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My last post, You’re Not Really A Recruiter, seems to have hit something of a nerve – apparently, a lot of people out there feel the same way I do about… Read more

I write a lot about candidate experience, because employers can’t get enough of this stuff. On the other hand, I really wish we could stop just saying shit that’s common… Read more

Building an Organizational Chart Template (Org. Chart) is not a new idea, in fact it’s how most name generation / phone sourcing professionals made their bones before the onslaught of social… Read more

Boolean Search, though highly debated as a dead trade is still a very popular means of search online. Regardless if you are a Boolean Superstar or you still need to learn… Read more

Whether you’re in the Matt Charney camp, or the camp occupied by the likes of Irina Shamaeva and Glen Cathey, LinkedIn is one site where you must use Boolean search to get… Read more

We’ve fundamentally changed the way we do pretty much everything in recruiting, but somehow, interviews are just as shitty and ineffective as ever.

Boolean Operators, Boolean Search, Ninja style back flip search, however you want to slice it, it’s still a trending topic across many recruiting circles. Be this as it may, most recruiters… Read more

Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: oh, good. Another post bashing recruiters. Because you just can’t get enough of people who don’t do your job talking about how damn bad… Read more

Stuck in the daily grind of sourcing LinkedIn, Monster and CareerBuilder? It’s not easy to stay focused when your eyes go crossed and boredom kicks in from sourcing the same… Read more

Every company these days seems pretty preoccupied with the concept of corporate culture; you can’t simply get away with providing a steady job or living wage for workers, it seems…. Read more

Well, my friends — I suppose it was inevitable. After all, for years we’ve been hearing recruiters use stupid superlatives and specious self-descriptors like “rock star,” “ninja” or (gag) “guru.”… Read more

As the old saying goes, those who can’t do, teach; this, as we all know, is complete BS, because those who can’t do, in fact, become consultants. But in recruiting… Read more

When I stand back and take a look at job interviews, the whole concept seems, I don’t know, a little weird to me. Sure, they’re as much a standard part of… Read more

Talent Communities inherently are flawed, mostly because what is referred to as a Talent Community really does not exist.  Is your talent community thriving? I was having a conversation the… Read more

Recruitment Marketing 101: Thinking Like a Marketer to Promote Your Employer Brand Most recruiters don’t think like marketers.  Recruitment marketing is key these days.  Seems like you need this webinar…. Read more