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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

Think about your friends.  Some like to communicate via Facebook, others via text message. Some may use Word and others, Google Docs. So if you were tasked to get your friends… Read more

Your social recruiting efforts are poor; the metrics prove it. There are standard matrices for determining the return on investment for recruiting. Most of us are familiar with cost per… 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

“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

Human beings, as a rule, are pretty unique. We possess several key differentiators between our sentient selves and our seemingly omnipotent software driven counterparts increasingly intertwining with all aspects of modern life, personal… Read more

I’ve worked for a staffing agency for the last fourteen years, so I suppose you could consider me something of a lifer in this business. One of the things that… Read more

I hate to kick someone when they’re already down. In fact, I’m surprised I can, all things considered. Seriously. For all the shit that’s been talked about LinkedIn on this… 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

When it comes to engagement, recruiters walk a fine but distinct line. On one hand, recruiters are faced with the intrinsic necessity to reach out to candidates and connect with… Read more

“I don’t want to live in the kind of world where we don’t look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who… Read more

There’s nothing new about M&A in the HR Technology Industry; after all, big fish swallows little fish is how most top tier talent vendors have ended up so bloated they… Read more

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

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