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While you might not ever have heard the term “Jobsworth” before, if you’ve ever worked in the business of talent, you’ve almost certainly run into at least a few of… Read more

Psychometric testing has long been splitting opinions in the recruitment industry, with one camp of recruiters labelling them a valuable assessment resource and the other labelling them a pseudoscientific pile of… Read more

  There is an obvious need for agency recruiters to build a network of clients and candidates. For corporate recruiters, the benefits might not be as obvious. From a process perspective, in-house… Read more

I have the answer to recruiting candidates for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. First let me say, the lack of diversity in STEM argument is stupid and played out…. Read more

Earlier this year, I applied for a gig with one of those companies who has become the toast of the HR town, an industry darling that’s successfully positioned itself in… Read more

In this podcast… The Best of/Worst podcast series explores how sometimes bad examples can be more illuminating when it comes to process improvement than good examples.   In this week’s Best… Read more

In this podcast… The Best of/Worst podcast series explores how sometimes bad examples can be more illuminating when it comes to process improvement than good examples.   In this week’s Best… Read more

I’m not sure why in the hell recruiters seem to love manufactured motivational materials, but from self-help books to Successories posters, the talent industry has long loved the programmed passion… Read more

The job of a recruiter ain’t for suckas. You are either runnin’ things, are they are running you. You gotta be P.I.M.P.  (Geeze, I hope my mother the reverend’s wife… Read more

Connect6° is a free chrome extension that can help you find additional information on potential candidates and clients all while searching the web. It is awesome being able to to… Read more

The fundamental difference between marketing and recruiting really comes down to a simple difference: in marketing, there’s no pressure (or expectation) to “get it right” right out of the gate…. Read more

For the purposes of this review while I say “cold call”, I am also referring to cold emails. The concept is simple.  You need to contact someone.  You send an… Read more

Many recruiters don’t read. Most of them don’t write. Fear not. The Career XRoads 2015 Mystery Job Seeker Survey doesn’t indict our educational systems; rather, it highlights basic failings endemic… Read more

OK. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “of course. Here we go with another political post. Damn you, Zeller.” But even though my niche network of cleared tech talent in the… Read more

Here’s a sourcing tool that hasn’t gotten near enough attention: Blockspring. To geek out, Blockspring was and still is a library of user-generated techie code that developers could insert directly into… Read more