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Psychometric testing has long been splitting opinions in the recruitment industry, with one camp of recruiters labelling them a valuable assessment resource and the other labelling them a pseudoscientific pile of… Read more

I have the answer to recruiting candidates for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. First let me say, the lack of diversity in STEM argument is stupid and played out…. Read more

Earlier this year, I applied for a gig with one of those companies who has become the toast of the HR town, an industry darling that’s successfully positioned itself in… 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

OK. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “of course. Here we go with another political post. Damn you, Zeller.” But even though my niche network of cleared tech talent in the… Read more

In her recent Vanity Fair feature on love in the age of Facebook, “Tinder and the Dawn of the Dating Apocalypse,” (which, in fact sounds like a decent description of… 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

Every summer seems to fly by far too fast, but the waning days of this summer are a bit sentimental for me. See, I’m getting ready to send my son… Read more

In my most recent Recruiting Daily post, Border Wars: Tech Recruiting and Immigration Reform, I took a look at the persistent H1B visa cap problem plaguing employers, particularly within the… Read more

Venture capitalists are strongly investing in HR Tech,  human resources and recruitment software startups. The trend is showing that 2015 could be the largest investment year ever and beat the… 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

“Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch’entrate; the final words of the inscription on the Gate of Hell.” Abandon every hope, you who enter.” – Dante Alighieri I know it probably sounds… Read more

I’m just going to jump right into this one; no one wants content or complexity in their content, therefore, leads are just kind of a waste of space. Everyone wants… Read more

In the increasingly interconnected world of work, teams, employers and candidates continue to adopt the technologies, processes and procedures designed to transcend geographic borders or national boundaries, allowing organizations to overcome the… Read more