In this, the ninth year of the ERE Recruiting Excellence Awards, finalists include a New York hospital that’s a finalist in two categories, a flower … Read more
Use a Salary Reopener Clause to Increase Your Offer Acceptance Rates
One of the most frustrating elements of recruiting occurs when after weeks of hard work, you have found an excellent candidate who is excited but you can’t … Read more
If You Want My Business, Here’s What You Need to Do
Editor’s note: In a world where corporate recruiting leaders get a call — or more — a day from staffing and search firms pitching their … Read more

As Revenue Soars, LinkedIn Announces Plan to Raise Recruiter Rates
LinkedIn didn’t so much beat Wall Street’s financial expectations, it shattered them. The company earned 35 cents per share on revenue of … Read more

The 2013 On-Site SourceCon Challenge
Update: This has been solved. Post forthcoming. Editor’s note: This is a challenge for our on-site attendees of SourceCon. If you want to … Read more
CareerBuilder Tool Tells You How Well Your Job Ad Is Doing
Quick quiz: Your job postings for customer service reps on average get 28 applications each. Is that good or bad? If you answer is along the lines of … Read more
The Structure of Your Job Ad Plays a Bigger Role Than You Think
As a marketing person for a somewhat large (200 recruiters nationally) staffing firm, one of my biggest difficulties has always been ensuring consistency … Read more
Nashville Launching Grand Ole Effort for IT Employees
You’ve seen it from Austin to Detroit to even Yukon. The latest locale to campaign for talent is Nashville. Local businesses, along with some area … Read more
9 Steps to a Successful Employer Branding Strategy
Never has current and future talent been more important to business success than it is today. Today, organizations discuss having a “people advantage” and … Read more

Waste of a Fine Potential Sourcer?
I like the show Justified on FX. It’s about a Deputy U.S. Marshall named Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) who works in Kentucky. In the 4th season … Read more