I was excited to hear the news that President Obama had announced a renewed focus on jobs. After all, absent from all of the talk about debt ceilings, tax … Read more
Closing the Perception Gap: Why Hiring the Unemployed Makes Sense
A recent CNNMoney.com article shed light on an unofficial practice among employers who won’t hire from the growing ranks of those who have been unemployed … Read more
Finally, Some Activity From Washington About Creating Jobs
The U.S. doesn’t yet have a jobs czar, but it could soon have a Congressional supercommittee on jobs creation to join the supercommittee on deficit … Read more
The 10 Best Paying Jobs You Can Get Without a College Degree
There’s a fun article on Xfinity listing the Top 10 Highest Paying jobs you can get with a High School degree. Check them out: 10. Boat/Water Vessel … Read more
Millennials Are Like You and Me, Only Different
There’s nothing that different about Millennials that age doesn’t explain. So concludes an interesting study by the Kenexa High Performance … Read more
Recruitment 4.0: Crowdsourcing, Gamification, Recruitment as a Profit Center, … and the Death of Recruitment Agencies!
4.0? We’re only just digesting 3.0. But what direction are we heading in? Is it a coherent journey? Is there a clear destination/end goal? 4.0. What on … Read more
Job Ads Seeking ‘Employed Only’ May Bring Attention From the EEOC
Is your company among those who reject the unemployed because they are unemployed? If you are — and a report from the National Employment Law Project … Read more
7 Ways That Social Media Is Changing Talent Management and HR
Editor’s Note: Dr. John Sullivan has been a strategist in HR and talent management for over 30 years. His specialty is HR strategy and designing world … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: 4 Things You Can Do to Help Avoid Mediocre Performers
Because I have worked closely with all kinds of clients in all kinds of industries, I have been able to pinpoint a widespread stumbling block that keeps … Read more
10-Minute Sourcing…for Non-Sourcers
There have been countless days where I eagerly go into the office with a cleared calendar and I have every intention of spending the entire day sourcing. … Read more