“Unemployment is expected to remain above 8 percent for the next four years.” That gloomy assessment of the U.S. economy from FedEx Chief … Read more
From Concept to ROI: How a Recruiter Training Program Paid for Itself
As a physician recruiting agency, we have the usual challenge of any recruiting firm—serving our two different constituencies — candidates and … Read more
Why You Should Be Seriously Thinking About Succession Planning NOW , Part II
The KEY to Growing a Great Business That Commands Top Dollar When You are Ready To Leave…. Even if Your Time Horizon is 10 or More Years Out Last week I … Read more
The “iTunes” of Recruiting Gets $5 Million
A $5 million investment in a company that charges nothing for its product would seem to have the same shot as a straight bet in roulette. Yet the Mayfield … Read more
A Sourcer’s Guide to Understanding SOPA and PIPA
Today, many Internet websites are participating in a “blackout” protest against two bills that have been making headlines recently due to their … Read more
Ask Barb: Never Stop Marketing
Dear Barb: I am relatively new to the recruiting business. I am finding no problems obtaining good search assignments. Every training resource that I have … Read more
Why It’s So Tough to Create Jobs
As the media have amply reported, there is a broad consensus that the current job environment in the U.S. economy is the worst since the 1930s. Let’s … Read more
Arbita Quits Job Posting Business
Financially troubled Arbita has closed its job posting service and transferred its remaining clients to Broadbean, one of the leading vendors in the field. … Read more
Why You Should be Seriously Thinking About Succession Planning NOW — Even if Your Time Horizon is 10 or More Years Out!
Most of us dream of the string of days where we won’t have to deal with clients and candidates ever again. The day where we sell our firm for millions, buy … Read more
Is Our Recruiting Efficiency Hurting Our Company?
Have we become too impersonal today? Too efficient? Will that hurt recruitment in the long run? Think about it. We’ve got wonderful technology. We no … Read more