About a year ago, Forbes had an article — Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions — that shared the … Read more
Hiring Managers Should Wonder: Are LinkedIn Endorsements Simply Overrated?
“Endorsements are a place where opportunities find you” — LinkedIn LinkedIn endorsements are a great way for a job candidate to add value to … Read more
See It, Do It
Anyone who has ever read anything I’ve written about, or has heard me speak, knows that I love metrics. I’m a big proponent for using science to drive our … Read more
The Most Buzzed-about Social Recruiting Posts of the Week
More than 90 percent of organizations now recruit with social media. I’ve looked at the most recent data to find the most popular and effective … Read more
Eliminating Talent Shortages: Maybe Poaching Competitors Is the Way to Go
Second of two parts Yesterday, we dug into the topic of how to handle talent shortages in There’s No Talent Shortage if You Can Poach From Your … Read more
What Employers Really Want From Millennials
As the rate of technological adoption grows, the nature of work across all industries is becoming increasingly complex and difficult to predict. The … Read more
Management 101: The 3 Cardinal Rules of Reference Checks
I get calls on a regular basis to provide formal and informal references on people in my industry. First things first: Reference checks are not background … Read more
There’s No Talent Shortage If You Can Poach From Your Competitors
First of two parts Recruiting is just like fishing. You may think that there is a shortage of fish when the real problem is where you fish and what bait … Read more
They May be Slipping, But Job Boards Are Still the Top Way to Find a Job
As more than one survey has pointed out, job boards are far from dead. The latest survey, from the International Association of Employment Web Sites, shows … Read more
Job Boards Still a Leading Way to Fill Vacancies
As more than one survey has pointed out, job boards are far from dead. The latest survey, from the International Association of Employment Web Sites, shows … Read more