Recruiting Advice

We all know the 2016 election will be a special one, and not just because it features two of the least popular candidates in recent memory. Less widely discussed is… Read more

It’s kind of amazing what teachers do, spending hours inside and outside the classroom to prepare students to take the next step and be productive citizens. It’s one of the… Read more

As recruiters, we have to know how to ask the right questions that will lead us to the motivation of a candidate – not just checking boxes and using interview score cards.

This list is for all the writers, mansplainers, recruiters, and nosy busy-bodies who try togive recruiting advice after making 2 placements.

Platform-as-a-Service might very well be the key to unlocking the inherent power of big data for recruiters, hiring managers and all of the internal teams they serve.

Claiming one recruiting method or tool is better than any other is like debating whether bell bottoms, skorts or cargo shorts are best.

You forget that somehow, life can pass you by if you let it. And even though this business has become my life, it’s still hard for me to take a… Read more

For all the talk of “reinvention” in recruiting, for all the products promising to “disrupt” hiring, and for all the banal banter about fixing what’s “broken” in talent acquisition today, the… Read more

When I say car salesmen, what do you think of? I imagine some of the first words would be slimy or sneaky. Needless to say, it’s not usually the best… Read more

 “One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education.” – Chris Van Hollen OK, I’ll admit it: I’m addicted to my DVR. It’s not so… Read more

Sometimes, reading the reviews on Glassdoor feels a little bit like watching a bad breakup – it’s uncomfortable, it’s awkward, and yet somehow, you can’t turn away from the drama… Read more

I did it. I survived my first major speaking gig (surely my “graduation” speech from vocational school doesn’t count) and apparently, I did more than OK. You see, the good… Read more

Company culture has become something of a buzzword in business today, but as a CEO, I truly believe that in my organization, at least, not only does hiring for culture… Read more

Your job descriptions, as you likely already know, are all but worthless. They are poorly-written technical specs built by lawyers who don’t know much about the job in the first… Read more

“Someone has said that it requires less mental effort to condemn than to think.”  ― Emma Goldman We all have stories. And if you’ve been reading this blog at all,… Read more