About a year ago, I wrote about Facebook overtaking and eventually replacing LinkedIn. Since both social networks have been in the news recently, I thought … Read more
Facebook User Disappoints “Friends”
Kip Hanson threw his followers for a loop on Tuesday when he photographed his Starbucks coffee and uploaded it to Facebook. Instead of the same venti dark … Read more
BranchOut’s Trip to the Stars and Back to Earth
Way, way back, on April 19, 2012, BranchOut impressed the online recruitment community with incredible growth numbers. CEO Rick Marini boasted 25 million … Read more
What to Consider Before Jumping on the Pinterest Bandwagon
As with other social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, Pinterest was not designed with hiring in mind. After all, it’s not your typical recruiting … Read more
2 Things You Should Know About the Skills Shortage
A day doesn’t go by that I don’t read a blog, LinkedIn discussion, or business article challenging the existence of a skilled worker shortage. Just last … Read more
The China Syndrome: Recruiting Can Be Tough When There Are Only a Billion People Available
I recently helped a client hire some engineers in China. The company had first tried to fill the jobs themselves, but had no success. When we started … Read more
Mixing Your Messages: Getting People on Social Networks Interested in Jobs
Quick, what’s the last ad you saw on Facebook? Don’t start thinking — just say it. Can’t think of one? Well then, what’s the most interesting post … Read more
It May Be Worth $100 Billion, But How Many Hires Will Facebook Get You?
As the investment world watches Facebook’s historic IPO today, marketers are beginning to wonder if advertising on the 900-million-member social … Read more
Great Expectations: The Reality of Finding Talent on Facebook
As Facebook went public came two interesting pieces of news. The first was a CNBC poll that shows that about half of all Americans consider Facebook to be … Read more
Do We Have a National Skills-gap Crisis? 6 Morsels of Food for Thought
This past week I was interviewed by a reporter from a major news magazine. He contacted me about a controversial article I had written on ERE addressing … Read more