Late-night comedians will have a field day with the October jobs report released in the U.S. today — shut down the government and job creation … Read more
Are Your Job Listings Trying to Tell You Something?
Put yourself in your prospective employee’s shoes. What would make you apply for the job you’re listing? Are you looking for a title, more money, or career … Read more
Three Far-Too-Common Mistakes With Social Media Recruiting
With every best practice in social media recruiting, come countless other pretenders that deliver poor results. Failure is nothing to fear though, if all … Read more
Putting Candidates to the Test: Serious Challenges For a Serious Business
After being in business as long as I have, I’ve learned that if you put job candidates to the test, the best ones will rise to the challenge. I learned … Read more
5 Quick Tips to Help Recruiters and Sourcers Increase Candidate Response Rates
With the evolution of the sourcing role, candidate engagement is no longer left to recruiters. In fact, a recent SourceCon survey discovered that 79% of … Read more
Blunt Analyst Report Says That Marketing on Facebook Doesn’t Work
Described as “damning,” “scathing,” and “brutal,” a Forrester report says Facebook is all but useless as a marketing tool, bluntly declaring “Facebook is … Read more
Tech Job Growth Is Slowing, But Tech Workers Are Still Hard to Find
Numbers from the TechAmerica Foundation and a count of online job postings over the summer suggest there is a slowdown in tech hiring. Online tech job … Read more
The Top Reasons You Probably End Up Hiring Mediocre Interns
Not all interns are cut from the same mold. Some are fueled by their passion and flawlessly execute tasks with a smile on their face, while others tend to … Read more
Hiring Horrors: 4 Lessons We Can Learn From Scary Movies
With Halloween around the corner, it might be time to admit hiring can be downright scary. You want to find the best people for your company before the … Read more
Is the World Full of Slackers, or Do I Just Suck at Hiring?
It’s easy to make hiring decisions, but it’s significantly harder to make good hiring decisions. Suppose a man named Bob interviews with your company. He … Read more