General

While it’s only just now March,  for Uber, 2017 is already shaping up to be a horrible, no good, very bad year – something of an annus horribilis for a company… Read more

One question that I get asked way more often than I’d like is, “how do I become a recruiting thought leader?” Well, here’s a tip: if you need advice on… Read more

For an industry which prides itself on “none of us knew we were going to be recruiters,” those of us in talent acquisition seem to make it awful hard for… Read more

While specialized, in demand positions in fields such as tech and healthcare seemingly dominate the recruiting conversation, the fact of the matter is, these niche searches are much more the… Read more

Over the past several months, I’ve had the privilege of chatting with several young up and comers – “enterpreneurs,” if you will – who are just now starting out in… Read more

This post is dedicated to all those recruiters out there who give a shit about what they do. I know that you’re out there, which is why it saddens me… Read more

If you’re in recruiting, I’m sure that by now you’re probably aware of the fact that as of last week, Facebook officially announced that they would be rolling out the… Read more

I have a confession to make. There was a time in my career when I just didn’t understand what, exactly, went on behind the scenes before every hire. Recruiting is… Read more

So many recruiters talk about gut instinct. How they “just know” that a candidate is right or not, that a client will flake, etc. It’s a bit of a cop-out… Read more

If you need any further proof that tech hiring is hot, consider the fact that pretty much the default search for any sourcing or recruiting CRM product demo out there… Read more

I was recently watching a bunch of those old black and white movies from the “Golden Age” of Hollywood. While I’d seen most of these classics before, this time I… Read more

It sounded, on the surface, like a can’t miss premise. eHarmony, one of the world’s largest online dating sites, would leverage its extensive data set, proprietary algorithm and established track… Read more

I’ve often described job-seekers as the most underserved customer group out there, and I still think it is. Consumers have certain expectations when it comes to their experience as they… Read more

A friend recently shared an ad with me on a freelance job board where a guy posted to have someone write a love letter. He was willing to pay $40… Read more

As any recruiter or talent acquisition professional can tell you, at a foundational and fundamental level, that even today, job descriptions still play among the most important and influential roles… Read more