As we approach the end of 2014, I wanted to share with you an interesting trend in hiring demand this year. While many times we think that the competition for talent is in populous areas - like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and the Silicon Valley - we found that hiring grew significantly more in smaller, less populated areas.

Some of the top metropolitan areas for…

I read recently some ‘recruitment expert’ advising owners of recruitment companies to phase out ‘billing managers’ and to allow a team of ‘dedicated managers’ to simply ‘run’ the business’.

Now, how should I put this as calmly as I can? OK, this will have to do.

Bullshit!

In Australia, New Zealand…

President Barack Obama has vowed to make the government “cool again” and enticing to work for, but numbers suggest otherwise. Credit: Wikipedia Commons

The average federal employee makes …

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the classic Rankin-Bass holiday special, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Despite its’ age, this stop-motion special still appeals to kids today and certainly evokes nostalgia amongst those who don’t believe in Santa any longer (sorry if I just ruined that for you).

There is a time and place for nostalgia and re-exploring our past,…

As 2014 comes to an end, we reflect on the past year and look forward to 2015 with uncertainty and a plethora of predictions. Today, we thought we'd talk about the hot or in-demand jobs from 2014, according to data from WANTED Analytics. We examined the most commonly advertised occupations in the world's largest…

When it comes to ascertaining whether a candidate really would be a good cultural fit for your company, you don’t need a crystal ball. The only thing that a smart recruiter needs is a set of strategic behavioural interview questions.

The candidates of today are savvy. They know all the standard interview…

In order to meet the challenges of skills shortage, war for talent and demographic change, you need to ensure a professional personnel selection. For this purpose, however, more and more methods and tools are available. We will present you several very useful selection tools and their advantages as well as their disadvantages! In the first part of our series, we’ll be talking about “Realistic Job Previews” and the “Situational Judgment Test”.…

You can’t escape them. You can’t ignore them. Your candidates want video interviews, and your organization is looking for ways to save money. There’s no better way to do that than to save 67% on travel costs with video interviewing. There…

Most individuals these days spend a considerable amount of time on Social Media sites like Facebook. The concept of meeting people in person seems to have taken a back seat lately, as a result of changing times. With people flocking to social networking sites to establish long lost connections or to simply connect with people they wouldn’t be able to meet up on regular bases. This seems like the perfect platform to re-establish those connections.

If you thought that this site only…

Now-a-days, English writing has become ineffective in point of proper meaning and good sentence structure. The reason is that most of the human beings related to education or business cannot follow the proper rules of good English like academic writing. As a result of that, the people cannot be able to get success in the any sector in his education or theie personal life. Though the English writing in the normal life can be done with use of informal writings but it is sure and centain that…

This always happens. The latest and greatest piece of technology that you just bought is outdated only a week later. However, the fundamentals never go out of style. Referrals, Sourcing and Job Descriptions are important aspects of your recruiting strategy, and it is important to keep discovering fresh ways to keep them relevant with the times. You can use them in new ways that revamp…

People are not the only ones getting on the scale as staffing and recruitment firms across the globe are trimming the fat as a catalyst for growth. Lean Recruiting initiatives across the globe are focusing leaders to eliminate wasted time, resources, energy, and effort. The results benefit everyone as clients have talented people working more quickly, candidates land better opportunities with less effort, and their providers are rewarded for their efforts while also be able…

I don’t like recruitment Christmas parties.

And I have been to a few.

At least 50 I would say.

50? How old are you Greg? 100?…

The task of a recruiter has never been easy nor is a sourcer’s task either. Although, the advent of Social Media has definitely simplified both tasks, that doesn’t mean that sourcing candidates now requires the least amount of effort. Anyone experienced either as a Recruiter or Sourcer will agree to this statement. For those of you who think otherwise, it’s probable a good idea to interact with professional’s in the field.

So if you’re a Sourcer or a Recruiter who also does sourcing,…

Before we cover the eight most important social skills worth developing in life, let’s examine just what are social skills and how we use them in today’s world. Essentially being the manner in which we interact with others, in a verbal and nonverbal manner, social skills can be expressed through body, eye or hand gestures such as a shrug of the shoulders or the rolling of the eyes. 



It can also be the tone of one’s voice, how loud we speak and the words we choose to speak. Within…

Looking in from the outside, it can be easy to wish for the plump benefits package of a giant organization like American Express or the energy-infused camaraderie of a startup like NewsCred but conclude that similar great workplaces just aren't…

The holiday season is in full swing, which means the sidewalks and malls of America are packed to the gills with shoppers looking for that perfect gift. If you survived getting trampled at Best Buy on Black Friday, you’re likely amongst the throng yourself.

But this year, as has become increasingly the case, the crowds at the malls are probably a little thinner than usual as online shopping…

The advent of social media has brought with it unique ways for employers to reach out for recruiting purposes. Social media websites are full of talented individuals who may fit the bill for an open position, and utilizing hashtags is a newer development that makes this method of recruiting even more effective. Here is everything that recruiters need to know about…