Job Market

Anyone who says that having a college degree doesn’t matter likely doesn’t have one. According to the Economic Policy Institute, last year the unemployment rate among recent college graduates hovered… Read more

I have no memories (first hand, of course) of their now seminal Super Bowl spot, “When I Grow Up,” mainly because I was growing up, and, being in middle school,… Read more

I went to college with marketing in mind. I applied to go to college as a business major. I would become a marketer and write jingles about chips and childhood…. Read more

From the gate to take-off, it’s a waiting game. We wait in lines to get a bag checked, making small talk as we eye each bag to see the array… Read more

5 Recruiting Strategies for Filling Your Funnel Faster Have you ever actually applied for a job on your careers site? Yeah, I’m guessing from that blank look that the answer… Read more

 “One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education.” – Chris Van Hollen OK, I’ll admit it: I’m addicted to my DVR. It’s not so… Read more

If there’s one thing recruiters may never tire of, it’s trash talking other recruitment companies. If you’ve spent any time at all in this industry, you’ve surely heard the self-congratulatory… Read more

If there’s one recruiting anthem we’ve all probably heard before, it’s these three, seemingly simple words: “Recruiting is Marketing.” The two distinct disciplines have long been compared to one another,… Read more

Sometimes, reading the reviews on Glassdoor feels a little bit like watching a bad breakup – it’s uncomfortable, it’s awkward, and yet somehow, you can’t turn away from the drama… Read more

By now, I’m sure you saw the “big news” that Simply Hired was shutting down effective June 26. If you’re like 99.99% of the American population, your initial reaction was, “what… Read more

As the graduates of 2016 are launched into the world of work, this annual rite of passage will most certainly be underscored by yet another yearly tradition: that volley of… Read more

Your job descriptions, as you likely already know, are all but worthless. They are poorly-written technical specs built by lawyers who don’t know much about the job in the first… Read more

“Someone has said that it requires less mental effort to condemn than to think.”  ― Emma Goldman We all have stories. And if you’ve been reading this blog at all,… Read more

There are moments you realize you just need to shut up and stop talking. Whether it’s a heavy sigh or a not so subtle eye roll, that casual glance at… Read more

Last year, the average cost per hire in the United States rose an estimated 7% from the previous year to almost $4,000 a pop; the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates… Read more