The number of employers planning to hire full-time permanent workers by the end of the year is unchanged from a year ago, though the number expecting to … Read more
New Rite of Passage for Teens: Summer Unemployment
A summer job used to be one of those rites of passage for teenagers. Like moving from middle school to high school, and Pop Warner to varsity, working at … Read more
Do You Look for Cultural Fit, or for Innovation?
The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress. — Charles Kettering There has been a lot written lately about “cultural … Read more
FaberNovel Study: LinkedIn Positioned to Be First Global Economic Graph
FaberNovel, a Paris based consulting group, has released a 127-page slide report called: Linkedin, the Serious Network. The report details why, they … Read more
Maybe a Facebook Photo of Someone Drinking a Beer Isn’t So Bad
Employers who screen out people because they’re pictured on Facebook drinking may be screening out perfectly fine people, according to one new study. … Read more
A Sourcer’s Take on #Talent42
Editor’s Note: Alaina Rivas won a ticket to Talent42 on SourceCon. Below are her notes from two of the sessions. Next week she will share her … Read more
The Future of Work
Imagine a world without resumes. For some recruiters, it sounds like a dream; for others, a nightmare that would make it impossible to find people … Read more
Is Your Background Screener Doing the Job? Here’s How to Tell
Choosing and monitoring your background screening vendor is as important — and maybe more so even — than the interview you conduct with … Read more
That Was Quick: State Department Reaches Its Mobile Download Goals a Bit Early
It was about five years ago that the State Department in the U.S. proposed putting together a careers application for smart phones. The government began … Read more
U.S. Companies Expect to Step Up Perm Hires and See Social Media As A Prime Source
America’s recruiting leaders say their top priority this year is finding and hiring highly-skilled workers, and the places they’re turning to … Read more