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I’d like to think I’ve learned a lot over my years as a recruiter, but I’d like to start with a piece of wisdom I once got back in the… Read more

As a little country girl from Waco, Texas, I may be a bit biased, but some of the best things in life come from Texas. We do things big in… 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

Recently, Katrina Kibben, Derek Zeller and I did a blab.im to talk about all the reasons why people hate recruiters and share our advice to help recruiters be better. If you… Read more

As a white male, there are few conversation topics more taboo than talking about (much less writing about) the issue of race. It’s one of those things, like politics, sex… Read more

Unlike many HR centered constructs, there is actually a clearly established business case for creating a strong organizational culture, and that hiring for culture fit has a direct impact on… Read more

Sourcers and recruiters have long chased after proverbial “purple squirrels,” those elusive, highly skilled candidates that represent the type of “top talent” that actually lives up to that moniker. Their… Read more

Pick any trending topic that’s top of mind in recruiting right now, from the candidate experience to onboarding. Chances are that once you strip away all the unnecessary layers of… Read more

During the deepest depths of the recession, nightly news footage was full of seemingly stock footage of resume clutching job seekers standing in line at career fairs. The formula for these… Read more

The future of STEM careers can be found within the Internet of Things (IoT). So maybe you’re thinking “what the IoT is IoT?” If so, you’re not alone. To explain,… Read more

For many of us who work in the content marketing space, one of the biggest trending topics is the question of whether or not there might not just be too much… Read more

The Science of Talent Attraction: Understanding What Makes People Click We’re in the tightest labor market in almost seven years, and competition for great talent is fierce. So when you… Read more

How-To Hack the Candidate Experience By now, you’ve probably heard a lot about candidate experience. After all, this perpetual “trending topic” represents one of the biggest challenges in recruitment today…. Read more

On Monday, you are reading the news and you see the name of person that could be a good candidate for you. So you copy the name paste into LinkedIn… Read more

If you’re like most employers, you’ve probably already set up some sort of social media presence dedicated to careers and hiring. A recent study showed fully 94% of recruiters reported using… Read more