. Then as now, I predicted that the future of … Read more