While the nation’s employers slowed hiring to the lowest point in more than a year, temp employment turned positive in March, adding 11,400 new jobs … Read more
A Case Study of a Messed-up Hiring Process Improved
Having a strong talent bench is the difference between being ready to take advantage of opportunities and having to put critical business decisions on … Read more
Is Job Growth Slowing?
Is job growth slowing? Economists are asking that question after ADP’s monthly National Employment Report this morning said 189,000 private sector … Read more
List Maker to Create List of Recruiting Lists
In one of the more curious decisions the talent-acquisition field has seen — perhaps as unusual as that Raleigh recruiter who in 2011 refused human … Read more
Round 1 of the 2015 SourceCon Sourcing Challenge Launches Today
The SourceCon Challenge is one of the most fun parts of being involved in the SourceCon community. Today, I’m excited to announce the first round of … Read more
When Should I Check References?
Dear Barb: When do you think references should be checked? I don’t see the need to do them until I have a pending offer, but my manager is pressing us to … Read more
BountyJobs’ Agency Upgrade Gives Niche Firms New Tools
Almost a decade after its launch, BountyJobs has became a leading broker of executive search job orders, handling nearly $60 million worth of fees last … Read more
#SourceCon Attendees: What Do You Carry With You At Events?
SourceCon spring is here! When people see me at events, they often ask what I’m carrying in the humongous backpack I seldom part with. I took a photo … Read more
When Dave Ulrich Talks About Talent Management & HR, Everybody Listens
Shortly after launching TLNT back in the summer of 2010, I wrote something that described Dave Ulrich as “an all-around HR Guru” and that he was “one of … Read more
S*** My Recruiter Says
Just when you wonder can things get any weirder, they do. Today, we offer up a bizarre recruiting story that has been unfolding for the last two weeks in … Read more