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Work, as we all know, kind of sucks.  But while there’s an element of luck and timing involved, I’m pretty convinced that finding your dream job isn’t a pipedream, and… Read more

When you’re a company with the size and scale of LinkedIn, you’ve basically got a big target on your back – and a long list of people out to get… Read more

I’ve been working on some posts recently about recruiters and superstitions, since there seems to be a recurring supernatural theme oddly prevalent in most recruiters’ mostly mundane routines – for… Read more

If you’re a recruiter, you will have some good days, some bad days, and some days where you are just plain pissed off. If you say you haven’t felt pissed… Read more

The divide between corporate marketing and HR/recruiting is shrinking. Brand Amper is a fun, easy, Mad Libs™ style web app that helps companies see their employer brand through the eyes of their… Read more

While there may not be an “I” in “Team” (for those of you who ignore cliches or spell check), there is certainly a “me.”  And in our constantly connected, socially savvy… Read more

Finding and engaging software developers in this market is not an easy task. As a tech recruiter do you find yourself having meaningless conversations, wasting hours of valuable time determining hard… Read more

I’m not generally one to call for austerity, considering I often find myself the beneficiary of vendor largesse. But at last week’s annual HR Technology Conference, I noticed that an… Read more

Hello Recruiters and welcome to your Columbus Day edition of the week that was. Are you at your desk today? Making calls? If not, you should be. This is historically… Read more

Traditional job descriptions are lacking. They are boring; lazy at best. They are non engaging and have drop off rates higher than the empire state building. 5 years ago I… Read more

The difference between 2013 and 2014 at HR Tech is significant. Meaning technology has truly taken a front seat here with vendors as the floor exhibitors (for the most part)… Read more

HR Technologies in our industry has grown, visions have broadened and tech giants outside our space have officially joined the party, eating up small start ups and investing in the… Read more

I was recently invited – with somewhat short notice –  to a Women’s Leadership professional networking event here in Chicago. After checking my calendar, I didn’t hesitant to say yes (free… Read more

Linkedin’s new terms of service go into effect October 23, 2014. One of them requires members to always use the ® or ™ symbol whenever you write Linkedin. I didn’t… Read more

Another day, another week. Of course, this isn’t just any week if you’re in this industry; it’s the week of the annual boondoggle that is the HR Technology Conference in… Read more