Recruiting

Does your business or organization collaborate with volunteers to serve customers or handle other key functions? Particularly for most non-profit organizations, volunteers are essential. Many organizations make the mistake of… Read more

There’s a good reason why no one ever finds that elusive “purple squirrel” when they’re recruiting for a job. It’s because 999 times out of a thousand, they don’t exist…. Read more

Recruiting is broken. It’s a deeply flawed talent system. According to a recent survey by Deloitte, the majority of human resources professionals agree with this statement. The current state of recruiting… Read more

There is a myth that’s been perpetuated in our perpetual prison state that the purpose of incarceration is rehabilitation. The term “debt to society” has become ingrained in our vernacular… Read more

If you ask the average hiring manager what they’re looking for when interviewing new candidates, most will probably mention some variation of skills, experience, and qualifications. After all, the most… Read more

Hiring managers have their hands full when there is a job position to be filled. They sift through a lot of resumes and evaluate candidates to make sure that they… Read more

“There’s a shortage of talent.” That viewpoint is constantly popping up in the news. From the Internet to print media, the message is everywhere these days, because many companies are… Read more

Every summer for nine years, I have written a blog post that nobody really wants to read. That’s because it always seems to give the same bad news — that… Read more

Throughout its history, LinkedIn has slowly, albeit deliberately, evolved from what used to be a fairly innocuous social network into one of the internet’s most extensive sources of personal data…. Read more

Given all the recent chatter about Google after an engineer got fired for writing a diversity manifesto, it makes you wonder — what does a polarizing event like that do… Read more

When I was 11, I collected rubber ducks, my favorite color was purple, and Blink-182 was trendy. So behold, my first email address — [email protected]. Tragically, this email address did… Read more

UNLESS you’ve been doing the Rip Van Winkle act for the last 10 years, you know that finding a job has changed in a many ways both big and small…. Read more

How many times did you hear, “You don’t have enough experience.” while looking for your first job? I heard that statement many times during my search. It was a strange… Read more

Each year, those of us who still have some burning passion for Hollywood (for whatever reason), gather to watch the Oscars. For 3-4 televised hours, there’s excessive backscratching and a… Read more

Raise your hand if you enjoy reviewing and screening resumes. Keep your hand up if you believe that you are good at it. This means that a high percentage of… Read more