Candidates

Believe it or not, LinkedIn is still one of the best professional networking sites that you can find on the Internet. Yes it has some flaws, but it’s the place… Read more

Recently I’ve heard more and more of my fellow Talent Acquisition experts refer to something called “Talent on Demand.” At first, it sounded like another buzzword to me, or some… Read more

Before we get started, here are a couple of quick definitions up front about passive and active candidates: Passive Candidates — They’re not necessarily ready yet to change jobs yet, but… Read more

The ideal candidate — sorry, let me rephrase that, the perfect candidate —  is like a unicorn. They are extremely elusive, if not completely imaginary. You have heard about them… Read more

A few months back, I wrote an article about how broken the hiring process is. This article will be a bit similar, but it’s about the recruiting process. What I’m… Read more

The “recruiting is marketing and candidates are customers” mindset is driving interest in a traditionally overlooked aspect of the job search: candidate engagement. There isn’t really an official definition for… Read more

Hiring managers have their hands full when there is a job position to be filled. They sift through a lot of resumes and evaluate candidates to make sure that they… Read more

When I was 11, I collected rubber ducks, my favorite color was purple, and Blink-182 was trendy. So behold, my first email address — [email protected]. Tragically, this email address did… Read more

UNLESS you’ve been doing the Rip Van Winkle act for the last 10 years, you know that finding a job has changed in a many ways both big and small…. Read more

Each year, those of us who still have some burning passion for Hollywood (for whatever reason), gather to watch the Oscars. For 3-4 televised hours, there’s excessive backscratching and a… Read more

There are many reasons people quit their jobs. It’s not always because of salary, like many people, including managers, have been led to — sometimes erroneously — to believe. The other… Read more

If you’re a recruiter, hiring manager, or head of talent, you’ve undoubtedly heard the conventional wisdom that recruiting in the summer is hard with a capital “H.” Countless articles have… Read more

Everyone knows that lots of recruiters screen candidates on social media, but did you know how many employers are doing it? Would you believe 7 out of 10? According to… Read more

Weebly’s hiring practices (as described in the Business Insider article located here) are used to prompt the discussion on what indicators companies should use (and how they should use them)… Read more

If you ever played sports you know that there are many different drills that teach you the skills needed for different parts of the game.  However, there is one fundamental… Read more