Recruiting Industry

Recruitment isn’t the same creature it used to be. Before dotcom grew up, recruiters operated on a different set of rules, with closed doors and gate-keeping that frustrated the most… Read more

#MeToo. Not a day seems to pass without new sexual misconduct allegations coming to light. Even as I write this, my Twitter feed is filled with posts that yet another… Read more

Out of the various soul-sucking elements of a standard hiring process, one of the bigger ones has to be when they send you a note that says, “We’ll keep your resume… Read more

Twenty years ago, I worked in the staffing industry. Thirteen years ago, I worked in recruitment. Seven years ago, my career took a turn into Talent Acquisition, also known as… Read more

I’m headed west next month to keynote at Lever’s Talent Innovation Summit. Last year’s Summit was kickass, and I’m intrigued to see how they continue to evolve and innovate both… Read more

There is a myth that’s been perpetuated in our perpetual prison state that the purpose of incarceration is rehabilitation. The term “debt to society” has become ingrained in our vernacular… Read more

Throughout its history, LinkedIn has slowly, albeit deliberately, evolved from what used to be a fairly innocuous social network into one of the internet’s most extensive sources of personal data…. Read more

Google has announced the release of Google Hire, an applicant tracking system for G Suite customers – and its first step into the HR Technology market.

Here’s a trend I can get behind — Using text messaging for early-stage interviews with job candidates. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on this new trend recenty, and it made me… Read more

I realize we live in a post PC world, filled with spectacle and alternative facts, and all over social media it looks as though civility has left the building. And… Read more

My LinkedIn timeline is overrun with people complaining about how terrible a recent transaction has been with a recruiter. I mean, every other post is someone venting in front of the… Read more

Trust me on this: there are a whole lot of HR conferences out there. The most prominent among them generally tend to be shit shows, where the overwhelming crowds and… 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

“Those who have knowledge don’t predict. Those who predict don’t have knowledge.” – Lao Tzu The recruitment industry has an uncertain future because recruitment will die … and soon. Recruitment… Read more

About 20 years ago, I fell into this business wide-eyed, filled with wonderment, and not sure what the new day was going to produce. I was young, but not too naïve…. Read more