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Looking forward into the immediate future of the coming year, a lot of companies are doing a lot of planning, particularly when it comes to their people. This makes sense…. Read more

While this Friday’s monthly jobs report (something of a bellwether for labor economists and recruiting geeks everywhere) should paint a rosy picture of an economy at full employment, the global markets’… Read more

If you’re paying any attention to the deluge of recruiting related content and conferences out there (and if you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you are), then these past… Read more

It’s always blown my mind that for some reason, you need a license to drive a car, but when it comes to having kids? You don’t need a license.  There’s… Read more

It seemed like a strange place to meet up with a Marine Corps Officer to talk about his pending retirement from the military, but I figured that an Irish Pub… Read more

If you’re like most employers, there’s a good chance that you’re already investing in employer branding by now. In fact, a recent Harvard Business Review study showed that fully 74%… Read more

Everyday schmoes who, for one reason or another, show up at their recruiting and sourcing jobs day-in and day-out and do their jobs well, don’t usually get their moment in… Read more

I have no doubt that by now you’ve heard about the family from Tennessee who won the Powerball and took home over $500 million. They’ve been on a bit of a whirlwind… Read more

I’d like to think I’ve learned a lot over my years as a recruiter, but I’d like to start with a piece of wisdom I once got back in the… Read more

There’s always at least one recruiter in every room who still reminisces fondly about the days of when candidates used to mail in resumes to ads they found in print… Read more

As a white male, there are few conversation topics more taboo than talking about (much less writing about) the issue of race. It’s one of those things, like politics, sex… Read more

Unlike many HR centered constructs, there is actually a clearly established business case for creating a strong organizational culture, and that hiring for culture fit has a direct impact on… Read more

Sourcers and recruiters have long chased after proverbial “purple squirrels,” those elusive, highly skilled candidates that represent the type of “top talent” that actually lives up to that moniker. Their… Read more

Pick any trending topic that’s top of mind in recruiting right now, from the candidate experience to onboarding. Chances are that once you strip away all the unnecessary layers of… Read more

During the deepest depths of the recession, nightly news footage was full of seemingly stock footage of resume clutching job seekers standing in line at career fairs. The formula for these… Read more