New recruiting message: “If you are unhappy or unemployed, don’t bother to apply” I don’t think anyone would seriously think about running an ad with the … Read more
Why You Shouldn’t Waste Your Time Recruiting Passive Candidates
Editor’s Note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles they may have missed. That’s why on Fridays we republish a Classic TLNT post some of you … Read more
Disappointing July Jobs Report Gets No Help From Temp Sector
Temp hiring slowed in July, offering little lift to a lackluster hiring month, that came in well below what economists and the markets were expecting. No … Read more
Can’t Find the Right People? Maybe Bad Hiring Strategies Are to Blame
A few days ago, we found a rather interesting article about ineffective hiring strategies hurting some companies in Minnesota. Specifically, these growing … Read more
Please, Don’t Hate Me! Here Are the Biggest Lies That Recruiters Tell
So, last week I wrote a little HR blog post called Top Candidate Lies, and it got a rather large reaction. LinkedIn’s What’s Hot picked it up from TLNT … Read more
Three Keys to Creating a Data-Driven Hiring Strategy
Most HR professionals view monitoring employee competencies and skills across the organization as an equally important part of their jobs as tracking … Read more
6 Alternative Ways For You to Compensate Your Interns
In years past, offering paid internships may have been your secret ingredient to gaining the outstanding interest of intern candidates. But today, the … Read more
How Job Candidates Lie, and the Best Lies They Always Seem to Tell
Every Monday morning, I have a meeting with my recruiting team. It’s a great way to kick off the week. We share what we are working on, we talk about … Read more
5 Reasons Hiring Managers are More Important Than The CEO
Hiring managers, temporary and transient though they may be, are the single most important employees in your company. So, who is a hiring manager? Hiring … Read more
16 Steps to Help You Give Job Applicants Solid Feedback
Second of two parts Here are some action steps to consider if you have decided to provide more information and feedback to your job applicants. They are … Read more