Social Media

“Only one thing counts in this life: Get them to sign on the line which is dotted. You hear me? … A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Closing. Always be closing. ALWAYS BE… Read more

While you might not ever have heard the term “Jobsworth” before, if you’ve ever worked in the business of talent, you’ve almost certainly run into at least a few of… Read more

If you think about it, we live in a world that’s increasingly become driven by referrals; hell, in our society, it’s become almost ingrained for us to defer to our extended… Read more

There’s no denying that I love Twitter. And I know a lot of you do, too. With 284 million registered users, its a perfect place to look for candidates, especially… Read more

“Welcome to my battle/For business recreation/I sweat and laugh and scream here For the working population.”  A Really Long Editor’s Note: When we were all discovering social media a lifetime (but… Read more

I’m not sure why I’m still writing about the importance of hiring veterans. It’s one of those topics that’s more conventional common sense than cutting best practice, but even after… Read more

Here’s the thing about being a recruiter. If you want to sell a job, you’ve got to sell a story. Hell, it’s a working life that often feels like something… Read more

Let’s get right to it. The new functionality of Twitter product pages will make it easier not only to find candidates that will fit into your company’s culture, but will… Read more

In December of 2013, I closed my LinkedIn account. As I retold in an emotional post Facebook post, I had discovered that I had been sending those annoying “Dan Schlosser has… Read more

For the second year in a row, I made the trek to Seattle to attend the #Talent42 event, one that stands out among the busy recruiting calendar as one can’t… Read more

Back when I was about 10 years old (or so), I used to tell my brother he was a superhero. Now, I’d like the record to show that this was… Read more

Once upon a time (1991, to be exact, the same year Bryan Adams assured us Everything I Do, I Do It For You, Anthony Hopkins ordered up some fava beans… Read more

Recruiters always talk about finding “top talent,” but the truth is, most of the time, it’s damn near impossible just to find even minimally qualified ones, no matter how mediocre… Read more

I recently read Matt Charney’s blog post about how the corporate recruiting market is using big data for in-house talent acquisition (great read, and I swear he didn’t even pay me to… Read more

There’s nothing new – or even remotely interesting – about the concept of social recruiting, yet for some reason that doesn’t seem to stop this industry from discussing and dissecting… Read more