I’ve been in the trenches long enough (with many of you, actually) to know there are so many issues demanding your immediate attention every day that … Read more
25 Ways That “No-recruit” Secret Agreements Can Damage Your Firm
This “think piece” is part of a series of articles I wrote to expand your thinking about strategic HR. If you haven’t seen it in the news lately, … Read more
January Job Growth: One Good Month, or Evidence Recovery is Growing?
Strike up the band. Break out the confetti. The market’s going to love this. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent and non-farm jobs grew by … Read more
Survey: Employee Referrals Are Really More Effective Than We Think
Employee referral programs may produce more hires — perhaps many more — than surveys would suggest. Over the years it has come to be accepted that the … Read more
Why Are We So Obsessed With Finding “Passive” Job Candidates?
Here’s a question that begs for a good answer: are we overdoing it with the search for passive job candidates, already? It’s something worth … Read more
Twitter Just Made The Greatest Recruiting Video of All Time
As a person who sees a ton of recruiting videos (and I just got done judging ERE’s Recruiting Excellence Awards so you can bet I’ve had my fill … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: How to Help Avoid Negligent Hiring Lawsuits
The first line of defense … is a good offense, and a good offense against negligent hiring lawsuits is your careful investigation of each employee’s … Read more
Want to Drive Change? Be Like Steve Jobs and Hire Pirates
Dollars to donuts, Fast Company is the best publication out their for anyone in the business world! They hit a home run in my book recently with the … Read more
Big Question After Monster Gets Battered: Where is Job Market Heading?
Monster is taking a battering on Wall Street after the company missed the earnings expectations of the financial markets and warned it may just break even … Read more
Tech Workers Reward the Personal Touch
Tech workers get an average of 23 recruiter inquiries a week — yes, a week, says a survey from TEKsystems, a global IT staffing and services firm. … Read more