After 15 years in the career services, human resources, and candidate recruiting business, I have a pretty good “nose” for which candidates will get the … Read more
Your Candidate + A Prior Referral = The Phantom Recruiter Defense
Dear Jeff – We are working with a manager who wanted to present an offer to one of our candidates. The manager then called back and mentioned the … Read more
Sourcing: Beyond Cool Tools to Talent Acquisition Evolution
I’m a big fan of cool tools. I have an iPad Mini and a Pebble watch. I’m typing this on a Chromebook (and I can’t wait to get the HP Chromebook 14). If … Read more
ADP: 166k New Jobs In September
With the shutdown of the Federal government, the ADP report this morning that the U.S. economy added 166,000 private sector jobs in September takes on even … Read more
Collect, Share, and Organize Research About People With Archively
The Startup Spotlight is a new series featuring interviews with startup founders who have created tools that are useful to the sourcing and recruiting … Read more
Prepare Your Candidate, But Don’t Write A Script
Dear Barb: Last year I talked to you at the Fordyce Forum and when I explained my issues to you, you had suggested that I improve the prep I was … Read more
SourceCon Seattle – The Night Before
OK – I am totally stoked. Why you ask? Because I am here in Seattle, the 206, at SourceCon. I will tell you what excites me the most. 1) 425 Peeps are … Read more
Meet SourceCon Fall Panelist Jon Bischke
Jon Bischke will be participating in a panel this week at SourceCon in Seattle. I caught up with him recently to learn more about him. Tell us about your … Read more
Show Them More Than the Money
I like to challenge my clients to move out of their comfort zone; to push the envelope on everyday “recruiter” and “owner” … Read more
New Dice CEO Says Future Is With Open Web
Dice Holdings, operator of multiple niche job boards, changes leaders next week, when current CFO Michael Durney takes over as CEO and president. Chairman, … Read more