We were hiring an executive and the CEO wanted him to take a personality test. I pushed back. I said that we knew his qualifications already. We knew his … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: 12 Reasons Why Managers Need to Do a Better Job
Here are 12 reasons why managers need to do a better job of hiring, motivating, and retaining great employees in today’s turbulent times. As tough as … Read more
Jeff’s On Call!: Enforcing Old Fee Agreements
This week’s inquiry comes from Tarin Yankovich: Hello Jeff, First off, I have been a fan of you and the Fordyce articles you write for years, thank … Read more
The President’s Jobs Plan: Is It Enough, and Can it Get Through Congress?
See update below. In broad strokes, President Obama last night outlined a $447 billion plan to bolster the economy and create new jobs. Over half the cost … Read more
An HR Manager Job That Pays $374,000? The Debate Over Posting Salaries
I ran into an age old issue last week, which for some reason hadn’t come up for a very long time, but there it was staring me right in the face, and I … Read more
Recruiter Chronicles: Five Years, Five Mistakes — Part 5
To commemorate the fifth anniversary of my career in recruiting which recently passed, I have shared with you over the past several weeks the five biggest … Read more
Twitter and Recruiting: Five Rookie Mistakes You’re Probably Making
Editor’s note: As we noted last week, we will be continuing the TLNT Radio show in podcast format rather than on BlogTalkRadio. New episodes will be posted … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The Assumptions We Make About Job Applicants
There’s some interesting research being done at Cornell University to see if computers are better at detecting phony online reviews than people are. The … Read more
Is There Any Debate? Why Real Recruiters Say That LinkedIn is No. 1
I have long been a LinkedIn fan. To me, it’s an easy and efficient way to stay in touch with friends, colleagues, and business connections. But as … Read more
A Ban on Discrimination Against the Unemployed? Bad Idea, Mr. President
We have in the past written about the rampant, insidious and harmful discrimination against the unemployed. TLNT earlier posted an article of mine positing … Read more