I recently had lunch with the owner of Gigg.com, Scott Warner. He uses creative digital media to take businesses’ social media viral. Wow! Do we need … Read more
GlossaryTech – An online Glossary for Tech Recruiters
One of the biggest issues in the tech recruiting world is keeping up with technology, the buzzwords, and keeping up with the terminology. There are a lot … Read more
It’s Not the Recruiter, It’s the Role
A recruiter’s job is tough. With the power in the job seekers hands, a recruiter has to dig deeper and think of innovative ways to fill a role with the … Read more
The “Smarts” In the Systems You Have Can Make You Really Smart
We are rapidly moving from a world where HR analytics was a dream to one where it’s a well-understood tool. One illustration of this is the evolution of … Read more
If Uber’s Culture Is to Change, the CEO Must Go
If any part of the charges of sexual harassment and favoritism made by a former Uber engineer hold up, company CEO Travis Kalanick should go. The VCs who … Read more
Recruiters & Sourcers Need to Stop All This NOW For 2017
As a long time part of the recruiting and sourcing community, there have been a lot of things that I have seen come and go, tools, products, promises, … Read more
The Secret Sauce of Candidate Engagement
Candidate engagement is one of the most difficult things to master. Recruiters and sourcers have different takes on what makes a good candidate engagement … Read more
We Can Do Better, But Will We?
I heard a great story last fall at the Talent Connect conference. Joan goes to visit her friend Marcus to catch up on life. While sitting on the back … Read more
Who’s Winning the Top HR Jobs?
Through our executive search and consulting engagements we are seeing an increasingly clear profile emerge of those who win and keep the top talent role. … Read more
A Tool for the Most Successful Sourcer
There’s an old saying I picked up early on in my recruiting career: “Don’t spill your candy in the lobby.” It means don’t go blabbing your mouth about your … Read more