A big congratulations to this year’s recipients of the ERE Recruiting Excellence Awards. They’ll be in the good company of past winners such as … Read more
.Jobs Dispute In Cooperative Engagement Phase
The registrar of the .Jobs domain has invoked the “cooperative engagement” provision of its contract to resolve a dispute over its handling of … Read more
Surprising Economic Reports Help Lift U.S. Stocks
With the world’s investors worrying about Japan’s nuclear problems and rebellions of all sorts in the Mideast, the U.S. enjoyed a little good … Read more
March Madness…Let the Games Begin
I was going to write about recruiting for retention, but then I got sidetracked. The NCAA tournament starts today, and I have done my research for my … Read more
Can’t Talk Now. I’ll Be in Meetings All Day
Caller: “Hi, can I please speak to John?” Secretary: “Sir, John is not available right now. He is in a meeting. Can I take a … Read more
Private Sector Job Growth Fastest in Months as Unemployment Rate Ticks Down
The U.S. added jobs last month at the fastest pace since the big run-up to the Census a year ago. This time, however, the new jobs came from the private … Read more
ADP Says February Hiring Was Strongest In Years
If today’s employment report from payroll processor ADP is any indication, February was a good month for hiring. A very good month. The 217,000 … Read more
Refusing Applications from the Unemployed: Best Practice or Madness?
Is it a good idea for firms hiring to purposely exclude the unemployed from consideration? If you missed the news last summer (June 2010) about the growth … Read more
ISO Accepts Plan For Global HR Standards
Imagine an international standard for determining cost of hire. Or one for valuing the human capital of a company. A pipe dream just a few years ago, now … Read more
An Industry on the Upswing: Bullhorn’s 2010 Staffing and Recruiting Trends Survey Results
Bullhorn recently released its annual report covering agencies’ performance, goals, and business practices, as well as individual compensation. The data, … Read more