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When people find out I work at a company with the word “recruiting” in the name, they immediately think I can help them find a job. Not so much with… Read more

Every time I hear someone talk about anything involving stupid, specious concepts in recruiting, which is to say pretty much the entire response to that “join the conversation” cliché in… Read more

In the season of top tens and trends, it’s pretty awesome to have a prediction confirmed. Which is exactly what’s happened over the course of the last year when it… Read more

Within the insular world of HR technology and recruitment software, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) are perhaps the most hated, at least judging from the online conversation among talent acquisition practitioners… Read more

“Find people who are competent and really bright, but more importantly, people who care exactly about the same things you care about.” – Steve Jobs In this one single sentence,… Read more

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

HREvolution, the annual family reunion for the cool kids in HR and recruiting, descended on Dallas last week, bringing with it its usual unique mix of veteran attendees, curious first… Read more

Last week, Vik Singh published an article on TechCrunch with a headline that definitely caught my attention: “ Two Worlds Colliding: How LinkedIn Could Take On Salesforce.” His position is… Read more

For all the people spending time trying to make the Internet better, it’s actually quite rare to see a unique idea. Think of the first time you saw Twitter, or… Read more

There was a time not too long ago that, in terms of technology, third party recruiters were like the redheaded stepchild of the industry. Implementing a new onsite system took… Read more

They tell me that a lot of people have been asking about my session at the Social. Sourcing. Talent. (#SST2014) conferences, “Using Your Blog To Tell Your Story.” So, they… Read more

It’s no secret that most recruiters out there get a pretty bad rep.  Some of this is deserved, of course; some of it is not – but whether public perception actually… Read more

Coming out at work has always been something of a sensitive subject. But as you probably know, last week this often overlooked issue moved into the headlines and, at last, into… Read more

No matter where in the world of work you work, structuring a global recruiting and selection process is anything but easy. In fact, putting the required policies and processes in… Read more

If you think about the myriad steps required in full cycle recruiting, the fact that we’re so focused on that very small slice of stuff that happens before a candidate… Read more