Hiring the right person is all about making the best choice and there is a new book out called Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work. When … Read more
Weekly Wrap: More Employers Finding Negative Candidate Info Online
A long time ago, in what feels like a galaxy far, far away, I was a young editor at a large daily metropolitan newspaper working as a “systems … Read more
Survey: Social Networks Are Becoming Priority in Finding Skilled Workers
America’s recruiting leaders say their top priority this year is finding and hiring highly skilled workers, and the places they’re turning to find them … Read more
The No. 1 Thing That Job Seekers Really Do Wrong
I was asked recently by a job seeker: “How do I zero in positions that I’m qualified for and, those that I will be challenged by?” (and a shout out to … Read more
The Hidden Job Market is Alive, But the Skills Gap Is As Well
Last week I wrote about matching the number of job openings to the number of unemployed people by industry. The numbers were arresting. I used data from … Read more
What Your High School Crush Teaches You About Recruiting Talent
When I was about 15 years old I discovered something that would change my way of thinking about attracting talent forever: my first high school love. We’ve … Read more
Why You Need to Make HR Your Ally in the Hiring Process
Almost every training class, seminar and professional group I’ve attended has warned that human resources departments are the recruiter’s obstacle. They … Read more
Google’s Odd Interview Questions? They’re “A Complete Waste of Time”
You may have suspected that those peculiar interview brainteasers made famous by Google, Microsoft, and enough other companies that Glassdoor is able to … Read more
5 Recruitment Myths Debunked
Let’s get right at it: Recruitment is recruitment is recruitment false. One size doesn’t fit all. Just ask Cinderella’s step sisters. Recruitment … Read more
High Impact Hiring: The Game Changing Value of LeBron James
By Dr. John Sullivan In case you missed it, LeBron James recently led his Miami Heat team to win their second straight championship out of three straight … Read more