When undecided voter Katherine Fenton took the mike during the second 2012 presidential debate, she had no idea that the answer to her question would spark … Read more
CareerBuilder’s “Big Data” Can Help You Recruit Smarter, While It Transforms the Job Board Industry
It’s impossible to find an HR conference, a business magazine, or a recruiting site — especially this one — that isn’t talking … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: 4 Simple Things to Remember About Proactive Hiring
Question: Why is it so hard to convince owners and hiring managers to be proactive when it comes to hiring? Is it because they just don’t know how to do … Read more
Next Year’s Recruiting Headlines, Trends, and Next Practices
If you are going to be strategic, you must be forward looking. Obviously forward-looking people stay aware of current trends. I’ve written extensively on … Read more
9 Ways HR & Recruiting Technology Will Evolve in Next 4 Years
Soon enough, we’ll have an idea of what the next four years at the White House will look like. But technology is a bit harder to predict — and four … Read more
The 3 Most Hated Interview Questions – and How You Can Juice Them Up
When you’re asking interview questions day in and day out, it’s easy to fall into a rut. Even the most intuitive and engaging hiring managers may find … Read more
Yes, There Are No Shortcuts in Learning How to Recruit
I learned how to recruit the old fashioned way: someone handed me a pile of applications at the candy company and said, “Find someone for third shift.” … Read more
Facebook’s Billion Dollar Question: Will Candidates Buy Into Mobile?
Last week, Facebook announced that they had gone from zero dollars in mobile advertising revenue to $1.09 billion. When I heard Facebook CEO Mark … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: What Kind of Person Can You Get for $13 Per Hour?
Below is a recruitment ad published in the New York City edition of Craigslist. Really not a lot of skill required. Not really a great ad. One positive: it … Read more
When It Comes to Talent Management, It’s Just a Zero Sum Game
There is a mathematical concept called Zero-Sum Game, and it is says basically where one person, organization, etc. will gain, there is an equal loss by … Read more