Traditionally, summer hasn’t been considered the best time to source and recruit new job candidates: as people take time off to travel and vacation, … Read more
The Death of Superlatives in Job Ads
Recruitment agencies oftentimes fall into a trap when it comes to posting job ads. I get the sense they feel they have to sell people on the opportunity or … Read more
Staffing Agency Pitch: “We’re Different.” Employer: Yawn.
Over the last several years I’ve sat through no less than 100 staffing agency “pitches” in person or over the phone. At this point these … Read more
Vetting Your Prospect Using Behavioral Interview Techniques
The work we do with our clients begins with a focus on defining, in quantitative and qualitative terms, what constitutes success in the position. The … Read more
Dice Sees Slowdown in Tech Hiring Through End of Year
A slowdown in tech hiring among the long tail — smaller firms outside the major markets — coupled with a falloff in financial services hiring … Read more
Facebook Is Seriously Revamping Internal Search… “Soon”
For those of you hoping that Facebook might go on to compete head-to-head against Google’s bread and butter search, you’ll have to wait a … Read more
Informatica Goes Big-Big-Big With a Little Careers Site Update
Informatica, multiple honoree of the ERE Recruiting Excellence Award, has launched a new careers site whose design isn’t full of bells and whistles, … Read more
Amazon Takes Over Homepage to Announce New Employee Program As It Gears Up To Hire Thousands
As Amazon prepares to open two, massive warehouse facilities in the next six months or so, the company took the unprecedented step of announcing a new … Read more
Monster’s Work With Formula 1 Team — More Social Media than Post ‘n Pray
Monster and its client Marussia — a British auto-racing team — are running a turbo-charged recruiting campaign for car-racing-related jobs, one … Read more
What’s A Sourcer’s Take On Privacy?
I was reading about an interesting survey that examined people’s views of online privacy. It claimed that nearly everyone is concerned about privacy, … Read more