LinkedIn said there would be surprises at its Talent Connect conference in Las Vegas this week. The company didn’t disappoint. During a keynote … Read more
Strategic Market Research: What You Don’t Know Can Kill Your Recruiting! (Part 1 of 2)
I have stated for years that “recruiting is just sales with a crummy budget,” but there is one major differentiator: sales professionals widely accept the … Read more
High Volume Sourcing Trends: Creating a Pool, Not Sinking
Think you have a stressful sourcing job? What if you had two weeks to fill 20 positions, and then were asked to repeat that demand over and over again? … Read more
StartWire Gets Funding; iCIMS Gets Comp Partner; Google+ Stalls
Job search company StartWire recently got a $3.25 million investment from Baird Venture Partners. The VC firm, which has invested in other human capital … Read more
IT Talent Shortage? There is an App for That
If you have posted a position on a job board and not received the response you were expecting, you have probably been through adaptive preference formation … Read more
Notes from the HR Technology Show: Assessment (and the rest of HR) hits the jackpot with data analytics
After the HR tech show last year I wrote an article bemoaning the absence of pre-employment assessment from the radar screen. Assessment really didn’t seem … Read more
A Conversation About the Conversation About the Conversation
I bet you are having an ongoing conversation about the ongoing conversation. Are you listening to the conversation? Joining the conversation? Guiding the … Read more
Yukon Rolling Out New Recruitment Branding, Marketing
In case you’re looking to apply for this open HR job, be aware that the snow starts in October and melts in May. OK, so Yukon would like you to know … Read more
Silkroad Unveils Tool to Address a Worker’s Influence
Two big vendor announcements kicked off the 14th annual HR Tech show in Las Vegas this morning. And if these are a sample of what we’re going to be … Read more
“The Phone Rang…” Goal Setting
The phone rang. I answered. A new client started to unburden himself. His name was Benjamin. He was concerned about his somewhat anemic production in this … Read more