Zappos made a big splash last week, announcing they were no longer going to post their jobs! From this point forward, or as soon as they can get out of … Read more
Where the Jobs Are, or Why It’s Hard to Recruit in the Manufacturing Space
It was a casual remark that caught my attention a couple years back when unemployment was stubbornly sticking around 8-9 percent and it changed the … Read more
LinkedIn’s Big Move: Aggregating All U.S. Job Listings
With the announcement this morning that it would begin to aggregate jobs from U.S. employers, LinkedIn took a big step to building its Economic Graph, and … Read more
How to Make Your Job Offers Completely Counterproof
Ben Franklin once said that “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” It’s an old English proverb (as in Ye Olde) that goes back many centuries … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Make Sure You Don’t Let the Great Ones Get Away
Unemployment is coming down and, even if it weren’t, great employees always have their choice of employers. Case in point: I got some great service at a … Read more
Nine Ways to Better Client Marketing
1.) Defuse the sales pressure. You must defuse the pressure inherent in the sales process by acting like a consultant rather than a salesperson. If your … Read more
Hiring Veterans: They Want a Chance to Show How Great They Can Be
Editor’s Note: This was first published on TLNT on Veterans Day 2011, but it seems equally appropriate to bring it back today. I got a chance to … Read more
What Do Job Seekers Really Need From HR?
Between 2012 and 2013, the average applicant volume per position nearly doubled according to a survey by the Talent Board. One might think the higher … Read more
Memorial Day Wish: Remembering Veterans by Battling Unemployment
I was recently watching the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and ran into a story about Command Sergeant Major Martin Barreras, who died in a Texas … Read more
Outsourcing: The Fastest Way to Get Your Temp Business Started
So you’ve decided to add contract staffing to your business model. That’s great! By doing so, you will become a sole-source provider who is able to solve … Read more