I’m on record predicting the Glassdoor brand will eventually disappear in light of it being acquired by Indeed’s parent company last year. I … Read more
When Losing is Winning: Reflections on a Recruiting Job Transition
“I think I’ll lose my job tomorrow,” I told my husband. Earlier that day, the day after Labor Day, my third manager in a year had set a mandatory … Read more
Rejected by a Talented Candidate? Do This
It’s inevitable that someone you want to interview or hire will say “no.” However, that “no” isn’t permanent. You can get a talented person to change his … Read more
Ladders Introduces Pay-Per-Click Advertising Feature
Have you seen the #10yearchallenge on social media? Basically, people post a picture of themselves from 2009 and put it next to a current photo. It’s … Read more
Use Emotional Intelligence in Your Recruiting
Emotional intelligence became popular in 1995 by Daniel Goleman, but has always been the core of psychology and sociology in helping understand human … Read more
Jobiak Says It Has Remedy for What Ails Staffing Agencies Dumped By Indeed
Back in October 2018, Indeed handed staffing agencies their very own version of a pink slip. Stating third-party recruiters must now pay to appear in … Read more
If You Really Want to Help Government Workers … Recruit Them Away
It’s not an overstatement to label the current federal government partial shutdown as the most extraordinary opportunity to recruit government employees … Read more
How We Are Experimenting With Talent
Drug development entails risk. Clinical trials are elaborate and expensive experiments, and unfortunately sometimes promising hypotheses prove false. This … Read more
A Look at Job-candidate Expectations Shows Europe Is No Monolith
Thanks to a growing talent shortage in their local labor markets, international recruitment is becoming an interesting option for many companies in Europe. … Read more
Get Ready for Jobster 3.0
Maybe the third time’s a charm. If you’ve been in the industry for less than a decade, the name Jobster probably means nothing to you. If … Read more
Executive Shuffling, Departures Continue at CareerBuilder
So much for things settling down in 2019. Multiple sources, who talked to me on the condition of anonymity, have shared an email that went to CareerBuilder … Read more
A Hidden Source of Talent: Reducing Recruiting Waste
If one cannot increase the supply of a resource, one must increase its yield. — Peter Drucker. I have yet to learn about a recruiting process that … Read more
6 Recruitment Trends for 2019
Now almost 20 years into the new century, we are seeing the results of an era built on technology from mobile phones to machine learning. We have many … Read more
4 Ways to Win Healthcare Recruiting in 2019
Being a healthcare recruiter is hard work, and it is only going to continue to get harder, with record low unemployment numbers in most geographic markets, … Read more
Happy New Year to Recruiters, Now Prepare for the Downturn
If you work in recruiting and you are not personally worried about an upcoming downturn, realize that many others are thinking about it. For example, … Read more
New Survey Declares Winner in One-page vs. Two-page Resume Debate
To debate whether one-page resumes are more effective than two-page resumes feels a lot like mysteriously waking up in 1995. Thanks to the Internet, most … Read more
What 2018 Tells Us About Hiring in 2019
Looking back at the state of the labor market in 2018, the U.S. workforce experienced historic gains. Unemployment fell to a near 50-year low, more than … Read more
Leading Corporate Talent Acquisition? How to Set Up a Company #1 Model
The company is your main customer. The company comes first. This is what I have been preaching to my team ever since I became a corporate … Read more
What Time to Schedule Your Interviews to Avoid Candidate Ghosting
Timing plays a crucial part in “candidate ghosting” — specifically the time and day a candidate is scheduled to come in for an interview. … Read more
ICYMI: The Stories That Shook The Recruiting World in 2018
I get it. You’re busy. You can’t be expected to catch all the recruitment news and opinion from 2018, right? That’s why I’m going … Read more