Question: How can you tell that the long, sluggish post-recession recovery seems to finally be picking up speed? Answer: When a large number of employees … Read more
Study Finds That (Surprise!) Facebook Alone Isn’t a Good Hiring Barometer
Here’s a scenario for all you human resource professionals out there: Let’s just say that most job candidates made their Facebook profiles public. Let’s … Read more
Why You Need to Make Sure You Don’t Have Bias in Your Hiring Process
Hiring bias is like a crack in the bottom of your business’s boat. If you continue on without ever fixing it, you will ultimately sink. Whether you know … Read more
Study Points Out the Terrible State of Most Mobile Recruiting Strategies
What do companies like McDonalds, Macy’s, Dow Chemical, General Motors, AT&T, and Walmart have in common? Well, aside from being some of the world’s … Read more
Coping With a Lack of Relevant Candidates: Here’s What Can Be Done
The skill gap, or talent shortage (whatever you want to call it), is no longer this impending matter, because we now seem to be right in the middle of a … Read more
Survey Finds That Tech Hiring Is Getting Tougher in 2014
A new survey found that tech hiring isn’t getting any easier, and in fact, may get even harder this year. Dice.com surveyed hiring managers and recruiting … Read more
Recruitpedia: Translating What’s Said to What’s Meant
Each week I listen and speak with recruiting pros who have a language all their own – like most professions – but for me it’s always fun to listen to what … Read more
CareerBuilder’s 2014 Hiring Forecast: Expecting More Headcount – Maybe
Influenced by the budget uncertainty in Washington, HR professionals and hiring managers in CareerBuilder’s Annual Job Forecast said they expected to … Read more
Is Your Business Model the Right One For You?
In my one-to-one coaching sessions with firm owners, I periodically deal with someone who has clearly chosen the wrong business model for themselves and … Read more
To Work With Great Clients, Teach Them To Be Great
Are you frustrated with the way most of your clients treat you? Frustrated with their process? Fees? Terms? Do you ever wonder why we are treated the same … Read more