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Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: oh, good. Another post bashing recruiters. Because you just can’t get enough of people who don’t do your job talking about how damn bad… Read more

Flashback 6 years ago… what were you doing as a recruiter? I am still having trouble believing 6 years ago was actually just 2009. Every so often I like to… Read more

The Super Bowl is this Sunday, and while I’m not legally allowed to call it the Super Bowl, having to refer to it as “The Big Game” just sounds pretentious,… Read more

Recruiters might run point on sourcing, screening and slating candidates, but it’s no secret who really wears the proverbial pants in the process. Hiring managers have almost always had the final say in… Read more

Recruiting Tools that help to automate my day are like gummy bears on my ice cream. (yep I went there). If your day is anything like mine (and I am… Read more

If you think that Klout, Kred or any of the other measurements of “influence” are going to be the determining factor in your 2015 recruiting success, you’re full of crap. Or… Read more

Stuck in the daily grind of sourcing LinkedIn, Monster and CareerBuilder? It’s not easy to stay focused when your eyes go crossed and boredom kicks in from sourcing the same… Read more

Every company these days seems pretty preoccupied with the concept of corporate culture; you can’t simply get away with providing a steady job or living wage for workers, it seems…. Read more

If you happened to tune into the State of the Union this week (or caught up with any of the recaps), it’s pretty easy to see that there’s a ton… Read more

We brought in 2 heavy hitters to drop the knowledge on how you can use old techniques and tactics to create new value. And start building relationships instead of lead lists. In this… Read more

Well, my friends — I suppose it was inevitable. After all, for years we’ve been hearing recruiters use stupid superlatives and specious self-descriptors like “rock star,” “ninja” or (gag) “guru.”… Read more

As the old saying goes, those who can’t do, teach; this, as we all know, is complete BS, because those who can’t do, in fact, become consultants. But in recruiting… Read more

As recruiters we spend a great deal of our time online sourcing and tracking leads; it’s the fun part of our job. The challenge is the amount of information consumed… Read more

I’m pretty sure I could convincingly claim I attend more HR and recruiting related conferences than anyone on the planet, with the possible exception of Bill Boorman, who has covered… Read more

When I stand back and take a look at job interviews, the whole concept seems, I don’t know, a little weird to me. Sure, they’re as much a standard part of… Read more