Recruiting

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

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

The Numbers Game: How To Use Data To Land Top Talent More than ever, “understanding the numbers” is an essential for any hiring manager, recruiter, or talent acquisition professional who… 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

When I was recruiting, the biggest lie I ever told candidates was that salary is dependent upon experience. If you ever see anything to the ‘DOE’ throwaway in a job… Read more

A year or so ago, I saw an internal recruiter from Hewlett Packard bragging on LinkedIn about how successful he and his team had been in filling open job requisitions…. Read more

I’m bored, and it’s all recruiting’s fault. That’s right. I completely blame recruiting for my current state of ennui (or apathy, more like) – and I regret nothing about finally… Read more

When Worlds Collide: Applying Marketing Best Practices To Recruiting Marketing is recruiting. However, actually translating all of those best practices and masters level theories into incremental recruiting change – not so simple. It’s… Read more

When Worlds Collide: Applying Marketing Best Practices To Recruiting Marketing is recruiting. However, actually translating all of those best practices and masters level theories into incremental recruiting change – not so simple. It’s… Read more

You know you’re getting old when you’re spending your third year in a row hosting a competition for HR technology startups, and even that’s only a fraction of the time… Read more

Since the Industrial Revolution, the pace of technological advancement has been something of a mixed blessing when it comes to job creation (or retraction). As major industries moved from the… Read more

I don’t get out a whole hell of a lot, at least as far as the trade show circuit is concerned; taking the time out of my day job for “thought leadership”… Read more

We’ve all had them. Those breakups that leave you hurt, confused, frustrated and angry. What you once thought was a beautiful relationship, is all of a sudden in ruins at… Read more

“There’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.” – Steven Wright   I’m at that strange part of my career where I’m old enough… Read more