While you were at HR Tech, or spending your day sourcing a needle in the haystack or sifting through the 265 resumes that came in for that junior … Read more
Numbers Point to a Long, Slow Recovery
Economists expect that tomorrow’s jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will show 175,000 jobs were lost in September, the smallest … Read more
We Should Be Ashamed
Top-notch job candidates are tired of the recruiting mess we have created in the U.S. I would guess that well over half of all recruiting functions are … Read more
Recruitment Tech Firms Get New Funding
Two early stage recruitment tech firms — EnticeLabs and HireVue, both based in Utah — reported this morning that they’ve received … Read more
Call or Email or Use Social Media?
Many aspects of a recruiter’s job remain the same as in the past, before the arrival of social media. We all review resumes, assess the matches, interview … Read more
Surveys Show Workers Are Ready To Make Changes
A raft of recent surveys shows that the recession is having a profound impact on workers and employment trends worldwide. Even though they measure … Read more
Advertised Job Openings Down In September
Online job listings took a hit in September, dropping by 101,800 from the August count. The job posting data released today by The Conference Board … Read more
Understanding Available Retention Strategies: Are You Prepared for Turnover Rates to Double? (Part 1 of a 3-Part Series)
As the economic turnaround picks up steam, turnover rates in many organizations are likely to skyrocket and recruiting replacement workers of the same … Read more
Jobster Reborn Away From The Cutting Edge
Remember Jobster? Of course you do. How could any recruiter forget the soap opera story of this company founded by a former White House staffer who, as … Read more
Validation: Practical Information for Staffing Professionals
It is not a stretch to say that the validation of pre-employment assessment tools is both one of the most important, and one of the most overlooked, … Read more