… but that doesn’t mean that it is easy. I hear from some who do not understand sourcing’s purpose as a separate function within a … Read more
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, or One Way to Really Piss Off an HR Pro
Sorry, I don’t actually have 50 ways to piss off an HR Pro. Well, let me take that back. I could easily come up with 50 ways to piss off an HR Pro, but you … Read more
8-city Virtual Job Fair May Be the Crest of a Trend
Back in the day, online career events were exciting only for their novelty. To tell the truth, as recently as a few years ago, online job fairs were barely … Read more
Recognizing Top Talent: Do We Know It When We See It?
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