I attended my first SXSW Interactive 2 years ago in support of a startup that has since disappeared from the limelight. My partners and I roamed the … Read more
Help Wanteds for Truck Drivers, Nurses, Retail Staying Online Longer
Based entirely on how long a job stays online, truck drivers and nurses are the toughest jobs in the nation to fill. The latter is not much of a surprise. … Read more
Healthcare Execs Say Recruiters Not Considering Candidate’s Patient Skills
Human resource professionals who work in healthcare say what they do makes a difference in the quality of care employees provide. In an online survey … Read more
Facebook Embraces Recruiting with Graph Search, Releases Tip Sheet
Facebook has released a public document that proves they are embracing the idea of recruiting with Facebook Graph Search. The document, Graph Search for … Read more
Academia Relying More On Search Firms to Fill Top Spots
It wasn’t that long ago that hiring a new college president or chief executive was largely done by the board of trustees or its equivalent. Faculty … Read more
Is it Time to Adopt a Targeted Recruiting Effort Focused on Gay Candidates?
Unless you’ve had your head in the sand, you can’t have missed the fact that much of the world has recently become more tolerant of gay men and women. … Read more
Digital Backpacks and the Future of Resumes
What do Mozilla, the Clinton Global Initiative, and the Obama Administration all have in common? If you said, “This sounds like the set up for an unfunny … Read more
Recruiting “Trends” That Are Not Trends At All
I keep seeing articles about the “Hottest Trends in Recruiting” that are, in reality, of little value to the recruiting community. These articles list … Read more
Mystery Job Shopper Survey: Not Much Improvement From America’s Best Companies
If God hadn’t promised Noah to never again flood the planet and start all over, most of America’s best companies to work for would be moving to … Read more
LinkedIn Allows Candidates to Apply for Jobs Via Mobile
An update from LinkedIn will make it easier for job candidates to use their LinkedIn profiles to apply for jobs. It’s explained more here. The upshot is … Read more