After recent announcements by Facebook and the rise of networking platforms like MySpace, LinkedIn, and Ning, social networks are once again gaining … Read more
Attract Reluctant Applicants by Compiling Your Selling Points
Many organizations struggle to get enough high-quality applicants. While corporate websites, job boards, and events generate lots of flow, most agree that … Read more
An Open Letter to Our Candidates
Imagine that this letter appeared on the first page of your company’s career website, or perhaps on your company’s home page in place of the … Read more
Increasing Offer Acceptance Rates When Your Company Pays Crummy Wages, Part 2 of 2
It seems that nearly every recruiter, at some point in his or her career, has been forced to present an offer that was an insult to the candidate and an … Read more
Is Customer Still King (or Queen) in Your Business?
There is something truly magical about that precise moment when a product is bought or sold. I suppose it’s because our species has relied upon this … Read more
Increasing Offer Acceptance Rates When Your Company Pays Crummy Wages, Part 1 of 2
I recently overheard several people talking about an employment offer one of them had recently received. The candidate, who has received three promotions … Read more
A Cure for the Sounds of Silence
Two recruiters called me last month to offer recruiting assistance on a particular project they heard my company was working on. This was a routine search … Read more
Expanding Your LinkedIn Network
Let’s look at ways to expand your LinkedIn network, the online network of more than 11 million experienced professionals from around the world, … Read more
Green Recruiting: Building Your Environmental Employment Brand
You would have to have had your head stuck in the sand to not be aware of the intense interest that the environment holds in today’s political and … Read more
55 Low-Cost Ways to Recruit Nurses
While many firms fight a war for talent, that phrase doesn’t adequately describe what goes on in the healthcare industry. For most industries, the … Read more