A staggering amount of jobs were lost in December, the highest jobless rate since January 1993. The news out Friday morning reveals that 524,000 jobs were … Read more
Recruitment Marketing Is The New Black
Way back in the 20th century, I learned an important fact about recruiters. We’re all salespeople. There are good salespeople and bad salespeople, … Read more
The UAW, the Detroit Bailout, and Related Sourcing Issues
A top-down command-and-control structure leads to power grabbing, not power sharing. It prevents people from seeing the bigger picture as groups defend … Read more
Corporate Talent Management’s Effect on the Recruiting Role
The current role of corporate recruiting is to mainly look outward in sourcing candidates for open positions. Typically a recruiter’s compensation is tied … Read more
The Resilient Recruiter: Inner Resiliency
Part Two of Four: Inner Resiliency An Interview with Resiliency SME, Michael Ballard Welcome back to our Resilient Recruiter series. In part one, we … Read more
Worst Month Since December 1974
Oh, what a month! The U.S. lost 533,000 jobs in November, the highest rate in 34 years (since 1974). This moves the nation’s unemployment rate to … Read more
Does Social Networking = LinkedIn for Most Recruiters?
David Manaster is raising some interesting points about using social media effectively. In a recent webinar on recruiting technology trends, an … Read more
Recruiting for the Modern-Day Moon Shot
In a relatively obscure part of the state of Washington lies a relatively obscure lab, working to free America from its dependence on its few remaining … Read more
Managing During an Economic Downturn Using a Talent Swapping Strategy
During tough economic times it is essential that every corporate function become more strategic. Cost containment is easy and is by no means strategic, but … Read more
Hiring for Succession
When a company hires someone who does not succeed, it can cost 3 to 6 times the amount of the hiring salary. Besides salary, taxes, and benefits, there are … Read more