I recently predicted that Facebook will eventually destroy LinkedIn. Today, that prediction came closer to reality as the world’s largest social network … Read more
Why Corporate Recruiting Departments (Sometimes) Struggle
Most corporate recruiting departments struggle to fully support the recruiting needs of their organizations. This is not to say that there aren’t strong … Read more
LinkedIn Opens Conference Amid a Changing Social World
As LinkedIn’s annual user conference gets underway in Las Vegas today, it’s taking on an import that goes well beyond the quality of the … Read more
Google+ or Minus? The Question Remains
Do you have a Google+ account? Forty million people do, according to Google CEO Larry Page. But are you using it? That’s a very different question. … Read more
Dark Side of the Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon’s themes include conflict, greed, the passage of time … —Wikipedia To be critical of social media, in any and all … Read more
Why Interviews Are a Waste of Time
Recruiters and hiring managers love interviews. I have never been sure why that’s the case, but it seems to satisfy a human need for power and control. An … Read more
Attention Managers and Employers: How We Teach Others Not to Care About Us
“Most partnerships don’t end up in court. Most friendships don’t end in a fight. Most customers don’t leave in a huff. Instead, when one … Read more
The Myth of the Hard-to-fill Job
I don’t want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs. —Samuel Goldwynn I just finished … Read more
Why Real Recruiters Rank LinkedIn #1
Let’s get real here. Anyone who thinks LinkedIn is in the doghouse when it comes to recruiting the best talent isn’t a real recruiter, or they don’t know … Read more
Beetles vs. Jobs
Regulations are strangling job growth Businesses are sitting on about $2 trillion in cash. That’s enough to fund 27 million jobs, or reduce unemployment to … Read more