Last week I was at the airport picking up a friend, and I overheard a discussion that two gentlemen were having about a company that is going through a … Read more
Does it Matter That Silicon Valley is Adding Jobs? It Might Where You Live
We’ve been hearing good things about the job market and that has translated to Silicon Valley as well: The Bay Area tech hotbed has not yet fully … Read more
How to Find (and Develop) Engaged and Entrepreneurial Employees
By Martin O’Neill In corporate workshops, I often group participants into teams and ask half the teams to answer the question, “What words … Read more
Study: Half of Organizations Say They May Switch Talent Acquisition System Providers
Want another sign that we’re slowly but surely recovering from the Great Recession? It’s when companies and their HR departments indicate … Read more
What Exactly is Talent Management?
Editor’s Note: Dr. John Sullivan has been a provocateur and strategist in the field of human resources and talent management for over 30 years. His … Read more
Recruiting College Students When Your Company’s Not a Big Brand Name
Pam Strohmeyer of the Michigan-Ohio-Florida financial services accounting firm Rehmann talks about the challenges of recruiting on college campuses when … Read more
Using LinkedIn Groups to Source Effectively
Have you looked on LinkedIn lately in the Groups that are dedicated to job-related networking? You know all those people that put: Looking for an … Read more
Source of Hire Study: Social Media Thrives While Job Boards Survive
Job boards are far from dead. For the second consecutive year, internal transfers and promotions were the primary source of hire. A quarter of the … Read more
Kettlebells and the Parallels to Sourcing and Recruiting
My Introduction to Kettlebell Training Three years ago I had a bone spur ground out of my right shoulder. I waited longer than I should have to move … Read more
Recruiters Need to Follow Through
As a recruiter (whether retained, contingent, corporate, executive search, or independent), there is “No Acceptable Excuse” for not following up or … Read more