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As the old saying goes, those who can’t do, teach; this, as we all know, is complete BS, because those who can’t do, in fact, become consultants. But in recruiting… Read more

After writing about what corporate recruiters really want from staffing agencies, it only seemed fair to turn the tables and discuss what those on the other side of the aisle… Read more

Recently, I’ve been asked for career advice by a number of recent college graduates, as well as more experienced members of the emerging workforce still in the early stages of… Read more

It’s only been fairly recently that human resources has even become codified as a profession. The Industrial Revolution and the subsequent manufacturing age at the dawn of the 2oth century… Read more

Last summer I found myself up against a deadline. Per our new Vice President of Human Resources, I had 3 days to pull together a diversity budget for our 30,000… Read more

No matter how awesome my day happens to be, as soon as I open my personal e-mail, it’s pretty much guaranteed that it’s all downhill from there. Seriously, nothing pisses… Read more

In 2002, then President George W. Bush signed the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) legislation, which laid out some basic rules of the road regarding business behaviors that continue to impact corporate America… Read more

I can’t remember the last time I used Tumblr – besides maybe a one off campaign where some CEO insisted that we use the platform (which hasn’t happened very often). Just… Read more

I can generally beat colds before they start. My time-honored prescription is soup, tea and lots of cold meds, which almost always does the trick. Despite my best efforts, however, my… Read more

The concept of candidate experience has become so ubiquitous to the recruiting conversation it’s become something of a cliché, a commoditized, catch all catch-phrase that’s grist for the content marketing… Read more

Let me be really clear here to start this post off: I’m not hating on staffing agencies. In fact, far from it. I actually grew up on the agency side;… Read more

If business is booming, or even if things are just going good, than you should be recruiting. It’s not just something we should be doing for open positions; there should always… Read more

One of the hottest of hot button issues in human capital these days seems to be the categorization of the recruiting function and whether or not it belongs in HR… Read more

It’s not the fault of applicant tracking systems (ATS) that they’re somewhat schizophrenic; after all, they’re built to serve many different masters and their often competing demands. Whether you’re an… Read more

We talk a lot about the correlation between employee engagement and its bottom line impact, but since we’re in HR and have a hard time measuring anything that’s not gathered… Read more