Put yourself in your prospective employee’s shoes. What would make you apply for the job you’re listing? Are you looking for a title, more money, or … Read more
3 Dangers to Consider in Peak Hiring
“When do you need this person to start?” you ask the hiring manager. “Yesterday,” the manager replies. Does this sound familiar? Recruiters … Read more
5 Quick Tips to Help Recruiters and Sourcers Increase Candidate Response Rates
With the evolution of the sourcing role, candidate engagement is no longer left to recruiters. In fact, a recent SourceCon survey discovered that 79% of … Read more
UK Startup Zorce is Like a Dating Site for Sourcing and Recruiting
Proclaiming like many other startups that it’ll be “just like a dating site” but for recruiting, Zorce is launching in the UK. It has been in the works for … Read more
What is Google Hummingbird and What Does it Mean for the Advanced Searcher?
“The change needed to be done, because people have become so reliant on Google that they now routinely enter lengthy questions into the search box instead … Read more
Techies Are Tracking Your Email. Are You on Their List?
One reason sourcing tech talent is such a challenge is that, let me put this delicately, too many of the most talented developers and engineers don’t … Read more
Don’t Give Business to Your Competitors
In any business, the key to rising above the competition is to differentiate yourself. Recruiting is no different. You have to show clients why your firm … Read more
Don’t Bother With Employment Branding
Let me repeat that: Don’t bother with employment branding. Don’t waste your time or resources uncovering and articulating your brand. At least … don’t … Read more
Facebook Sourcing and Recruiting Tool Identified Leaves Beta
With a spokesman saying it wants to be a “fierce competitor to LinkedIn,” the website Identified is shedding its “beta” status and launching more formally. … Read more
Tumblr Search Gets a Much Needed Update
Tumblr has been my favorite blogging platform for a long time. It’s actually where I have my personal blog. As a blogging platform, Tumblr … Read more