Chalk up the mediocre July jobs report to the dog days of summer. No sector of the economy showed much hiring energy as the Labor Department’s … Read more
LinkedIn Reports a Big Quarter, Surpasses Monster in Recruitment Revenue
LinkedIn this afternoon reported another amazing quarter, handily beating Wall Street’s expectations on every metric and surpassing Monster in recruitment … Read more
When You Want to Show Your Culture, Attract Attention, and Have Fun Recruiting, Here’s the Video You Make
Competing for tech professionals is tough enough for an established company, let alone a startup. Even those with a sexy idea, angel funding in place, and … Read more
How the Role of Corporate Recruiter Is Evolving
Calling yourself a recruiter doesn’t do justice to what “recruiters” have to do. Here’s a quick overview of where the role was, where it is … Read more
Should a Talent Sourcer Be Certified?
In many industries, there is one certification that stands out as THE certification for the profession (PMP for project management, CFP for financial … Read more
Air Force Ups Pay, Bonus as it Struggles to Retain Fighter Pilots
In case some of you are wondering who the best is, they are up here on this plaque. That line from the 1986 film Top Gun — a film about Navy aviators … Read more
The Unemployment Bias: The Long-term Unemployed Face Severe Discrimination
Last year I did some work for a large company that decided it would not hire anyone who was unemployed. It would automatically reject any candidate who had … Read more
These Amazon Hires Are Full-timers
Amazon couldn’t have liked the bad press it got from a recent letter from a temp/contractor saying “the revolving door of new hires encourages … Read more
Sacred Cows and Silly Practices Die Slowly in Recruiting
Recruiting is full of practices that seem to last forever. Unfortunately, many practices endure for years despite the fact that they add no value to the … Read more
No, We Actually Don’t Have a Shortage of Technical Talent
There have been ongoing debates for a decade or more over whether or not there is a talent shortage. If there were a real talent shortage we would have … Read more