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“There’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.” – Steven Wright   I’m at that strange part of my career where I’m old enough… Read more

If you work in recruiting, there’s probably a good chance that while you’ve felt the effects of public relations (which is almost always collateral damage), you don’t have any real… Read more

First off, let me just say that I am pretty much the world’s biggest Donald Trump fan, and in fact, 100% agree with everything The Donald has ever said or… Read more

For years now in the world of social recruiting, there’s been a litany of subjective stories, anecdotal evidence and “thought leadership” (or lack thereof) about how “one simple trick” or… Read more

While there are a lot of great software products out there for the HR and recruiting market, let’s face it. You’ve got a limited budget, and even more limited time…. Read more

In recruiting we spend a whole lot of time talking about striking the balance between automation and personalization, and how best to blend high tech with high touch. But for… Read more

One of my favorite things in the world to do is read speaker evaluation forms, largely because I love the hate – let’s face it, if there’s one thing I… Read more

Can we be honest for a moment? Maybe, as the kids say, “get real?” When you and your talent acquisition team started talking about social recruiting, did you actually have… Read more

A business doesn’t grow by accident. Long-term success is planned, and a big part of that plan is knowing what data affects your company, and how you can use it…. Read more

If your calendar looks even a little close to as crowded as mine, you probably already know that we’re officially into yet another “Conference Season.” And if you’re a recruiting… Read more

Back in the day, when I was first starting out in my career, I ended up taking a job as a “social media ninja” for Monster Worldwide, the parent company… Read more

It started, as so many of these sad stories do, in one of those meetings – you know the type. The one with the client, or the hiring manager, or… Read more

While this Friday’s monthly jobs report (something of a bellwether for labor economists and recruiting geeks everywhere) should paint a rosy picture of an economy at full employment, the global markets’… Read more

If you’re like most employers, there’s a good chance that you’re already investing in employer branding by now. In fact, a recent Harvard Business Review study showed that fully 74%… Read more

There’s always at least one recruiter in every room who still reminisces fondly about the days of when candidates used to mail in resumes to ads they found in print… Read more