With the worst of the recession behind, employers are again turning to outside recruiters for help filling their more challenging positions. In the annual … Read more
Want to Reach Tomorrow’s Leaders? You Need a Multi-Channel Approach
To reach tomorrow’s corporate leaders, companies today not only need to have robust career sites, but they need to be as multi-channel today as are the … Read more
If You’re Recruiting, Source of Hire Is Taking on Even More Importance
Along with Quality of Hire, Source of Hire is starting to take center stage in the talent acquisition world. The annual report tracking and analyzing … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: It’s Foolish to Worry About the War For Talent in 2020
What the workforce will look like in 2020, 2030, or 2050 doesn’t really matter. The numbers are interesting, but how much will they really affect your … Read more
Job Board TheLadders Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Calling It a “Scam”
Job board TheLadders is being sued in New York federal court in a class-action consumer lawsuit alleging that for years it falsely claimed it offered only … Read more
Are You Googling Job Candidates? When You Do, Everyone Loses
Years ago, I asked HR professionals to stop Googling candidates. In short, it is dumb and lazy. It is an unreliable and invalid way of discerning a … Read more
Manpower Survey Shows That Q2 Hiring Plans Look to Be Stable
U.S. employers continue to take a measured but optimistic approach to hiring plans for Q2 2013, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. … Read more
You May Be Slamming the Door on the Next Gates, Branson, or Jobs
With the astronomical jobless rate and the skyrocketing cost of four-year college, many are questioning the value and validity of a bachelor’s degree. As a … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: 2 Big World-Changing Words In Recruiting – “What If?”
What if …? These two little words can change your world. They can even change the whole world. By asking yourself, “What if…,” you unlock the key to your … Read more
I’ll Say It Again: We Need to Get Rid of Resumes and Job Descriptions
As some of you may know, I think the continued use of traditional, skills-infested job descriptions prevents companies from hiring the best talent … Read more