Over the last two years, LinkedIn has used its fast-growing user conference to roll out products that have become such a part of the daily life of … Read more
HR Tech 2012: Oracle’s Mark Hurd on Talent, Technology, and Growing Data
Oracle co-president Mark Hurd didn’t want to talk too much about Oracle’s HR technology when we sat down with him at a news conference after … Read more
A Mobile Recruiting Checklist
To help you better understand mobile optimization, I have prepared a simple checklist, taken from my 2012 mobile recruiting guide. Are you building great … Read more
Solving the “Candidate Sharing Problem” Using a Social Media Approach
There is probably no more misleading statement in corporate recruiting than “we will keep your application on file for six months.” While such a … Read more
How Long a Job’s Open Before You Think There’s Something Wrong With it
If you’ve ever shopped for a house, you know that after a certain number of days on the market, you start to wonder, “What’s wrong with … Read more
Newly-Patented Jobs SEO Process Helps Differentiate SuccessFactors In A Crowded Market
You don’t see many patents in talent acquisition software. And a patent for a marketing technique that involves career site optimization, SEO, and … Read more
Has LinkedIn Finally Solved Its Identity Crisis?
I write this knowing that I might get a clearer idea next week at LinkedIn’s Talent Connect conference. Or maybe not. In fact, I’m guessing … Read more
Everyone Loves Passive Candidates, But We Hire Mostly Actives
Attend any recruiting conference, or read just about any recruiting blog, and you’ll find a steady drumbeat about passive candidates: Why … Read more
U.S. Has Nearly 400k More Jobs Than Initially Thought
If you suspect it’s getting harder every month to recruit the talent you need, the government says you could be right. The U.S. Bureau of Labor … Read more
Have a Cup O’Joe Whilst You (Very) Deep Background Your Candidate
Background checks have been in the news this week. CareerBuilder says 51 percent of employers have hired people with criminal records. At our sister site, … Read more