Recruiting Advice

Want to know what is critically important for every recruiter and hiring manager? It’s remembering what it’s like to be on the other side of the table. Yes, everyone who recruits or… Read more

Balancing people and technology is something that managers (and everyone else, for that matter) seems to struggle with, no matter where in the world of work they happen to be… Read more

Recruiting true story. I came into recruiting just over 10 years ago and I started my career as an agency recruiter.  I was given a Monster login and I was… Read more

It was reportedly Ted Kennedy’s greatest regret and it proved to be Hillary Clinton’s first banana peel on the national stage. President Donald J. Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan… Read more

As I talked about in the first post in this two part series, the fact is, “veterans” are a pretty huge and diverse population. Employers often approach veteran recruiting as a… Read more

The things you can do when answering job interview questions to stand out and get hired.

Cold calling sucks. I know for most of you, this isn’t news. The thing is, it isn’t difficult, it’s just miserable. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of having any… Read more

First things, first; before I get into another recruiting rant, I want to go on record and own the fact that I am, in fact, really old (something only old… Read more

If you’ve ever spent any time as a recruiter, you know that there’s nothing more painful than having to sit through a terrible job interview. That is, unless you’re the… Read more

I read a ton of blogs, participate in a lot of Twitter chats (or as I call them, “pithy parties”) and listen in on a lot of presentations about top… Read more

If you’re like most employers today, there’s a good chance that you’re spending a lot of money establishing your company’s recruitment marketing initiatives. Whether that’s establishing an employer brand, replacing or… Read more

For an industry which prides itself on “none of us knew we were going to be recruiters,” those of us in talent acquisition seem to make it awful hard for… Read more

While specialized, in demand positions in fields such as tech and healthcare seemingly dominate the recruiting conversation, the fact of the matter is, these niche searches are much more the… Read more

Over the past several months, I’ve had the privilege of chatting with several young up and comers – “enterpreneurs,” if you will – who are just now starting out in… Read more

I have a confession to make. There was a time in my career when I just didn’t understand what, exactly, went on behind the scenes before every hire. Recruiting is… Read more