As I alluded to in my first few posts, I finally found a company that wanted to bring me into the staffing world. I am currently in a sourcing position … Read more
What Selling CareerBuilder Means to the Job Board Industry
When Monster announced a few weeks ago that it was being bought by Randstad, the only surprises were the buyer and the price, $429 million. But this … Read more
The Blue Lobster Tastes the Same as the Other Lobsters: Managing Expectations and The Desires of Our Hiring Managers
For every two million lobsters, there is one blue lobster. The blue lobster would taste exactly the same as the other red lobsters if it was cooked. There … Read more
Brexit Vote Is Prompting An Influx of Jobseekers From the Continent
My colleague Dave Heilbron recently wrote a great blog post entitled “Brexit Fallout: Is The U.K. Facing A Brain Drain?” In his post Dave highlighted a … Read more
Is this the End of XRay Search on LinkedIn?
Something’s happening on LinkedIn, recruiters. If you have a basic LinkedIn account and you regularly do X-ray searches on Google to find candidates on … Read more
Working AROUND the NEAR Truth! Who Offers Proximity Search?
Finding several terms that are close to one another is a way to make the search results more relevant, i.e. make the search more semantic. This feature is … Read more
5 Tips For Sourcing Success When Your Employer Brand is Poor
All sourcers, on the agency or corporate side, encounter a bad employer brand throughout their sourcing career. Although this common concern of recruiters … Read more
One Interview Question Is More Important Than a Resume?
I recently read an article entitled: “85% Believe an Insightful Interview Question Is More Important Than the Application or Resume.” Sounds reasonable … Read more
Pokemon Go is like stealing home! My journey toward being a Sourcer
One of the most exhilarating and pulse-pounding plays in baseball is stealing home. It does not happen much, but when it does, and it works, it is like … Read more
The Struggle In Recruiting Is Getting the Right Kind of Information
Many professionals don’t have a good handle on what their skills are really worth in the marketplace nor who would likely hire them. As a result, when they … Read more