Kelly Blokdijk
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Content authored by Kelly Blokdijk
Dirty Deeds: Why Recruiters Should Care About Reputation Management.
During a job search, having an interaction with a recruiter that’s actually somewhat positive, professional or productive can feel a little like walking into a bathroom at a gas station… Read more
Eat This, Not That: Slimming Down Interviews
There’s a health and nutrition book series called Eat This, Not That. It’s designed to provide readers with options to substitute common ingredient choices with healthier selections without sacrificing flavor… Read more
Fashion Forward and Hiring Trends
Claiming one recruiting method or tool is better than any other is like debating whether bell bottoms, skorts or cargo shorts are best.
Express Yourself: The Real Secret of Retention
Learning how to talk to each other is a concept that’s becoming steadily more difficult thanks to the influx of a thousand different channels, many of which are designed to… Read more
Go Your Own Way: The Only Career Advice That Matters in Recruiting and HR.
Early into my tenure in what I finally considered a “real” job, I decided for personal kicks and grins to take one of those manifold career assessments out there –… Read more
Why Recruiters Don’t Have To Hate HR.
The only people fighting harder to earn credibility than recruiters are the rest of HR. Pretty much everyone, everywhere, it seems, has some sort of severe dislike for HR as… Read more
Candidate Experience: Recruiters, Stop Making Excuses.
I was recently speaking with a friend who happened to be looking for work as an HR practitioner, too. And as you can imagine, our shared experiences slid quickly from… Read more
Admit It. Your Recruiting Process Is Biased.
There’s nothing our society loves more than sweeping stereotypes and convenient categories by which we can define and slap a label on the people we meet; we put great faith in… Read more
Raising the Bar: Why Barriers to Entry Are A Big Deal for Recruiting.
There’s always been plenty of talking, tweeting, blogging, venting, ranting and raving about the sad state of recruiting – but lately, it seems like the topic of what’s wrong with… Read more
The Big Lame: Tackling BS Buzzwords in Recruiting and HR
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
Talent Nirvana: Real Recruiting Lessons from A Real Life Rock Star.
Yeah, I know what you’re thinking, and I’m right there with you – I normally skip right past those “lessons we can learn” kind of posts that seem like thinly… Read more
The Most Wonderful Post of the Year.
Somewhere between Labor Day and Halloween, the official “holiday” season kicks off, an annual annoyance that essentially means that we dedicate approximately a full quarter of each year to those “magical… Read more
Simple Secrets To Make Your Hiring Process Suck Less
Have you been seeking the secret to a less craptastic recruiting process? One in which only top talent gravitates to you, and your competition is left with clusters of crapplicants?*… Read more
HR and Recruiting Professionals: Time to Pull Your Head Out
It’s not exactly breaking news that the general workforce population can’t seem to get enough of HR/recruiting bashing. This phenomenon is akin to TMZ stalking celebrity hangouts waiting for a… Read more
Don’t Be That Guy: Turning the Table on LinkedIn Losers
I recently received this InMail from a certain LinkedIn user – and if you’re even tangentially connected to HR or recruiting, then you’re probably already recoiling at this all too… Read more
