Put yourself in your prospective employee’s shoes. What would make you apply for the job you’re listing? Are you looking for a title, more money, or career … Read more
Three Far-Too-Common Mistakes With Social Media Recruiting
With every best practice in social media recruiting, come countless other pretenders that deliver poor results. Failure is nothing to fear though, if all … Read more
FIve Tips to Improving Candidate Engagement
With the evolution of the sourcing role, candidate engagement is no longer left to recruiters. In fact, a recent SourceCon survey discovered that 79% of … Read more
Putting Candidates to the Test: Serious Challenges For a Serious Business
After being in business as long as I have, I’ve learned that if you put job candidates to the test, the best ones will rise to the challenge. I learned … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Should We Be Hiring For Experience, or For Attitude?
Skim through the help wanted section of any job board and you’ll find about 95 percent of the ads have one word in common: “Starting wages based on … Read more
October Private Sector Job Growth at Lowest Level Since April
Slowdown or shutdown? Whatever’s behind it, October’s private sector job growth was the smallest since April. ADP and its partner Moody Analytics say only … Read more
Blunt Analyst Report Says That Marketing on Facebook Doesn’t Work
Described as “damning,” “scathing,” and “brutal,” a Forrester report says Facebook is all but useless as a marketing tool, bluntly declaring “Facebook is … Read more
Don’t Give Business to Your Competitors
In any business, the key to rising above the competition is to differentiate yourself. Recruiting is no different. You have to show clients why your firm … Read more
Newbies Bugging You? Ask Them For Answers
Dear Barb: My owner has hired four new employees because he wants our company to set records before the end of this year. I have been with our company for … Read more
Tech Job Growth Is Slowing, But Tech Workers Are Still Hard to Find
Numbers from the TechAmerica Foundation and a count of online job postings over the summer suggest there is a slowdown in tech hiring. Online tech job … Read more