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
Sourcing Is Simple
… 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