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When I was just beginning my recruiting career, I was lucky to encounter some great trainers early on who inexorably impacted my talent acquisition mindset and methodology. While their strategies… Read more

Whether or not you love or hate the often contentious candidate categorization into “active” vs. “passive” job seekers, the truth of the matter is that employers today are increasingly looking… Read more

Last week, I spent a few days on the road in Orlando, where I attended the first ever WorkHuman event, a conference on the “future of the human workplace” produced by… Read more

By now, if you’re in recruiting or sourcing at least, you’re probably already aware of Connectifier. For those of you who haven’t caught onto this hot recruiting tool by now, Connectifier’s… Read more

In a landmark decision on Monday, the Colorado Supreme Court decided that an employer is justified in firing an employee for prescribed, medical marijuana use. The employee, Brandon Coats is… 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

If your business hires high volume, non-exempt workers, or your workforce is made up mostly of hourly employees, it’s easy to assume that due to the inherent level of turnover… 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

“Chasing a person doesn’t give you value or build values in you. You earn your value by chasing morality and practicing dignity.” – Shannon L. Alder If we’ve met for… Read more

I’m a conference skeptic, but in the first 15 minutes of Summer Brand Camp, they had me convinced this was going to be different — and it definitely delivered. The… Read more

In 2007, Catalyst published research showing that corporate boards that include three or more women significantly outperform others; these companies show 53% greater return on equity, 42% greater return on… Read more

Recently, thanks to the remarkable and inimitable Amy Ala, I was lucky enough to score ringside seats for a fascinating follow up conversation to a seemingly simple question a candidate… Read more

Dear Good Intentioned Recruiting Software Company, I saw your software. It looked really interesting. It even looked like it was the ideal product for me. Unfortunately, you do not offer… Read more

“The best time to make changes is when you have a pretty good thing going on, and you just want to make it better. The most difficult time is when… Read more

Big Data has gotten so much hype the last few years that people have been spun into a panic. It seemed everyone wanted their “Big Data,” only to find that… Read more