In an ideal world, everybody would play nice. All meeting attendees would arrive on time, put away their devices, tune in to the discussion, contribute … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Top 10 Ways to Guarantee You Hire the Wrong Person
Here are the Top 10 ways to guarantee that you hire exactly the wrong person: You don’t have a clear picture of exactly which mental and physical … Read more
To Improve Engagement, More Leaders Will Need to Truly Embrace Engagement
“If you want eggs, take care of the hen,” Inamori said in an interview on Oct. 23. “If you bully or kill the hen, it’s not going to work.” That was a … Read more
3 Alternative Search Engines Sourcers and Recruiters Should Use by @TheJobGirl
Have you ever really thought about how a search engine works? Many people don’t realize that when running a search on any site like Google, the results … Read more
8 Ways to Tell If Your Executive Communications Are Executive Enough
Are you coming across at the right level? Becoming proficient at executive communications is critical for every mid-level manager. Many leaders are very … Read more
Compensation Will Be Just Fine Without Your Dysfunctional Performance Appraisals
I have been calling for the death of traditional, scored performance appraisals for a long time. Today, there is a chorus of voices singing this same hymn. … Read more
A Lesson From Bill Simmons: Your Company Will Muddle On Without You
Last Friday, right before the end of the business day, ESPN announced that it was shutting down its very popular website Grantland. Grantland was a site … Read more
How Will Facebook Message Changes Affect Sourcing and Recruiting? by @Mike1178
Say goodbye to the “other” inbox and hello to the message request feature. As of October 27th, any Facebook message to someone that isn’t on your friends … Read more
Announcing the SourceCon All-Stars Agenda!
Since SourceCon started in 2007, it’s brought the most technical minds in sourcing together. We’ve continued to push the boundaries each year … Read more
The Simplest, Cheapest Sourcing Tool? It’s Referrals From Job References
Almost everyone in recruiting agrees that employee referrals produce the highest quality of hire (i.e. superior on-the-job performance). But, few are aware … Read more