Everyone knows that recruiting is currently in a down cycle, but there is no doubt firms will again need to recruit significantly to fuel growth and … Read more
Cold Calling Tips & Techniques for Selling Staffing Services
Unless you were born into royalty, you are a former president of a country, or a CEO of a Fortune 500 organization, you are going to have to make cold … Read more
Tripling Traffic to Your Careers Site With a Facebook Account?
Curious as to the impact of social media on your search-engine profile? Try this experiment: Go to a search engine and type in “(your company) … Read more
Twitter vs. Yammer in the War for Workplace Knowledge Sharing
It’s only April but I’ve already failed to keep my New Year’s Resolution. Back in December I vowed to consolidate my digital footprint. … Read more
Amazing Practices in Recruiting — ERE Award Winners 2009 (Part 2 of 2)
It has been an amazing year in recruiting and talent management. Despite severe economic hardships, budget cuts, and hiring freezes, recruiting functions … Read more
Job Search Strategy: Being in Transition in the Digital Age
If you are looking for a job (unemployed|underemployed), you are facing a two-headed monster– challenging economic circumstances and navigating a … Read more
Employment Branding 2.0 — The 8 C’s of My Web My Way
Employment Branding 1.0 was a monologue. Employment Branding 2.0 is a conversation. And the conversation is happening real time with smart organizations … Read more
Outsourcing – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
You may or may not have attempted to outsource work in the past. You may or may not have experienced success with it if you did. The fact is, there are … Read more
Sourcing Executive Candidates
ExecuNet’s “2009 Executive Job Market Intelligence Report” shows that search firms are using social networking/referrals for 37% of … Read more
Closing Job Orders: Project Management 101
In the IT staffing world, project management is often a popular topic of discussion. Some of the key principles of effective project management include … Read more