Update: Alex Douzet, co-founder and until today COO of TheLadders, is now the company’s CEO. His promotion was announced this morning in New York by … Read more
LinkedIn Profiles: Puffery Or Outright Fraud?
There’s been an unsettling trend in business over the last decade or so to make every member of the workforce appear and feel just as important as the … Read more
What’s New: WhistleTalk; Workable HR; RemarkableHire; Headhuntable; Gild; Much Much More
A new employee referral tool, a new way to source IT employees, a career site for developers and engineers, a young startup working on verifying resumes, … Read more
Solving the “Candidate Sharing Problem” Using a Social Media Approach
There is probably no more misleading statement in corporate recruiting than “we will keep your application on file for six months.” While such a … Read more
Advice We Give, Not Take: Become an Ironman Job Seeker
How is a job search like an Ironman triathlon? Bet you’ve never been asked that question before. How is it like a marathon? Sure. Now it seems we … Read more
13 More Bold and Outrageous HR Practices That May Indicate Your Approach Is Too Conservative (Part 2 of 2)
In part 1 of this article, I highlighted my top 10 recently implemented bold and outrageous practices in HR and talent management. The goal is not to … Read more
Now Hiring: Tall Studs Who Don’t Eat on Yom Kippur
So Raghav Singh gave us a little sneak preview of his upcoming ERE Expo presentation about recruiting in China and we couldn’t help but share one of … Read more
English Major Discovers There’s Plenty of Competition at $13 An Hour
If Garrison Keillor were to catch wind of what Eric Auld did, he’d have him drummed out of P.O.E.M. The job seeking, 26-year-old Massachusetts … Read more
Hold the Elevator? Not For You Cell Phone Guy
Have you ever gotten on an elevator and had to stand there floor after floor while some jerk is practically breathing in your face while discussing their … Read more
What’s Wrong With Using Resumes For Hiring? Pretty Much Everything
If you’re getting low quality hires, it’s time to realize that the blind and uneducated use of resumes may be a main contributing factor (note … Read more