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A long time ago in a job market far, far away, there was a booming economy when any of our candidates that had a pulse had a job. It was… Read more

Let’s talk Star Wars, specifically Star Wars IV – A New Hope. For those of you who have seen the movies which, based on previous reactions to Star Wars themed… Read more

I don’t think it’s unfair to call spam “the fossil fuel of recruiting” – it’s cheap, it’s easy and it gets the job done. On the other hand, though, it’s… Read more

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’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

“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

It started, as so many of these sad stories do, in one of those meetings – you know the type. The one with the client, or the hiring manager, or… Read more

Alchemy is the study of focused transformation. I have always been fascinated by Alchemy because the aim was to take some low value resource, like led and turn it into… Read more

If you’re one of those recruiters who’s at all in tune with the conversation happening in closed Facebook groups, niche industry forums or consume content and commentary in the weird little world… Read more

It’s that time of year again when we dust off our crystal ball and try to gaze into the future of recruiting. So after making my standard resolution to lose… Read more