Corporate college recruiting budgets and processes have been mostly stagnant for years. But now the economy has turned around and the competition for grads … Read more
Maybe Amazon’s New World of Work Isn’t Right For Someone Like Me
“Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk,” said former Amazon employee Bo Olson, who worked in book marketing. Or, they very wisely … Read more
Applicants May Fudge Credentials, But These Are 15 Resume Doozies
By Eric B. Meyer CareerBuilder has released the 2015 edition of its Biggest Resume Blunders Survey. You know, about that seventh bullet — I was … Read more
What Donald Trump Can (and Shouldn’t) Teach Us About Leadership
Full disclosure: There is absolutely no political agenda here. This is not about the right vs the left or which candidate is best; it’s about leadership. … Read more
How to Hire a Software Engineer at a Startup
There’s a reason software engineers are the most in-demand employees in the technology industry and, arguably, anywhere in the working world: There are … Read more
Why Are We So Crazy About Finding “Passive” Job Candidates?
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. I know what it is to be a “passive” job … Read more
Seduce Your Candidate Over the Phone
Last week I said it was simply dumb not to use the phone to approach top talent. That post hit a nerve, got 5,000 hits in the first 24 hours of … Read more
Amazon’s March Travels Lead to New Set of Career Videos
Amazon’s operations and customer-service recruiting team is launching a set of career videos aimed at portraying the challenges and opportunities of … Read more
5 Hiring Crimes Your Talent Acquisition Team Better Not Be Doing
I’ve been talking a lot about where HR is headed this year, which is important so we can prepare ourselves appropriately. However, what about now? What can … Read more
The Importance of Connecting Culture to What Drives Business Success
Culture is not about being cool or even being a “best place to work.” It’s about being more successful. Period. So while a lot of organizations may spend … Read more