During a recent meeting with a client who was struggling to find candidates, I was asked what they could do differently. The same tried-and-true methods … Read more
A WOW Recruiting Opportunity — Micro-Videos on Twitter and Instagram
By now everyone knows that the future of recruiting will require the effective use of both the mobile phone and social media. However, you may not be aware … Read more
Maybe a Facebook Photo of Someone Drinking a Beer Isn’t So Bad
Employers who screen out people because they’re pictured on Facebook drinking may be screening out perfectly fine people, according to one new study. … Read more
Back to the Blog: Insights on Social Media From Marketers
People who work in marketing have been at the forefront of social media — flogging everything from Apples (not computers — the company has a … Read more
What Recruiters Are Tweeting, Retweeting, and Reading
Ever wondered what recruiters are tweeting about, and whose tweets are most being retweeted? A company called Leadtail put together a report for us on just … Read more
Stand Out From the Recruiting Noise by Sharing Compelling Content
The online recruiting world is a noisy place. One search on Indeed for “developer” yields more than 145,000 job postings — all of which look … Read more
5 Recruitment Myths Debunked
Let’s get right at it: Recruitment is recruitment is recruitment false. One size doesn’t fit all. Just ask Cinderella’s step sisters. Recruitment … Read more
Social Media Recruiting Beyond Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
Recruiters have nailed the big three of social media: LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, but going beyond the big three is the next step. Some of us were … Read more
Think You Know Social Recruiting? Take a Lesson From the Military
A recent analysis of who is winning the talent war in social media showed some surprising results. In particular, the strong showing of the military … Read more
Recruiters’ Favorite Wastes of Time
We often read about a variety of supposedly recruiting-related topics which are designed to have in-house (either full-time or contract) recruiters “do … Read more