Many people go through a stage in their career when they take a break. There can be a number of different reasons for this, including traveling, bringing … Read more
Outrageous Talent Practices – They Grab the Attention of Top Talent
If you’re battling to recruit and retain top talent, you must have talent practices that go beyond the mundane in order to get their attention. And if you … Read more
Early Dismissal of Candidates Will Cost You a Hire
The other day I was looking for a senior account executive in Texas for a software company. As a recruiter and a sourcer, my job is to find the best … Read more
Your “Maybe” Resumes May Be Your Next Placements
The other day I was looking for a senior account executive in Texas for a software company. As a recruiter and a sourcer, my job is to find the best … Read more
Turn Resume Writers Into Lead Gen Partners
Why spend your valuable time talking to a low-quality lead? What is a low-quality lead? In general, it is someone who isn’t competent and does not … Read more
Applicants May Fudge Credentials, But These Are 15 Resume Doozies
By Eric B. Meyer CareerBuilder has released the 2015 edition of its Biggest Resume Blunders Survey. You know, about that seventh bullet — I was … Read more
How Many Jobs Are Too Many?
In this day and age, with a “rent-an-employee” corporate mentality, many candidates have résumés with what some interpret as too many jobs. In fact, many … Read more
Job Boards Still a Leading Way to Fill Vacancies
As more than one survey has pointed out, job boards are far from dead. The latest survey, from the International Association of Employment Web Sites, shows … Read more
Unemployment No Handicap to Frank N. Stein
You would think that a resume from Frank N. Stein, claiming Boris Karloff as a mentor, would be a tipoff to look a little more closely. Yet six recruiters … Read more
Here’s How to Avoid Hearing: “We Already Have Their Resume in Our Database”
Hi Jeff, We’ve been together almost since you started practicing law, so I know I can ask you anything informally. Our office has learned so much … Read more