Even in this recession, everyone I speak with is moaning about not being able to find the quality candidates they think they need. Maybe they have caused … Read more
The End of a Decade, the Good Recruiter, and Technology
The first decade of the 21st century is ending in a few days, and what a ride it has been! It opened with the gloom of the dot-com bust and Y2K and ended … Read more
Over-hiring Is Company Suicide
We have all heard the recent statistics of rising unemployment rates, along with candidate-to-position ratios being the highest we have seen in decades. … Read more
The Wow Moment
The recent unemployment report showed that the loss of jobs for November was only 11,000, and average hours worked increased from 33 per week to 33.2. The … Read more
Four Lessons We Should Have Learned This Year
Adversity is a great teacher, and the past year will certainly be one of the most adverse and professionally difficult that we will ever experience. It has … Read more
Recruiters Going Rogue
I was listening to Fred Wilson speak at the Social Recruiting Summit about a month ago and found myself wondering what a venture capitalist was doing … Read more
Just One Look at Cost Per Resume
I ran ads using CareerBuilder.com (June & July 2009) and LinkedIn (October 2009) to see which one produced the most resumes and the resumes with the … Read more
Why Diversity Matters Now
Diversity and inclusion may be the most poorly understood issues in business today. While many of us have come to believe that investments in diversity and … Read more
The New, New Thing
I recently tried to arrange a meeting with someone visiting the Twin Cities and learned from his office that he’d asked that anyone wanting to reach him … Read more
Legislation That Affects Us All
The 20 billion in tax cuts for homebuyers and businesses to help create jobs and revive a sluggish housing market is about to be signed into law today. The … Read more