I recently watched the new Avengers movie Age of Ultron. The plot has more holes in it than a North Dakota oilfield and the story is little more than one … Read more
Startup Spotlight: Klujo Wants to Gamify Your Facebook Career Page
The Startup Spotlight is back. This week, I caught up with Tamer Rafla, founder of Klujo. Should your startup be profiled? Send me a message. What is your … Read more
Join Today’s Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m.
The Fordyce Letter joins Americans everywhere in honoring the nation’s war dead. While Memorial Day has become for so many of us an occasion for a … Read more
Weekend Reads for the Technically Minded Sourcer or Recruiter
It’s Friday afternoon and the week is coming to a close. High maintenance hiring managers and tough requisitions may have pulled some of you away … Read more
Time to Consider If You Really Love Recruiting
Every boss wants employees who are excited and passionate about what they are doing. Without employees who are committed, focused and personally invested … Read more
What Top Talent and Top Athletes Have In Common
At Skywater we have a saying we use in our search assignments: “We place the best athlete. “ It’s a metaphorical approach; it doesn’t mean that our … Read more
Corporate Tax Departments Turning to Search Firms
Even as they increasingly look to their in-house recruiters to help them fill jobs, corporate tax accounting leaders say they expect to lean more heavily … Read more
Send In A Rock Star and See Them Hurry
Dear Barb: Is it me, or are clients taking forever to make a hiring decision. I just lost two candidates who had completed final interviews because my … Read more
Court Says Staffing Agency Recruiters, Managers Are Exempt Workers
Reaffirming that staffing agency recruiters and managers are administrative employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a Michigan federal court ruled … Read more
Performance Evaluation: Rewarding Excellence and Fostering Positive Change
Annual employee performance review meetings are standard in many workplaces and serve as a method to formally document an employee’s contribution and to … Read more