When the “as-a-service” concept launched, it caused a major disruption as it took tasks that are common within an industry vertical and offered it in a way … Read more
Sourcing Is Sexy. Recruiting Is Raising Your Kids
Editor’s Note: Since I started at SourceCon in May, we’ve run several posts that have sparked debate between pure sourcers and their recruiting … Read more
Actually, Recruiting is Not HR Anymore
Recruitment, now widely referred to as talent acquisition, has and continues to evolve enough that we are really have become our own animal, not a cage in … Read more
When Your Recruits Should Be American
My recent post on helping the unemployed generated a lot of interest — shared over a thousand times on Linkedin. I take it that a lot of us would … Read more
The New College-grad Test Is Better Than GPA, But Proceed With Caution
As long as I have been in business, hiring managers have been trying to pin a magic number on job candidates in the hope it will indicate future job … Read more
In a Banner Year of Recruiting Innovation, 1 Stubborn Throwback
2012 was one of the biggest M&A years for recruiting technology: Kenexa bought by IBM, Taleo by Oracle, SuccessFactors by SAP, etc. With all the … Read more
We Need Lobbyists
What’s the difference between the recruiting industry and North Korea? North Korea has a lobbyist in Washington. So does Ultimate Fighting. But no lobbying … Read more
Recruiting ‘Trends’ Are Not Trends At All: Beware of Impractical Advice, and Remember Effective Metrics
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
A Recruiter’s Values
What do we stand for? What is it we do as recruiters? Fill jobs? Source candidates? Use ATS, social networks, job boards, etc? An excellent recruiter and … Read more
You May Be Less Mobile-ready Than You Think
Get mobile! Now! Oh no, everyone’s mobile but us!! If we don’t optimize for mobile, we’re dead. Sound familiar? There is no greater hue and cry right now … Read more