Job Market

When it was first published in 1989, Stephen Covey’s ‘The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People’, a business and self-help book, instantly became a top seller. Apparently, by preparing readers… Read more

As an HR analyst at Software Advice, a company that connects businesses with recruiting software vendors, Erin Osterhaus frequently conducts market-research on recruiting and talent management technologies. Recently, Osterhaus wanted… Read more

Your profile photo may be the most important part of your Linkedin profile. So how do you know what makes a good pic for you? Read More

There are few topics more taboo in the strange sweater and swag filled world of HR than smoking weed, or “ingesting marijuana,” if you’re an employee handbook or an SPHR…. Read more

There’s a lot of PR going on right now around the topic of veteran hiring.  Private organizations are picking up on the terrific talent pool coming out of the armed… Read more

Unemployment in certain sectors is never out of the news, but there are a few groups of skilled professionals who don’t seem to be having any trouble finding work. Unemployment… Read more

With numerous recruiting systems available, it can be overwhelming trying to decide which tool is best for your business—and, more importantly, your recruiting strategy. Software Advice, a business that reviews recruiting software, spoke with… Read more

Youth unemployment is never out of the news, and with the dawn of the New Year, it doesn’t look likely to change. Many employers fall into the trap of thinking… Read more

Finding the best person for your client’s open positions is never easy. It becomes even more difficult if you spend all of your time looking for the most impressive resume… Read more

Recruiters spend a lot of time looking at career sites and job descriptions – which might explain why most have relatively short tenures.  When your job is job search, exposure… Read more

You might not have heard of fastest growing online US job destination, but as Eric Owski, VP of Corporate Strategy at Bright freely admits that even with 7.5 million unique visitors… Read more

Candidate experience is another one of those terms recruiters just can’t seem to shut up about. But unlike the blizzard of buzzwords mostly designed to sell consulting services and content… Read more

Last week’s post, “3 Hot Recruiting Trends We Should Shut Up About, Already” created a ton of comments and conversation about some of the “trends” that real recruiters and real… Read more

This is the third time I’ve had the honor of judging the iTalent competition for new recruiting technologies in conjunction with HROToday, and I can safely say that the 3… Read more

Today, industry juggernaut LinkedIn announced the release of a new feature within its LinkedIn recruiter software called Talent Updates.  With Talent Updates, recruiters now share branded content like company blog… Read more