It’s always better to be prepared than surprised. By definition, being strategic requires that you look forward — identifying trends, … Read more
BeKnown Announces New Features: Job Postings and College Pages
Monster is adding some new features to its BeKnown social network, enabling companies to post jobs and creating some 3,500 college pages. Built on the … Read more
Recruiter Exclusivity: It Makes Dollars and “Sense”
Many companies operate under the notion that spreading out the hiring and recruiting workload among several staffing companies is to their advantage and … Read more
Top 10 Dumbest Things Recruiters Do: And the Winner Is …
by John Sullivan and Laureen Edmiston Several weeks ago ere.net published an article that asked the question “what are the dumbest things that recruiters … Read more
Want To Source Engineers? Try Using Bacon
I’ve seen a lot of unique tricks to source and recruit employees with hard-to-find skills, and heard about a lot more, but I have never found one that is … Read more
Finding Enough Employees Can Be Such a Pest
One small business that’s hiring is in the pest-control field, saying it can’t find enough people to fill jobs as service technicians, customer … Read more
Arbita Lays Off Sourcing Group; Job Posting Business In Flux
Following the departure of master sourcer Shally Steckerl, the recruitment services company Arbita has closed its sourcing unit, laying off its employees, … Read more
“The Phone Rang…” Lessons From Robocruiter, Part 4
Editor’s note: Last week, we gave you part 3 of “The Phone Rang…” Robocruiter series. This week we continue this short series from … Read more
What Is a Sourcer Worth?
I am worth $1.83 million. No, seriously, I am — at least, that’s what www.humanforsale.com told me. I took their survey and the resulting value … Read more
Ask Barb: Emailing Passive Candidates
Dear Barb: Of course while making calls and talking with candidates I’m building an email database in my specialty (surgical space). I’m also scouring the … Read more