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
I Want You to Show Us Your Recruiting Innovations
You may have missed the announcement about the reimagined Recruiting Innovation Summit on ERE.net (ERE Media is TLNT’s parent company). This May … Read more
January Visitors Surge as Indeed.com Now Is the Most Trafficked Job Site
What’s the most trafficked website by Americans searching for a job? Turns out it’s Indeed. Last month, says comScore, the web traffic … Read more
Stop Hanging Up! Why the Candidate Experience Really DOES Matter
I had to make one of those dreaded calls to customer service. All attempts to solve the problem online were blocked, so I dialed the number – which was not … Read more