This article originally appeared January 17, 2007. Agency folks tend to see the corporate world as bureaucratic and slow to make decisions; more … Read more
A Cure for the Sounds of Silence
Two recruiters called me last month to offer recruiting assistance on a particular project they heard my company was working on. This was a routine search … Read more
External vs. Internal Recruiting: Who Does it Better?
It has been debated many times, but the question of whether recruitment is best done with internal or external resources can only be answered at an … Read more
Remote College Recruiting, Part 2 of a 2-Part Series
In part one of this series I highlighted the many reasons why you should include remote college recruiting as part of your college hiring strategy. In part … Read more
Remote College Recruiting, Part 1 of a 2-Part Series
As recruiting continues to become more difficult, more and more companies are looking to reinvigorate their college recruiting programs and concentrate a … Read more
Headhunter Reality Stories
Not only is this a great career, but it saves me lots of money on cable movie-channel subscriptions, as nothing can be as entertaining as the fits and … Read more
Third-Party Agencies: Where Are They Headed?
How have third-party agencies fared over the past five years with the rise of Internet recruiting? Are there more of them or fewer? Are they doing what … Read more
The 6 Most Critical Questions to Ask a Recruiter
Some years back I was made to realize that even the highest-level corporate chieftains can find themselves at a loss when it comes to knowing which … Read more
Diploma Mills 101
As a staffing professional, how many resumes have you reviewed in your career? Hundreds? Thousands? Do you ever find yourself pausing over something in a … Read more
Hold Your Own Job Fair in One Week
So many of us have wasted days going to local job fairs to come home with, well, nothing to show for it. Holding a company job fair at your location or a … Read more