Posts by: Kelly Blokdijk
Dirty Deeds: Why Recruiters Should Care About Reputation Management.
Kelly BlokdijkApr 06, 2017
During a job search, having an interaction with a recruiter that’s actually somewhat positive, professional or productive can feel a...
Eat This, Not That: Slimming Down Interviews
Kelly BlokdijkNov 02, 2016
There’s a health and nutrition book series called Eat This, Not That. It’s designed to provide readers with options to substitute...
Fashion Forward and Hiring Trends
Kelly BlokdijkSep 14, 2016
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
Kelly BlokdijkJul 18, 2016
Learning how to talk to each other is a concept that’s becoming steadily more difficult thanks to the influx of a thousand different...
Go Your Own Way: The Only Career Advice That Matters in Recruiting and HR.
Kelly BlokdijkApr 25, 2016
Early into my tenure in what I finally considered a “real” job, I decided for personal kicks and grins to take one of those...
Why Recruiters Don’t Have To Hate HR.
Kelly BlokdijkDec 14, 2015
The only people fighting harder to earn credibility than recruiters are the rest of HR. Pretty much everyone, everywhere, it seems, has...
Candidate Experience: Recruiters, Stop Making Excuses.
Kelly BlokdijkMay 20, 2015
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...
Admit It. Your Recruiting Process Is Biased.
Kelly BlokdijkMar 19, 2015
There’s nothing our society loves more than sweeping stereotypes and convenient categories by which we can define and slap a label on...
Raising the Bar: Why Barriers to Entry Are A Big Deal for Recruiting.
Kelly BlokdijkFeb 19, 2015
There’s always been plenty of talking, tweeting, blogging, venting, ranting and raving about the sad state of recruiting – but...
The Big Lame: Tackling BS Buzzwords in Recruiting and HR
Kelly BlokdijkJan 28, 2015
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...