Have you ever been sitting at your desk looking up Web sites that are not work-related? Let’s take it one step further. How many of you have been looking up the latest sports scores or stock quotes on your favorite site, only to have your boss come up behind you and find out that you... [full article »]

Most recruiters look at recruiting as their sole responsibility. But in fact, recruiting should be the responsibility of each and every employee in your company. You know how difficult it can be to recruit for a company that is not a household name or offering the hottest new product on the market today. If this... [full article »]

I recently attended a conference at which I was able to speak with many HR/Recruiting folks. To my surprise, I learned that many of them were not familiar with how to successfully “flip search.” Many of them had heard of the technique but they did not know how to perform this useful search function. Many... [full article »]

It’s the beginning of a New Year, and this is the time when many people make resolutions and set goals. Usually, these resolutions or goals have something to do with their current job. For some it may be to work towards a promotion, and for others it may be to start fresh and get a... [full article »]

Have you ever walked into your office in the morning after battling traffic, and race to your desk to see your monitor covered with post-it notes, your voicemail light already flashing, and your e-mail inbox continuing to deliver new messages every 30 seconds? Does this sound like a typical day for you? According to a... [full article »]

If you are like most recruiting and HR professionals, you will probably attend at least one or more recruiting/HR conferences next year. I have been fortunate enough to attend and exhibit at a number of these types of events, and my experience has given me a unique perspective on how people attending these conferences approach... [full article »]

Have you ever called a candidate off of a resume that you found on the Internet? What type of response did you get? If you are like many recruiters, you probably left several messages and never heard back from the candidate. Or you may have spoken with a candidate, and after speaking with them, found... [full article »]

I know Thanksgiving hasn’t even passed, but the end of the year will be here before you know it! Many of you are trying to get candidates hired and on board before the end of the year, but it is also crucial to start focusing on next year so that you have the tools and... [full article »]

Through my years of recruiting, I have heard many times from candidates that they didn’t know where they stood in the hiring process. I hate to say it, but many times they were right. The feedback about how their interviews went with the company was usually very slow in coming back to me, the recruiter.... [full article »]

Employers today are always screaming for talented software developers. With unemployment still hovering around 3.9%, what’s a company to do? Companies are involved in fierce competition for candidates with a skill set that other companies are seeking as well. How do you win this war for talent? It has become a bidding frenzy?and usually the... [full article »]

Doesn’t it seem like technology changes almost daily in the marketplace today? It is almost impossible to keep up with all of these changes. But as a recruiter, keeping up with the changing technology is not just a challenge, it’s also necessary to be effective in your job. Recruiting still remains a top priority for... [full article »]

Hiring Manager: Hi (insert your name here), I have this great candidate that I want to make an offer to today. Can you send him an offer letter? Recruiter: Has this candidate been through all the proper interviews including HR? Hiring Manager: No. [full article »]

In this fast-paced world of recruiting, it is hard to keep up with the technology that is supposed to make recruiting easier for all of us. If you work for a company whose applicant tracking system is a file cabinet, you probably feel like you are in the dark ages. On the other side of... [full article »]

Have you ever come back from a long meeting to find a new requisition sitting on your desk? For many of you, it is probably a common occurrence. You pick up the requisition and look it over to see what your next challenge will be. To your dismay, it is for one of the most... [full article »]

I recently met with a prospective client about Internet Sourcing. She is in charge of the sourcing function for all of the recruiters at her company. Her role is to make sure that all of her recruiters have all the tools necessary to successfully source candidates. She told me that they had recently subscribed to... [full article »]

What if there was a tool on the Internet that could tell you what professionals in your industry or potential job seekers are saying about your company? What if this tool also assisted you in locating some of those difficult to find passive candidates by monitoring Usenet newsgroups? Would you want to use it? You... [full article »]

Sourcing for candidates…does that phrase send chills down your spine? It is not that you don’t know how to find good candidates using traditional methods like newspaper ads, job postings, job fairs, etc. Rather, it’s the ever increasing need to use the Internet as a tool to source those hard to find candidates that’s giving... [full article »]