I was talking to my brother a couple days ago and we were talking about the economy. “It’s bad. That’s spelled B-A-D,” he moaned. … Read more
Employment Churn and How It Will Affect Your Recovery Sourcing Plans
The baseball trading deadline has just passed, and 100 or so players have new jobs with different clubs; however, total player employment is still exactly … Read more
App Can Make Facebook Recruiter Friendly
Facebook‘s 250 million members would be a recruiter’s gold mine except for one thing: there’s a bouncer at every entrance and there are … Read more
Sourcing Insight: Control Freaks Hate Community
Control freaks hate community. And most recruiters are control freaks. Ergo, recruiters hate community. Perhaps my deduction is a little harsh (and … Read more
The Hub and Spoke Model for Passive Candidate Sourcing
Over the past few months I’ve been making some not-so-bold predictions about the demise of job boards and the rise of the “hub and spoke” … Read more
Social Media: A Primer
There is a lot of confusion and uncertainty about social networking and its role in recruiting. Conferences and seminars are everywhere. ERE recently held … Read more
Sourcing Insight: Market Segmentation
The interviewee queried the Microsoft Hardware Interviewer: “What is Microsoft’s commitment to hardware?” The applicant continued: … Read more
Sourcing Insight: Virtual Third Places
A woman in Boston picks up a glass of red wine. She puts her nose into the glass and breathes in deeply. She takes of sip of the wine and a slight smile … Read more
Sourcing Trends and Predictions 2010
Over the past six months, I’ve worked with dozens of major companies and some of the latest new recruiting and sourcing technologies. Based on this, … Read more
LinkedIn Sourcing Now Faster Than a Speeding Boolean
LinkedIn became easier to use last week, quietly introducing a new user interface for Boolean-challenged recruiters that we suspect even top-tier sourcers … Read more