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
New Survey Highlights the Hardest Jobs to Fill in 2013
One of the paradoxes of the current economic recovery is this: despite a national employment rate at 7.6 percent and nearly 12 million Americans out of … Read more
HR Says No Contract, No Solicitation, So No Fee. What Can I Do?
Hello Jeff, Thank you for your Fordyce Letter articles you have provided over the years, we have a question for you. We candidate marketed to a company … Read more
A Key to Recruiting Success: Bridging the Gap Between Recruiting & Hiring
There is a growing disconnect in the world of talent acquisition these days. Though many business leaders track quantifiable metrics to measure efficiency … Read more
Three Questions Your Clients Will Never Ask, But You Have to Answer
Dear Barb: My owner has me schedule client visits and client lunches to obtain their temp assignments. I almost always leave their office or the restaurant … Read more
If You Want to Move Fast, Don’t Define It Like a Hiring Manager Does
I’ve been in recruiting now for 20 years. Can you believe it! That I started recruiting at 10-years-old. The other day I was thinking about how the word … Read more
Dice Survey: More Tech Hiring to be Full-Timers, Contract, Than Staffing Temps
Declaring it a “a good job market for technology professionals,” IT career site Dice.com says the pace of tech hiring will accelerate for the … Read more
How Applicant Tracking Software Kills Individualism
Everyone is the same and only our generic skill sets and years parked at office desks can separate us. That’s what most applicant tracking software would … Read more
The Great Debate: Do We Have a Talent Shortage or a Talent Transformation?
There have been ongoing debates for a decade or more over whether or not there is a talent shortage. If there was a real talent shortage, we would have … Read more
Employer Hiring Plans: More Temps, No Change in Permanent Full-Timers
The number of employers planning to hire full-time permanent workers by the end of the year is unchanged from a year ago, though the number expecting to … Read more