Our brethren over at ERE have a intriguing blog post today by Mark Bregman about the difficultly recognizing top talent titled, Violinist in the Subway … Read more
What Do You Do When Your Job Candidate Stands You Up?
Yep, it happened again – I shouldn’t be surprised, but I am – I can’t stop myself! As long as I’m in HR/recruiting I will never understand how a candidate … Read more
A Few Words With the Secretary of Labor at the Workforce Policy Summit
One gripe I have with our recent Secretaries of Labor — both Republican Elaine Chao and now Democrat Hilda Solis — is that they don’t get … Read more
New Survey Finds That 89% Are Using Social Media in Recruiting
No longer just the shiny new object in the toolbox, social media recruiting has become an integral part of hiring. A new Jobvite survey, titled Social … Read more
Successful Sourcing Outside of Your Industry
What do the food industry and sporting goods industry have in common? They both need to understand their consumers — and they both have sensory … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Do You Screen Applicants In or Out?
Most interviewers start the screening process when they already have a number of applications or resumes on hand, and first look for reasons to eliminate … Read more
Mid-Year Hiring Forecast Shows Positive Job Growth the Rest of 2011
Editor’s Note: See update below with CareerBuilder Canada survey information. I’ll take good news whenever and where ever I find it. … Read more
Starting Salaries Rise For New Grads
Two good news developments for colleges and their students: starting salary offers are up , and a new Facebook app to help career centers promote jobs … Read more
Attempting To Make Online Data Into Visual Resumes With Storyvite
“I hate sorting resumes.” That was probably the first thing I said as a hiring manager back in 2002. My colleague handed me a stack of resumes … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Lessons About Workplace Strategy, Age, and Experience
Recently, my 8 year old granddaughter challenged me to a game of Blokus, a strategy game for two players. I had never played before, but the game is quite … Read more