As Malcolm Gladwell points out is his bestseller The Tipping Point, little things can make a big difference. The same is true when it comes to finding, … Read more
Wow! LinkedIn Doubles Revenue, Turns a Profit
Wall Street may have tanked. The global markets may be in a shambles. But LinkedIn is proving you can roll uphill. Fresh off its May IPO, the company … Read more
Will Google Hire Matt Epstein? Would You?
Matt Epstein really wants a job at Google. Really. He wants to work for the company so much he’s launched a silly, almost ridiculous “Hire … Read more
Diversity In Sourcing and Recruiting: The Truth Behind the Questions That Rarely Get Asked
Diversity is defined by a single word: variety — which basically means different. But very few people follow up with the question: “Different in what … Read more
Are You Guilty of Recruiting Cliche Images?
Have you seen these people? The ones in the picture to the right? If you have, immediately call the marketing police and report their location. They are on … Read more
Recruiter Chronicles: Five years, Five Lessons — Part 2
To commemorate the fifth anniversary of my career in recruiting which recently passed, I am sharing with you over the coming weeks the five biggest … Read more
Health Technology Company Reducing Big Job Board Spending, Boosting Social Media
A Massachusetts company with about 1,400 employees ended its contract with a large, national job board, and is allocating — as the graphic shows … Read more
Making Hiring Hits Out of Near Sourcing Misses: Running an Internal “Open House”
A frequently recurring frustration of a good sourcing recruiter is the ‘laissez-faire’ attitude of many hiring managers. We dedicate ourselves to finding … Read more
The Globalization of Retained Executive Search
Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne’s famous odyssey was a predecessor of today’s road warrior. Having recently completed a ‘round-the-worlder’ I could have wished … Read more
Recruiter Chronicles: Five years, Five Lessons — Part 1
In a wonderful parable called “The Station,” Robert J. Hastings said, “Regret and fear are twin thieves who would rob us of today.” While the main point of … Read more