Job boards are far from dead. For the second consecutive year, internal transfers and promotions were the primary source of hire. A quarter of the … Read more
Quality, Cost, or Compliance — What Drives Your Company’s Hiring Process?
I recently reread Michael Gerber’s business best seller The eMyth and found that many of the principles he suggests for growing a business apply directly … Read more
Recruiters Need to Follow Through
As a recruiter (whether retained, contingent, corporate, executive search, or independent), there is “No Acceptable Excuse” for not following up or … Read more
Twitter and Jobs Celebrate Birthdays
An early Happy Birthday to Twitter. And a Happy, if somewhat belated, Birthday to TweetMyJobs. The former will be 5 yearsold in a week; the latter is now … Read more
The NFL’s Plight: The Risk of Business Ownership
I’m sure that many of you have been following the news of the NFLPA and the NFL team owners’ mediation talks from the last few weeks. Not only … Read more
What It Takes To Be a Big Biller
My name is Chris Schoettelkotte and I am the Founder and President of Manhattan Resources, an executive search firm that specializes in the energy trading, … Read more
Charlie Sheen Intern Stunt Nets Visibility for Internships.com
In case you somehow missed it — perhaps you were under anesthesia — Charlie Sheen is looking for an intern. You have to wonder what parent … Read more
Disney Tops, Again
Students ranked Disney as their first employer preference for the fourth year, according to a survey of top students. First, let me explain who conducted … Read more
The Sourcer’s Apprentice – A Lesson in Twitter
August 5, 2010 – the date that I created my Twitter account due to the encouragement of my co-workers saying that it would be a valuable tool. My initial … Read more
Celebrating Successes: Jon Bartos Launches jonbartos.com
Earlier this week, Jon Bartos, owner of Jonathan Scott International, announced the launch of his brand new website www.jonbartos.com, a web portal devoted … Read more