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As we take a look forward at what’s new and what’s next in recruiting and HR, it’s becoming increasingly clear that companies are putting more of an emphasis behind the… 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

Your social recruiting efforts are poor; the metrics prove it. There are standard matrices for determining the return on investment for recruiting. Most of us are familiar with cost per… Read more

Sure, you can get a lot of information from the internet about your candidates. But none of that really prepares you to know what they’re like  in person? Are there… Read more

The three most stressful things you can do in life, in order, are getting married, buying a house and finding a new job. The last thing in the world any… 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

Firstly I should point out that this is a bit of fun, and need not be taken too seriously. However, as with all good jokes, it works better if it’s… Read more

“Ah! well a-day! what evil looks;  Had I from old and young! Instead of the cross, the Albatross, About my neck was hung.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, 1834 Recruiters… Read more

Human beings, as a rule, are pretty unique. We possess several key differentiators between our sentient selves and our seemingly omnipotent software driven counterparts increasingly intertwining with all aspects of modern life, personal… Read more

They say there’s no silver bullet when it comes to recruiting, no one size fits all approach or magic cure-all for what ails the business of hiring. They’re wrong. Hiring… Read more

Posting jobs is still a necessary evil in the recruiting world. Finding the best job boards is tough enough. Once you locate the job board you want to post on,… Read more

Over the past couple of years, I’ve been lucky enough to be selected to serve on several “advisory boards” for startups in the talent acquisition space. I am as surprised… Read more

We invited Pete Radloff to join our Blab today based on an article he wrote for RecruitingDaily, Zen and the Art of Candidate Maintenance. As recruiters, we can try to control… Read more

I’ve worked for a staffing agency for the last fourteen years, so I suppose you could consider me something of a lifer in this business. One of the things that… Read more

I hate to kick someone when they’re already down. In fact, I’m surprised I can, all things considered. Seriously. For all the shit that’s been talked about LinkedIn on this… Read more