Two weeks ago, Irene Bedoyan settled down for a good night’s sleep. The next night, in her Beirut office on the 13th floor of a staffing firm called … Read more
A Portrait of a Recruiter in a Few More Years
The world of the traditional, reactionary recruiter is gone. The traits that characterized the 20th century recruiter are summarized in the table below, … Read more
It’s Their Space
MySpace, blogging, texting. If you don’t have a true understanding of these words and how they’re influencing today’s candidate pool, … Read more
Job Searches Taking Longer
It’s taking longer to find a job, according to John A. Challenger, CEO of an outplacement firm. The 3.6-month median length of a job search last … Read more
Contest Recruiting: There’s No Better Way to Find Elite Talent, Part 2
article by Dr. John Sullivan and Master Burnett Last week, we introduced numerous examples of organizations using talent contests, corporate challenges, … Read more
Philly Eyes Its Future as an East Coast Hub for IT Business and Recruiting
The Greater Philadelphia region has a lot of good things going. For starters, it has a growing labor market, a booming corporate real estate sector, and a … Read more
Recruiting Tech Vendors Following Taleo and Kenexa’s Lead
The announcement that Kronos is buying Unicru is an indication that companies in the recruiting-technology field are following the lead of Taleo and Kenexa … Read more
Recruiting B Players
We all want the best available talent, but of course we’re not alone. As the market for great talent intensifies, some of the best recruiters will … Read more
Email Communication
Seems like these days there is still a very strong interest in the recruiting community, and Fordyce Letter subscribers as well, in sourcing new and … Read more
The ABCs Of Our Business
We’ve all heard about “A†players as the desired target in recruiting. They’re those elusive “passive candidates†who are currently employed … Read more