I feel so lucky that I am still working after 27 years with it and love every day I am alive. –Jon Gundersgaard Yesterday, my blog featured an … Read more
Interact or Your Talent Competitors Will
Around the world the response to social media by corporations and their recruiting functions in particular is as varied as one can imagine. As recent as … Read more
The Only Constant in Talent Acquisition Is Change
If one thing is certain, it is that the world of talent acquisition is in a state of constant change: Economic and other external challenges, rapidly … Read more
Next-Gen Business Era
In a hiring manager’s fantasy workplace, the typical 40 hour workweek would translate to 2,080 hours of face to face client interaction, process … Read more
Become the Mayor of Recruiting
About a year ago, a colleague — someone I admire and respect a great deal — introduced me to Brightkite.com. I can’t resist a new tool, so I … Read more
Best Practices in Recruiting — ERE Excellence Awards 2010 (Part 2 of 4)
In part two of this four part series covering the ERE Recruiting Excellence Award winners, we’ll take a look at how leading organizations are positioning … Read more
Unvarnished: Where Even Mother Teresa Would Worry
What do you think of doing a performance review in public and posting the written evaluation online? And then inviting people to contribute their own … Read more
At Five-year Mark, Job Search Engines Are a Success
A week ago SimplyHired celebrated its fifth birthday. That alone is a momentous event, considering how many recruitment-focused startups have come and gone … Read more
Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn … Somebody Stop the Music!
No, I am not a hypocrite. I, like millions of people, participate regularly in social networking. I am a proponent of social networking and appreciate the … Read more
CBS Pantses CareerBuilder Over No-Pants Ads
This is a story about pantsing: the yanking down of someone’s pants in front of others. In this case, there are two someones and they self-pantsed … Read more