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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

As a little country girl from Waco, Texas, I may be a bit biased, but some of the best things in life come from Texas. We do things big in… 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

If you’re like most employers, you’ve probably already set up some sort of social media presence dedicated to careers and hiring. A recent study showed fully 94% of recruiters reported using… Read more

  If you’ve seen one of the Horrible Bosses movies by now (and chances are good, if you get Showtime, since they’ve pretty much got it on an alternate loop… Read more

Sourcing is one of those skill sets that you continue to use even after you leave recruiting—and just as relevant if your new job, like mine, involves generating marketing-qualified leads…. Read more

If you’ve scrolled your Facebook News Feed in the last few days to see an array of weight loss goals and hope-filled quotes, it’s not a Jenny Craig takeover. We’ve… Read more

While the whole job search is like dating metaphor has decidedly jumped the shark, the fact is that while this aphorism used to be something of a stretch, now, they’re… Read more

I know, a lot of you think phone sourcing is either old fashioned or completely obsolete – the technological antipode of things like crowdfunding, social media or ecommerce. And I admit, phone… Read more

In this podcast… In recruiting and HR departments, we’re always looking for the latest HR technology to drive efficiency and profitability. The step that takes the most time? Sourcing. Why? If… Read more

The only people fighting harder to earn credibility than recruiters are the rest of HR.  Pretty much everyone, everywhere, it seems, has some sort of severe dislike for HR as… Read more

Let’s face it. If we liked math (or were any good at it), there’s a good chance we wouldn’t be in recruiting. Crunching data has to be one of the… Read more

If you know me, you know that I love to eat. This hasn’t always been the case; the concept of “good” food is a relatively new discovery for me, and it’s… Read more