Companies spend millions of dollars a year trying to develop compelling employment brands by interviewing current employees, surveying external … Read more
What Makes a Talent Blog Good
Just a year ago, there were fewer than a dozen blogs that related to recruiting or talent. Today there are probably over three dozen and more appear every … Read more
Time to Hit Pause on Video Resumes
I recently became aware of a recruiting innovation: the online video resume. The first site offering these is RecruiTV. Video resumes have been around for … Read more
Headhunter Reality Stories
Not only is this a great career, but it saves me lots of money on cable movie-channel subscriptions, as nothing can be as entertaining as the fits and … Read more
Don’t Be Fooled by Employment Branding: What it Is and What it Is Not! (Part 2 of 2)
Last week I introduced this two-part series by highlighting the unfortunate fact that what many organizations implement as “employment … Read more
Don’t Be Fooled by Employment Branding: What it Is and What it Is Not!
There is little doubt that employment branding is one of the hottest topics in recruiting these days. Unfortunately, what a lot of firms implement in the … Read more
The Best Employment Branding Is Free, If You Earn It
Many a column on ERE and other staffing forums advise companies on how to increase their presence in the employment market space. Companies spend … Read more
Third-Party Agencies: Where Are They Headed?
How have third-party agencies fared over the past five years with the rise of Internet recruiting? Are there more of them or fewer? Are they doing what … Read more
The 6 Most Critical Questions to Ask a Recruiter
Some years back I was made to realize that even the highest-level corporate chieftains can find themselves at a loss when it comes to knowing which … Read more
Start Networking Online
British anthropologist Robin Dunbar estimates that humans can only maintain stable relationships with around 150 people. That number refers to significant … Read more