I have recruited for some of the top companies in the third party recruiting industry. 

And no matter what company it was, upper management loved their buzzwords – “Forward Thinking”, “Deep Dive”, “Manage Expectations”, “Synergy” – the list goes on and on…

I don’t disagree with all of them that are out there, sometimes you really just can’t find a better phrase to describe your thought process.

However here is one we need to throw away right now:…

When an employee walks out the door of a business for the final time, the question is often asked: why are they leaving? The inability to keep a productive individual can sometimes be a head-scratcher. In reality, it isn’t all that difficult to discern, since there are generally six reasons for it:…

Internships are requirements for many college degrees and a distinct pathway to new experiences when looking into new career fields. Some students are lucky to get vital work experience in their internship… others not so much. Are your interns getting more than your morning coffee?

Interns – paid or unpaid – are more than just volunteers. They sought out your company…

Amazon’s “Intelligent Recruiting Systems Team” could come up with a whole new way to hire. Credit: Amazon.com

In 2012, Target famously got in trouble when it was revealed that,…

Anyone who has started a new job has probably received an important document in his or her orientation or onboarding packet: The organizational chart.

Organizational charts reveal the overall structure of the company, showing who reports to who, who is responsible for what, and generally establishing the pecking order for the company. Usually, the owner or CEO is at the top, with some vice presidents or senior managers under him or her, midlevel managers under them, and so…

Recruiting fairs are an effective way to meet many candidates for your open positions, scope out the competition for top talent, and network with other recruiters. As an exhibitor, you might think that you have an advantage at such events; after all, you aren’t the one trying to impress potential employers and land a new job.

The…

It feels like you have finally found the perfect employee: A well-rounded, relevant skill set, plenty of experience, and a personality and work ethic that appears to fit well within the team. You make the job offer, but from day one, something feels off. The new employee just doesn’t click with everyone else, and produces subpar work. Within a few months, you’re interviewing candidates for the position, yet again.…

A successful and sustainable employer branding does not end with receiving an application. Personnel selection is actually the first real touch point between your applicant and you, and it is, therefore, vital to your recruiting success to continuously communicate with them so as to make them feel acknowledged.The selection process has to be at the center of a coherent and company-specific employer brand communication. Excellent and well-thought…

There are mysterious forces at work in the world of small business marketing.

Techniques that once stood alone are coming together to form powerful alliances.

Although some “gurus” still proclaim that one has mastery over the other, the most savvy small businesses are seeking to harness the power of email marketing and social media marketing (drum roll please)—AT THE SAME TIME!!!

Crazy, right?

Well, the good news is … you can too!

Here are 11 simple things…

We all want to be the kind of recruiters who have the swaying power to convince candidates to follow us on a journey to pastures new. We like to think that we’re persuasive headhunters, capable of bringing people on board and selling them a vision that completely changes their prospects. But could any of us…

“Successful remote workers can share the systems, tech, and protocol already in place to communicate, engage, and perform.” – the late, Judy Martin…

Most modern recruiters generally use LinkedIn to meet all their recruitment needs. At the risk of stating the obvious, the task of a recruiter has never been easy. Moreover sourcing the right candidates at the right time isn’t easy either. But what if you had software or an application that could help you achieve accurate results within a short span of time? Would that change the recruiting process and affect the sourcing results you receive? Is a question that can best be understood by…

Conversation with John Rose

Are you getting the right people for your open positions?  Do you know why not?  What do you need to do to up your game?

It is an epic fail if you post a position description written by the legal department with no input from the hiring manager and your marketing team.

What one thing must the person you hire for that open position do in the first 30 days?  Is there more?  What about the next…

Why is it so hard to find a job? The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  shows us that the unemployment rate for people with a professional degree or a PhD is less than 3% which is statistically 0%. 

So why is it so hard to find a job? Especially for fresh inexperienced graduates and well-experienced…

Like a computer with a well functioning operating system, companies that perform exceptionally well year after year have a well planned Renewable Operating System (ROS). Better than a strategic plan, an ROS creates a better way of doing business with speed, agility, and reduced effort, similar to the powerful processors in today’s technical devices.

The first step I initiate with every leader with whom I work to create an ROS starts with the current “code.” Just like rewriting an…

One side of my family is from Montreal. They are proud French Canadians through and through. Some of my cousins don't speak English.

My old Aunt was a nun. English was her second language. Traveling through France, she quickly found out that the French felt that her French, the Canadian French, was in some way inferior, it wasn't 'French'.

And yes, the kind old…

Candidates who have once been laid off (especially recent lay offs) are hungry, appreciative and understand that "It Can Happen To Me". They become loyal!

In my experience, these employees understand that a business will make hard decisions and the employee's who are the most productive, job focused and drama free have a better chance of keeping their jobs than others.

With that said, conduct all of your due diligence during the hiring phase. Let's face it - many employees will…

The Motley Fool is a financial website that puts a lot of energy into marketing its employer brand. Credit: The Motley Fool

The Motley Fool, for those who don’t know, is essentially a news site dedicated to covering finance and the stock market, with the…

In order to meet today’s work requirements, employees need the right set of competencies, skills, and knowledge. Hence, it has become a crucial factor for companies to identify and select the right candidates from the very first stage of the selection process. The pool of suitable specialists is not as big as it used to be… However, in the war for talent, it’s not only about being the quickest. Every wrong decision is devastating. That‘s why every…