In more 10 years in the staffing industry in various operational, managerial, and corporate roles and in different countries, I have interviewed, coached, … Read more
Are You Hiring Real Rock Stars, or Just Pop Stars?
It seems like everywhere you look these days, people are aspiring to be rock stars. Can you give a killer slide presentation? Then you’re a PowerPoint rock … Read more
March Jobs Report Shows a Clear “Slowing in the Pace of Job Growth”
The U.S. economy added 120,000 jobs in March, the smallest gain since October and well below what economists predicted. However, unemployment unexpectedly … Read more
The “Firster” Challenge: Managing First-Time Employees So They Last
First of two parts By Mark Sanborn and Eric Chester After graduating from college, Eric started his career as a high school business teacher and coach. … Read more
Is Facebook Finally Getting Serious About Its Search Function?
One of the biggest frustrations for recruiters and HR pros has to be the walled garden that is Facebook. While its people search capability being called … Read more
5 Ways the New War For Talent Will Change the Workplace Forever
There’s a new war for talent. Even while some victims of the recession are still out of a job, workers with in-demand skills like programming and web … Read more
Packaging and Selling the Candidate Experience
There are plenty of whitepapers and blogs that attempt to define and describe the candidate experience, but can we go further? Can we find a way to make it … Read more
Top 10 Ways to Recruit by Moving the Company Toward the Candidates
I don’t think anyone would ever mistake me for someone who was focused on technical recruiting. No, that’s not what I’m about, or how I … Read more
Friday Quick Hit: Can One Be A Sourcer And A Recruiter?
In all of the hubbub about the ERE Expo going on this week down in San Diego (where I’m currently reporting from), you may have missed a piece that … Read more
New Law Makes Oregon Second State to Prohibit Discrimination in Job Ads
By Alyssa Engelberg Billed as a means to protect out-of-work Oregonians from discrimination, the Oregon Legislature passed a new law that prohibits overt … Read more