All around the world, organizations are scrambling to formulate policies to deal with social networking. Should our employees be allowed to use Facebook at … Read more
Social Networks, What a Mess!
Are you overwhelmed with the hundreds of new tools, applications, websites, and services that have sprung up over the past few months? Social networking … Read more
Candidate Engagement
My definition of talent is simple: it’s those people who have the skills, knowledge, and desire to work for your organization. Increasingly, it is … Read more
Why Social Networking and Internet Search are Essential
I am sitting in Vermont this morning reading a local newspaper with the headline: “Vermont lost 2,000 jobs last year.” But the article does not … Read more
A Talent Opportunity Alert Process: You Should Have One
One of the most common questions I get from recruiting managers and executives is “What differentiates a world-class recruiting function from an … Read more
Aggressive Talent Poaching in Bathrooms and Parking Lots
Ever since the unsolicited offer by Microsoft to buy Yahoo, recruiters have been literally “circling” Yahoo in a manner that would have to be … Read more
Some Thoughts on Blogs and Networks
I read around 50 blogs on a regular basis and find myself scanning more and more of them. They are replacing newspapers and even magazines as a source of … Read more
Woo Candidates During an Invited Open House
Most career sales professionals have learned that it is easier to sell reluctant customers face-to-face versus remotely via phone calls and emails. As … Read more
Creating Interest Among Passive Candidates
In today’s competitive search market, it may just take a bit more than a creative voicemail or a tasty phrase in your cold-call in order to entice a … Read more
Progressive Referral-Base Networking
To capitalize on your referral base network, it’s important to implement different techniques and strategies in order to maximize the return of … Read more