Are telecommuters a liability because they are out of sight? Or perhaps telecommuters are a cost effective way to staff companies? 

So should businesses be recruiting telecommuters? 

There are many pros and cons to recruiting telecommuters but if done correctly, both telecommuters and businesses can benefit greatly.

Pros

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The corruption of our thinking began with learning things that we are unwilling to unlearn. Beginning with inventing the wheel and discovering fire, we eventually came to worship better technological advances. Often we found that automation alone was not the answer, but we failed to understand why.

Nobody who is a recruiter today would…

The recruitment industry and hit American TV series Breaking Bad aren’t, perhaps natural bedfellows.

The latter is, of course, a hard-hitting drama about an ordinary chemistry teacher whose life is turned upside down when he finds out he has cancer. He wants to…

With all these rapid changes in technology and computer software, it is getting harder and harder to keep up with the latest trends. However, sometimes this may work to our disadvantage. When it comes to applying for jobs—something humanity has been doing for centuries—if you want to make it, you have to keep up.

You will find hundreds of articles online that give tips on how…

Well we’ve gone over this several times yet we still continue to follow these myths that we think are realities when they aren’t. As Recruiters this holds true for most of us as every field has its own myths and realities that most professionals aren’t aware of.  But if you think that you’re aware of all of them think again as I’m sure that you’ve missed some. So let’s uncover some career fair myths and realities.…

In any part of the world where industry exists there is always going to be a need for man power. There are those that say that with improving technology, there may no longer be a need for human workers. While there are areas in the world where computers are taking over, it will be decades before a complete take over if it ever does over. There will of course always be a need for humans to work and repair these computers. This means that human labor is very necessary now more than ever. This…

Job interviews can be stressful enough, but what about interviews that require you to travel? This is a whole different ball game. Traveling to meet with an employer is not a vacation, and you don’t want to pack on any extra stress in addition to your interview. The trick is to be prepared for the interview, and not have to worry about the travel portion at all. Traveling is stressful enough, but you don’t want to stress over traveling AND the interview. There are a few organizational things…

Job boards came around in the early days of the internet, but they’ve come a long way since then and are still popular amongst job seekers. While some critics thought that job boards would die out as technology sped ahead, that’s not the case. Job boards are evolving:…

Companies overlook new hire onboarding. It’s what they do. They’re so busy sourcing, interviewing, and hiring new candidates, they forget that what you do after a candidate accepts the offer is just as important as all the steps that lead up to it. If your company’s bleeding good employees or missing out on candidates because they’re tired of waiting for the official offer,…

The internet is the perfect source of information about any topic be it Social Media monitoring or simply tracking your business on social channels. The recent developments have caused companies and Talent Acquisition professionals to track any other activity related to a business’ presence on Social Media. For obvious reasons I need not mention. 

With that being said most Talent…

Manually posting job openings to job board websites takes a lot of time and resources, which is why many recruiters are turning to job wrapping.

The convenience of job wrapping is not only changing the job board landscape, but the recruitment process as well.

Here are a handful of ways job wrapping can improve your job board and the online job-hunting…

Eric Vozzola – Vegas Native, Graphic Designer, Urban Artist

Next up in my Spark Series is the very talented Mr. Eric Vozzola.  Eric, like myself, was born and raised here in Las Vegas, NV.  I met Eric in…

As the temperature begins to warm up, flowers bloom, allergies rear their ugly head, and people arm themselves with a broom and dustpan. It can only mean one thing: spring has sprung! But spring isn't the only time to clean up and clear out dusty, old processes.

Spring cleaning is about starting fresh. Applying that mindset to your recruiting…

Are you tired of encountering inadequate and irrelevant candidates? Do you feel like you are been led on a wild goose chase in your quest for the right candidate?

For any recruiter sourcing candidates can be an onerous task, even with the likes of LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Google+. Ineffective talent pools can be created through connections but end up becoming…

The skills gap isn’t just for big businesses anymore. The skills gap, for those who may not know, is the documented …

Jose Rangel – Founder of Paws & Bootcamp, Fitness Fanatic, Extreme Dog Lover

I’m super excited to be writing my first “Spark Series” post! Just as a…

Why is it that when you go against the grain you experience a greater level of scrutiny? I’m a true believer in the theory that if you’re unhappy you should definitely shake things up a bit which is why, in late March, I decided to fire my job. It’s funny, when I first contemplated leaving my job I asked some of my closest friends for their advice. Sure enough 4 out…

Campus recruiting has been a hot topic for many years, in fact it's one of the hotttest topics debated at budget time for many large multinational corporations. It's a necessary eveil that you can compare to the NFL draft. It's really that important. 

Recently, we held a #Tru Conference in the form of Campus Recruitment where we invited a panel of millennial students entering the job market. We wanted to get real views from real students on their likes, dislikes and of…

Taking into consideration how things have changed in the recruitment of teachers (tougher background checks, salary and health benefit issues, etc.), how can recruiters best find and place quality teachers? What does it take to recruit the best teachers in today's world?

Here are at least some qualities and techniques that are needed.

Be a…