A lot is being written lately regarding the military recruiter in Texas who told a recruit who had changed his mind about joining the service that he was … Read more
Kenexa Has A Winning Quarter But Dampens Wall Street’s Enthusiasm
Kenexa (profile; site) earned $9 million or 39 cents a share for the quarter ended June 30, beating Wall Street’s estimate of 35 cents and joining … Read more
7 Steps to Managing Your Recruiting Portfolio
Job boards? Social networks? Search engines? Wikis? Blogs? Microblogs? The list could go on and on. What are you using? Some of the above? All of the … Read more
What I Learned In My 4 Months Without Closing a New Deal
The first thing I learned, after four months without closing a deal, is that there is no free lunch! I sold my recruiting and staffing business. From March … Read more
Workstream Finds Some Good News – Sort Of
For the first time in many quarters Workstream (profile; site) was in the money – sort of – eking out a half-million dollar finish to its 2008 … Read more
3 Secrets to Conducting a Time-Critical Massive Hiring Initiative
Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) as a talent strategy is not for everyone and every situation, but when there are large hiring needs tied to a … Read more
Kelly Flop
Some highlights (mainly lowlights, actually) from Kelly Services’ CEO Carl Camden today; thanks to Seeking Alpha for help. Kelly’s earnings … Read more
Tips to Squash Candidate Hesitation Once and For All
Position and perception are everything, so start acting like a career agent and people will trust you like their career agent. Trust builds respect, … Read more
The Road Warrior Recruiter
I love this business! In what other industry are you afforded a truly unlimited earnings possibility, get to help people for a living, and perform your job … Read more
Hanscome’s Move to Kenexa was a Long Time Coming
Ron Hanscome’s serious thoughts of moving from HRchitect to Kenexa (profile) began during Kenexa’s “analyst day” this past April. … Read more