Strike up the band. Break out the confetti. The market’s going to love this. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent and non-farm jobs grew by … Read more
Facebook Files For a $5 Billion Plus IPO
Facebook finally did today what everyone expected: It filed for an IPO. In the paperwork submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Facebook said … Read more
Survey: Employee Referrals Are Really More Effective Than We Think
Employee referral programs may produce more hires — perhaps many more — than surveys would suggest. Over the years it has come to be accepted that the … Read more
Why Are We So Obsessed With Finding “Passive” Job Candidates?
Here’s a question that begs for a good answer: are we overdoing it with the search for passive job candidates, already? It’s something worth … Read more
Twitter Just Made The Greatest Recruiting Video of All Time
As a person who sees a ton of recruiting videos (and I just got done judging ERE’s Recruiting Excellence Awards so you can bet I’ve had my fill … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: How to Help Avoid Negligent Hiring Lawsuits
The first line of defense … is a good offense, and a good offense against negligent hiring lawsuits is your careful investigation of each employee’s … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Why Are We So Quick to Dismiss the Good, Old Résumé?
Want some shocking news? The Wall Street Journal reports that, “Many job seekers have long suspected their online employment applications disappear … Read more
Want to Drive Change? Be Like Steve Jobs and Hire Pirates
Dollars to donuts, Fast Company is the best publication out their for anyone in the business world! They hit a home run in my book recently with the … Read more
Big Question After Monster Gets Battered: Where is Job Market Heading?
Monster is taking a battering on Wall Street after the company missed the earnings expectations of the financial markets and warned it may just break even … Read more
Politicizing Job Creators: Why It Won’t Help Create New Jobs
Ah, job creators. You know it is election season when the buzzwords fly like the mosquitoes in the Florida Everglades, and certainly the term job creators … Read more