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Those who can, talk. Those who can’t, listen. And those who don’t give a shit don’t turn up. Like so many developed nations, the United Kingdom faces a teacher shortage… Read more

I grew up back in the day where the same maxims for career success still applied, and even contrarians (and smart asses) like myself knew that there were a few lines at… Read more

  There is an obvious need for agency recruiters to build a network of clients and candidates. For corporate recruiters, the benefits might not be as obvious. From a process perspective, in-house… Read more

I’m not sure why in the hell recruiters seem to love manufactured motivational materials, but from self-help books to Successories posters, the talent industry has long loved the programmed passion… Read more

Many recruiters don’t read. Most of them don’t write. Fear not. The Career XRoads 2015 Mystery Job Seeker Survey doesn’t indict our educational systems; rather, it highlights basic failings endemic… Read more

Scale is the key to sustained success for any business, but far too many struggle with striking the right balance between proactively hiring too many people too soon and building… Read more

WARNING: This post contains straight talk, simple facts and a ton of stuff that most people might consider “politically incorrect.” If you can’t handle the truth, please stop reading immediately. Looking to… Read more

“I’m youth, I’m joy,” Peter answered, “I’m a little bird that has broken out of the egg.”  – JM Barrie. Every so often – like when I’m presenting for an auditorium… Read more

You know those old “recruiting is dating” and “interviewing is like dating” aphorisms? I hate those damn cliches, too. In the HR and recruiting worlds we’ve beaten those metaphors to a… Read more

I spend a lot of my recreational time in pubs and bars. This will probably come as no great surprise. Everyone has to have a hobby, they say. I suppose… Read more

The goal of recruiting and HR content, or any content, is not to be good – it’s to be read. That’s the same with any corporate content, really. That in… 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

I recently had the chance to sit down with the head of talent acquisition, tasked with overseeing hiring at a hot 200 person (and growing) startup and filling around 40… Read more

I’ve spent quite a bit of time on planes lately, jetting between Denver, San Francisco, Boston and Orlando in the past few weeks alone. For whatever reason – maybe it’s because… 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