By John A. Gallagher This article from the Huffington Post is stunning, and makes clear to me that companies are actively avoiding hiring unemploymed … Read more
Focusing On Filling That Open Position Perfectly? Better Think Again
I’ve filled very few recruiting requisitions perfectly but I’ve still managed to please a lot of hiring managers. Some of the credit goes to them and some … Read more
Recruiting Myths: Website/Job Boards Are Most Effective Recruiting Tools
Editor’s Note: Humetrics CEO Mel Kleiman has been helping employers standardize and systemize the way they recruit, select, and retain frontline … Read more
Fordyce Forum: Habits of Big Billers
Bob Marshall‘s been in this business for over twenty years — he has built up a wealth of knowledge about the business of recruiting. In … Read more
Overall Growth Slows, But Listings for HR Jobs Continues to Grow
Private industry job growth may have stalled last month, but HR jobs continued to grow. New job trend numbers from Indeed.com show that human resource job … Read more
Staffing Firms Rally to Fight Off Disclosure, Fee Limits Bill
A coalition of labor unions and immigrant workers organizations is pushing a bill in Massachusetts to overhaul the state’s staffing industry. If … Read more
Laser Focus Leads to Placements
As demand for our search and placement services started to pick up late last summer, I decided to focus intently on one huge task; increasing the … Read more
Why You Shouldn’t Waste Your Time Recruiting Passive Candidates
Every executive and hiring manager worth his or her salt will tell you hiring top talent is the most important thing they need to do. Unfortunately when it … Read more
Beyond the Big IPO: What Should Be the Next Move For LinkedIn?
Now that the rush on LinkedIn IPO shares has come and gone, many people are going to start talking about what they do next with the influx of cash. Many … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Survey Says Half of U.S. Firms Struggling to Fill Critical Jobs
You heard this last year, but you are hearing it again with even more urgency: despite the record number of people out of work and looking for jobs, … Read more