As you might be able to tell from the name of my blog, I’m passionate about leveraging information systems for finding candidates. Unless you’re running … Read more
Holiday Temp Staffing and the Seismic Shift In the Workplace
If you’re out shopping today, there’s a good chance that the person helping you purchase your items or finding that deeply discounted item for … Read more
Job Boards = Bad Candidates? Don’t believe the hype.
I continue to see well respected thought leaders in the staffing industry make claims that the value of the job boards is waning and that the quality of … Read more
What Today’s Young Job Seekers Say They Really Want
At last month’s ERE Expo in Hollywood, Florida, Mark Mehler and Gerry Crispin of CareerXroads assembled a panel of four of today’s sharpest young job … Read more
What Job Seekers Are Really Seeking
At last month’s ERE Expo in Florida, Mark Mehler and Gerry Crispin of CareerXroads assembled a panel of four of today’s sharpest young job … Read more
Podcast: Sourcing In the UK vs. the U.S. – A Chat With DeeDee Doke of Recruiter.co.uk
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting DeeDee Doke. Doke is the editor of Recruiter.co.uk, the ‘web home’ of Recruiter, the UK’s … Read more
What You Wish You Could Tell Candidates
I’m always hearing recruiters say they want to be more helpful to candidates. I wonder. I wrote the following with the idea that it might help some express … Read more
LinkedIn’s Hiring Practices – A Chat with Brendan Browne (Video)
We’ve covered hiring practices at Twitter (parts 1 and 2) and Facebook already, learning how each of them approaches hiring talent to their companies … Read more
What You Don’t Dare Tell Job Candidates (But Wish You Could)
I’m always hearing recruiters say they want to be more helpful to candidates. I wonder. I wrote the following with the idea that it might help some express … Read more
Here Are 12 of the Zillion Reasons Why You Should Ditch Job Descriptions
As most of you know, I think job descriptions are the primary reason companies why can’t find or hire top talent. For this reason alone they should be … Read more