You all know the drill: you’ve got a great candidate, you make the offer and now you’ve got to make sure they pass the background check. Most … Read more
The Future of College Recruiting Will Be Dominated by Market Research (Part 2 of 2)
In part one of this two part series I indicated that now is an opportune time to evaluate new strategies and tools with regard to college recruiting. … Read more
How to Make Better Hires: Do You Go for Creative Thinking, or Job Skills?
OK, so I am stealing a story I read about 15 years ago in an airline magazine (If anyone out there recognizes it and can help me attribute this, please let … Read more
The Future of College Recruiting Will be Dominated by Market Research (Part 1 of 2)
The current lull in college recruiting is an opportune time to evaluate new strategies and tools. It is no secret that the vast majority of organizations … Read more
Is There Life After Twitter?
(Editor’s note: we originally posted this on The Fordyce Letter but felt it was applicable to recruiting researchers and sourcers as well. Enjoy!) … Read more
Location, Location, Location!
LBS (Location-Based Services) are the new ‘black’ when it comes to shiny new sourcing tools. Everyone (including me!) talks about how we can … Read more
5 Tips for Getting Ready for College Recruiting in 2011
It’s almost back-to-school time, and many of you are getting ready to hit the campus circuit (something I’ll talk much more about at 4 p.m. on … Read more
Glass Houses
Not too long ago, someone asked me a question about spelling errors on resumes and cover letters, and how I felt about them when I was looking at a resume … Read more
Sourcer or Recruiter – The Dividing Line
The evolution of the modern-day recruiting model has totally confused the roles we play as sourcers in the life cycle of the recruiting process. If you … Read more
Needles and Haystacks
We’re finally turning a small corner in this awful economic situation. Several of our industries are starting to see hiring picking back up. But … Read more