As reported recently in AARP The Magazine, Millennials (a group that comprises those now in their mid-teens to early 30’s) outnumber Baby Boomers by … Read more
ERE Chicago, Day 2: College Recruiting – It’s All About the Interns
When you see a conference session titled Straight from the Source: What’s Really on the Minds of the New Generations of Top Candidates, well, … Read more
ERE Chicago, Day 2: College Recruiting — It’s All About the Interns
When you see a conference session titled Straight from the Source: What’s Really on the Minds of the New Generations of Top Candidates, well, … Read more
When It Comes to Evaluating Candidates, Knowing Beats Guessing
Second of two parts If you want to learn whether HR is doing a good job screening candidates for critical job skills, ask the hiring manager. If he/she … Read more
ERE Chicago, Day 1: Looking For Answers – and Some Good Questions
Tuesday morning, at the opening keynote session of the Fall 2013 ERE Recruiting Conference & Expo in Chicago, kickoff speaker Ravin Jesuthasan, … Read more
Google, EY, Goldman Sachs, and PwC Top This Most-attractive Employers List
You may have heard this song before, but Google is atop a list of desired employers. After that comes, in order, Goldman Sachs, PwC, Microsoft, Apple, … Read more
Survey: Economic Worries Driving Even More Temp, Part-Time Hiring
U.S. firms are shifting away from hiring full-time, permanent workers, as worries over the fragility of the economy and the looming implementation of the … Read more
You May Not Think So, But You Really DO Use Tests When You Hire
First of two parts Two comedians are talking… “Do you test applicants?” “We don’t use tests.” “Oh. You hire everyone who applies?” “No … just the ones who … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Why Are So Many Managers Oblivious to the Obvious?
I wonder why so many business owners, hiring managers, and HR folks fail to do the simple, obvious things that lead to success? For instance: Why doesn’t … Read more
Fix the Top 5 Online Job Search Frustrations for Applicants
Brilliant people and companies simplify; others complicate. The evidence of this principle is all around us. Ebay simplified the garage sale; Google … Read more