Here’s the premise: 1. Most of the best people who want to work are working. 2. You would prefer to hire someone who is working. 3. You (or the … Read more
3 Good Reasons You Should Re-Hire Someone You Fired
There is an unwritten HR law that needs to be addressed. This law states: “If you fire an employee, at no time in the history of mankind should you hire … Read more
Recruiting Goes Mainstream With Reality TV, Exposing Tech Divide Between Corporate and Executive Recruiters
With more than 11.8 million unemployed Americans (and millions more globally) it only makes sense for anything recruiting or hiring-related to get a lot of … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: One Way to Make Better Decisions
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