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My last post, You’re Not Really A Recruiter, seems to have hit something of a nerve – apparently, a lot of people out there feel the same way I do about… Read more

I write a lot about candidate experience, because employers can’t get enough of this stuff. On the other hand, I really wish we could stop just saying shit that’s common… Read more

There’s a ton of talk out there about how important it is for recruiters and employers to incorporate video into their talent attraction strategies, but the truth is, there’s no… Read more

While most of you still digging your way out from Winter Storm Juno (where do they get these names?) this week are probably going to hate me for saying this,… Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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