Job Market

OK, some personal factoids up front just for a little bit of context: I’m currently 37, best I can tell via doing the math. I was married/with someone for about… Read more

Part 1 of this series can be read here.  Technical workers such as engineers, programmers, mathematicians, and developers are among the most difficult and costly to source, assess and hire. As… Read more

Just after Father’s Day, we found this data set interesting from Indeed. They mined hundreds of millions of job postings to pinpoint those that have keywords signifying family-friendly or flexible work… Read more

Remember the good ol’ summer gig? How does that ecosystem work these days? Thankfully, we’ve got some data. Research conducted in May 2018 by job search engine, Adzuna analyzed almost… Read more

Recruiters are searching in every nook and cranny for new talent pools this year.   In fact, 67 percent of rapidly growing companies listed finding new talent pools as their highest priority in the recent 2018 Growth Hiring Trends in the United… Read more

Let’s commence with some typical Charney snark: https://twitter.com/mattcharney/status/996426798907834368 Ignore the second part; focus on the first. That’s a real issue. Read More

That’s from a recent WalletHub study, with the top 10 looking like this: Salt Lake City Orlando Atlanta Charleston Tempe Austin Columbia Denver Raleigh Grand Rapids Read More

I.Prelude. There are a lot of companies out there that actually walk the walk. Glassdoor, for a long time, was one of the good guys; they practiced the same sort… Read more

We won’t delay the suspense — it’s San Jose, California. In fact, here’s the entirety of the top 12: Now let’s talk a bit more broadly about some trend lines… Read more

Earlier this month, we got together for one of our HRTX unconference events in downtown Dallas. It was actually among the best-attended ever, so that’s fun — and hey, if… Read more

This shouldn’t come as a big surprise: Passive candidates are not on job boards because they are not out looking for jobs. If you really want to reach them you… Read more

Don’t expect a slowdown in the pace of your frenzied, high-volume recruiting position. Get used to it. It’s just the nature of the beast. Trying to fill 100 open positions… Read more

It occurred to me recently that we look at the recruitment process in pieces and rarely as a whole. I can’t find any articles about what the dream process looks… Read more

In today’s competitive online space, it’s challenging to leverage audience traffic into significant revenue. Traditional online advertising methods, like banner ads and brand sponsorships, are not as popular or lucrative… Read more

I don’t think any of us would be surprised how much the average person hates looking for a job. A recent survey by Hired found 83 percent of people get… Read more