Recruiting

I do a few things, when editing, that I find can turn pretty much any piece of generic copywriting – which is what corporate blogs essentially are – into halfway decent… Read more

Last week, I attended my very first SHRM Annual Conference in Orlando – along with fellow Brandon Hall Group analysts Trish McFarlane and Ben Eubanks. For those of you who have yet to attend, suffice… Read more

Zappos recent news that they would eliminate job postings entirely signals the final nail has been driven into the coffin of job boards for recruitment.

Conference agendas often skew tidily to the side of the conference organizer’s own agenda, and their speaker selection tends to reflect either the necessary evil that is pay-for-play (like the… Read more

Launched in 2013, SHRM Foundation’s strategic-thought-leadership initiative with The Economist Intelligence Unit endeavors to identify and analyze trends that may affect the workplace over the next 5-10 years.

While employee appraisal methods (also known as performance reviews) have had their fair share of critics, a lot of companies praise them as an efficient way to identify employee strengths… Read more

It’s no secret that most recruiters have a love-hate relationship with LinkedIn. But whether they’re frustrated with price point, data privacy or overall efficacy, they now can add another reason to… Read more

As contract staffing continues to break records every month, most recently hitting a high of 2,859,2000 jobs in May, it’s clear that its growth is not a knee-jerk reaction to… Read more

Every so often recruitment conferences (of which there are many,) need defibrillators strapped to them and set to 50,000 volts! They need a serious jolt – you know they do! Too… Read more

The next big transformation in human capital management is underway, led by changes in talent acquisition. While candidate expectations are rising regarding the frequency, pace and transparency of communication in… Read more

Tips from SkillSurvey’s own Mike Bartkus on hiring for HCAHPS and learn how to improve your skills with the right hire.

Tips from SkillSurvey’s own Mike Bartkus on hiring for HCAHPS and learn how to improve your skills with the right hire.

Many people believe HR is: Old. Slow. Dowdy. Bloated. Bureaucratic. Run by middle-aged women who like cats. Some of that is true — especially the part about cats — but… Read more

Rumors of the death of job boards, with apologies to Mark Twain, might be greatly exaggerated, but that hasn’t stopped their reported demise from becoming something of a ’cause celebre’… Read more

We think, and talk a lot about, the need to “Say Something” to attract an audience.  Send a message…. push it out. Be noticed and heard.  But let’s be honest:  most of what we… Read more