I know a ton of HR Pros right now who have been charged by their organizations to go out and “diversify” their workforce. By “diversify,” I’m not talking … Read more
New LinkedIn Feature Lets Users to Link Their Profiles to Job Postings
LinkedIn is jumping deeper into the job posting business with a new function that allows candidates to easily (and simply) use their LinkedIn profiles when … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Background Checks and the Social Media Job Hurdle
Here’s one thing about social media that too many people don’t seem to understand: the more public and open you are in the social media world, … Read more
Job Site For $100K Candidates Will Now Target Workers at $40K and Up
Since launching in 2003, TheLadders has been pretty clear what it’s all about. It’s the place for jobs who pay $100,000 and up, and for candidates in that … Read more
Non-profit Looking to Place Top Talent in Startups
Taking a page from the Teach for America playbook, a new program aims to put top college grads in entrepreneurial jobs in struggling U.S. cities. Venture … Read more
What Message Are You Sending With Your Pre-Employment Assessments?
Our colleagues over at ERE have a pretty eye-opening post today by Dr. Charles Handler about the messages that some organizations are sending job … Read more
Summer Hiring For Teens Looking Up, But Most Go Without
More teenagers found summer jobs in June than at any time since 2007. Global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas says June saw 785,000 16-19 … Read more
Leaky Hiring Tests: Are They Your Organization’s Most Expensive Mistake?
Is your hiring test leaky? I mean, does it pass too many unqualified candidates? I recently did a search for “hiring tests.” Google turned up 84 million … Read more
Economy: Heal Thyself Is a Foolhardy Approach
Following the release of the June unemployment figures, House Speaker John Boehner released a statement that began with: “The American people are still … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: How to Deal With Your Under Performers
It’s pretty much the norm that about 10 percent of your employees will always fall into the “under performers” camp. So, if you find … Read more