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In recruiting we spend a whole lot of time talking about striking the balance between automation and personalization, and how best to blend high tech with high touch. But for… Read more

I hate interviews. And I know I’m not the only one. Hell, I’m pretty sure I’ve never met anyone who actually claims to enjoy interviews, and that includes recruiters. OK,… Read more

For well over a century now, industrial and organizational psychologists have turned their collective focus towards a singular goal: trying to explain why employees behave the way that they do…. Read more

One of my favorite things in the world to do is read speaker evaluation forms, largely because I love the hate – let’s face it, if there’s one thing I… Read more

Can we be honest for a moment? Maybe, as the kids say, “get real?” When you and your talent acquisition team started talking about social recruiting, did you actually have… Read more

Famously screamed by Maximus Meridius in a coliseum full of dirt and blood in the film Gladiator, yet I wouldn’t be exaggerating if I said it’s exactly how I felt… Read more

If you do a quick search for “education system is..” the first four results are adjectives like broken, flawed and failing. This is where I’d love to inject my own political commentary on… Read more

I’ve been at this recruiting thing for almost 16 years now, and I can’t say that I knew I’d be doing what I do for a living in my 40’s. And… Read more

A business doesn’t grow by accident. Long-term success is planned, and a big part of that plan is knowing what data affects your company, and how you can use it…. Read more

With election year in full swing, you’ve probably already noticed that your social streams and news feeds have become like some weird version of Fox and Friends. It seems like… Read more

As we take a look forward at what’s new and what’s next in recruiting and HR, it’s becoming increasingly clear that companies are putting more of an emphasis behind the… Read more

If your calendar looks even a little close to as crowded as mine, you probably already know that we’re officially into yet another “Conference Season.” And if you’re a recruiting… Read more

The three most stressful things you can do in life, in order, are getting married, buying a house and finding a new job. The last thing in the world any… Read more

Back in the day, when I was first starting out in my career, I ended up taking a job as a “social media ninja” for Monster Worldwide, the parent company… Read more

“Ah! well a-day! what evil looks;  Had I from old and young! Instead of the cross, the Albatross, About my neck was hung.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, 1834 Recruiters… Read more