If you spend enough time in HR land (real or virtual), you’ll inevitably hear this question: “Should I ask why I didn’t get the job?” My answer to this … Read more
The Mobile Secret to Recruiting Passive Job Seekers
You want to hear a secret? Many employed people are spending a significant portion of each day at work researching additional job opportunities. A recent … Read more
Use the Old Recruiting Tools You Were Given
Recruitment is simple. Organizations should have one defined objective — to locate, attract, and hire top talent. However, we have made talent … Read more
Hiring Slows in August as More Unemployed Give Up Looking
There’s discouraging news on the employment front as the U.S. government says only 169,000 jobs were added in August. Although lower than what most … Read more
Survey: Most Recruiters Who Use Social Media Use LinkedIn
If you need any more evidence that LinkedIn is the sourcing tool of choice, then look to this new Jobvite survey on social media recruiting, which says 94 … Read more
Why Won’t Recruiters Get Real About the Skills Gap?
Anywhere that people are talking about talent, someone is bound to mention the skills gap. What is the skills gap? Simply put, the skills gap is the … Read more
When It Comes to the Voice of the Candidate, Is Anyone Listening?
Vendor survey results, reports, and white papers are self-serving. We know that, right? But vendor survey results, reports and white papers can also be … Read more
Three Hiring Takeaways From the Miss America Pageant
Since 1921, every year the crown has been perched atop the head of a new Miss America. Despite the many changes in our society since the pageant started, … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: What If You Could See the Applicant’s Last Evaluation?
The headline above was the subject line of an email I received recently. I know most of us would answer, “That would be great.” Interestingly enough, I … Read more
That New Post-College SAT? Just Another Way to Hire by the Numbers
As long as I have been in business, hiring managers have been trying to pin a magic number on job candidates in the hope it will indicate future job … Read more