ERE's SourceCon Anaheim was a stellar event.  I arrived on a Tuesday Sept 20 - a day before the first kickoff networking Happy Hour on the Marriott Anaheim Patio.  What was more than amazing was my Parent's time share through World-Mark By Wyndham Resort was less than a mile away from the venue adding to my luck to save on a Hotel and enabling me to get in a good walk every…

No matter what industry you work in, I can tell you right now that there is a war on talent! Everyday great candidates are being contacted by multiple head-hunters, in-house recruiters and even being forwarded targeted jobs based on LinkedIn’s highly sophisticated skill matcher. With all of these temptations, strong candidates now have full control…

The United States as a country is losing its way. Many global businesses are losing their way. The educational system is losing its way. This is not the prelude to some political office campaign. This is a fact of life.  We have become accustomed to becoming in essence, a nation of robots. By the nature of this attitude we are condemning our organizations to a period of a lack of innovation and making our businesses great.

When we are brought into this world we learn by experimenting.…

James Aiken, President of Legacy: Executive Search, shares secrets from his experience on talking with thousands of different candidates in the building materials market. The actions here have helped managers in the window/door manufacturing industry, carpet industry, lumber industry and building materials industry as a whole.

Building Materials Executive Recruiter James Aiken Shares Secrets of Retaining Top-Performing…

Compensation Data Facts - What's What in Compensation…

In a market where competition over top tech talent is fierce and top companies don’t think twice aboutpoaching develo

pers and engineers from other companies, it’s incredibly difficult for startups and…

An Effective Recruiting Solution is a Must for Professional Recruiters 

Recent studies show that professional recruiters continue to be in high demand in the U.S. and abroad. Businesses routinely list "recruiting and retaining talent"…

First time posting on Recruiting Blogs! I'm kicking off with 4 ways to keep passive candidates engaged with your organisation and brand...

Building a talent pool of skilled candidates is an essential part of your in-house recruitment strategy.

Here's how to keep those invaluable passive candidates actively engaged…

It’s time to debunk what may be the costliest myth in recruiting - that active candidates are inferior to passive candidates. When recruiters consider candidates who are gainfully employed, but also actively applying to new jobs, they have traditionally seen disloyal future deserters, the chronic complainers and slackers that aren’t nearly as desirable as the loyal employees who are contentedly chugging away at their daily work without considering moving on to something…

If your career site is tacked on to your company website as an afterthought, or if it looks like you designed it in 2000 and never revisited it, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity to sell your company to potential candidates. The Talent Board’s 2015 Candidate Experience Research found that 64% of candidates consider career sites the most…

Improving conversion rates is the direction every eCommerce site moves in. Turning your visitors into buyers means making the most of the money spent on driving traffic to your website – improve your conversion rates and you’ll spend less to make sales. The number of eCommerce sites using popups to increase conversions is rapidly growing and exit-intent…

As recruiting trends towards marketing, incorporating successful inbound marketing strategies is becoming the standard. Smart companies know that the customers who are currently interested in purchasing their product aren’t their only valuable customers. It’s important to make the sale today, of course, but it’s also important to have future customers lined up who will be ready to close a deal…

Getting a lot of eyes on your job advertisement is great.  

For many hiring managers, seeing dozens (even hundreds) of resumes pile in is the dream come true. However, once they start sifting through these resumes,…

Compensation Data Facts - What's What in Compensation…

Traditionally, paper has been a critical piece of the business process. It's difficult for an organization to run smoothly without the ability to record information and share it with colleagues in an effective manner. Issues arise in the office when that information needs to be stored for an extended period of time or needs to be shared quickly with team members in…

The news is out on Wells Fargo’s recent fraud allegations, and the bank now faces $185 million in fines for opening unauthorized accounts—the largest penalty ever imposed…

Despite improvements in gender equality in the workplace, the tech industry continues to lag behind. Women make up over 50 percent of today’s workforce in the United States, but they’re still noticeably absent in the tech…

Time management tips are individual because each of us has his own difficulties and possibilities. Students have different problems than businessmen or housewives, women other than men, office workers other than freelancers. But some ideas may be useful for everyone.

1. Let's start with statistics

List the tasks of your everyday life. Calculate, how…

You have made the decision to hire a new Customer Service Director.

You know this appointment will make, or, break the success of your differentiated brand experience.   Your new Director will be entrusted to design, define, develop, lead and deliver your enterprise-wide Customer Experience strategy across a constantly evolving multi-channel environment.

You go through a thorough selection process. Hire what looks like a great individual.  They had all the right experience, a…