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
From LinkedIn’s Talent Connect conference: Talent and Social Media Trends for Sourcing
Corporate recruiting and sourcing leaders gathered from around the world this week for LinkedIn‘s very first user conference in San Francisco. … Read more
Is Your Company Ready for the Staffing Challenges as the Economy Recovers?
The structure of the talent economy has shifted, and talent leaders will need to respond with changes in strategy in order to successfully compete in the … Read more
Surveys Show Importance of Social Media to Recruiting Mix
A pair of surveys about the use of social media for recruiting shows that while the waters are promising, navigating them is trickier than it might seem. … Read more
Fidelity Slickens Up College Recruiting
Fidelity has upgraded its college recruiting brochure, creating an interactive online version, and has made its online jobs information more friendly to … Read more
Offers by College Major
Students looking for job offers should major in accounting, business, computer science, and social sciences, according to a new study from the National … Read more
LinkedIn Rolls Out New Career Mapper, Message Filter
LinkedIn rolled out a career mapping tool today, targeting it at students from the 60 colleges that provide the bulk of new talent for … Read more
Five “Must Know” Trends in Employee Screening
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