The U.S. Marines are apparently picking up on the “good job is a meaningful job” thing, as it will be using some of its ad dollars to emphasize … Read more
Do What You Do Best, Then Hire Someone To Do The Rest. Here’s How
In one of the discussions in my Recruiter’s Roundtable program a member mentioned a blog post by Seth Godin that touched a nerve with several people. In … Read more
CareerBuilder’s “Big Data” Can Help You Recruit Smarter, While It Transforms the Job Board Industry
It’s impossible to find an HR conference, a business magazine, or a recruiting site — especially this one — that isn’t talking … Read more
The 12 Ways You Can Improve Your Corporate Careers Site
It’s amazing how many companies say that “people are at the heart of our business.” Oh really? So how come so few employers bother to really develop … Read more
Why Does it Take a European to Tell Us How Thin U.S. HR Practices Are?
The speaker’s thinness comment woke me up. I’d been nodding off all week due to horrible jet lag, and sitting there in the opening keynote of the … Read more
Jobs Up 171K in October as Most Sectors Show Growth
The economy added 171,000 jobs in October, far more than economists were expecting, while the unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 7.9 percent, a … Read more
LinkedIn Turns a Profit As It Handily Beats Wall Street
LinkedIn knocked it out of the park again, reporting third-quarter profit on revenue of $252 million. Not only was that 81 percent over last year’s … Read more
Getting the Most Out Of Your VMS Relationship
Staffing firms are faced with the reality that Vendor Management Systems (VMS) overseen by Managed Service Providers (MSP) will continue to represent a … Read more
Creating A Culture Of Innovation
Editor’s note: There are new readers discovering SourceCon all of the time. With that in mind, we run popular posts from past years on occasion to … Read more
Ask Barb: What Size Firm Is Best?
Dear Barb: I’d like your opinion on the perfect size for a blended firm. I’ve downsized to myself working the clients and two recruiters working candidates … Read more