By Mel Kleiman If you’re having a difficult time attracting enough quality front-line workers and retaining them long enough to realize a return on their … Read more
Should You Be Using Facebook For Recruiting?
One of the interesting things I’ve heard over the last few months as I’ve talked to different people and companies is how they couldn’t … Read more
Speaking of Perceptions…
Yesterday, a post came out on SmartMoney called “10 Things Employment Recruiters Won’t Say“. This article was written for the benefit of … Read more
It’s Time to Fly
I’m the first one to skip the lines at the airport and leverage technology in my search practice. I love the new video tools available today to … Read more
Bond International Buys U.S. Staffing Software Provider VCG
Staffing and recruiting tech provider VCG Software has been acquired by British-based Bond International Software for $9 million. Bond, a publicly traded … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Bad Bosses, Dissing Federal Workers, and 85,000 Applicants
Anytime you get into a listing of the “best of” or “the worst of,” you know that the list is going to be highly subjective, frequently shortsighted, and … Read more
I Hope the EEOC Listened: Employment Credit Reports Have Value
This week, the EEOC held hearings to “explore” whether employers should be allowed to review a job applicant’s credit report before making a hiring … Read more
Time Keeps On Ticking: How To Prioritize It For Maximum Efficiency
Somebody asked me recently how I get so much done. I glibly answered that I have a lot of energy and delegate well. But the question stuck with me … Read more
SHRM Almost Gets It Right On Credit Checks
What’s the saying? Close only counts in horseshoes or hand grenades? If that’s the case, then a valiant effort by the Society for Human … Read more
The Employer Lawyer’s Worst Nightmare: The 15 Contract Crushers
Employer-generated recruiting agreements (placement service agreements or PSA’s) are now replacing traditional fee schedules at almost every large … Read more