The recruiting profession over the years has evolved in order to meet the changing times. At first newspaper ads used to be the way job seekers went about getting employed, then came the internet which simplified the job hunt further. With job portals mushrooming rapidly, the traditional ways took a back seat. Then social networking sites became an alternative to seek employment. Now we have mobile phones to speed up the tedious process of sourcing. And mobile apps have paved the way to…

On this Veterans Day it’s time to help those who allow us the freedoms we have!! 

So here on Veterans Day, it is a must that we respect, appreciate thank and help those who gave and protect our right to live free. Being a veteran I…

It seems like we've been hearing about the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) employer mandate for forever. If nothing changes, the provision will finally start to take effect January 1. With that in mind, let's review some critical facts about the law for staffing firms.

• If you have 50 or more full-time or "full-time equivalent" employees, you will have to provide healthcare insurance to full-time employees under the employer mandate. This includes ALL W-2 employees on your…

Summary: Applicant tracking systems support recruiting, gathering applicant information, interviewing and selection, and hiring. Here's a comprehensive guide to evaluating your applicant tracking system.

Choosing and implementing an applicant tracking system has a significant impact on your business' ability to recruit and retain top talent. Many human resource managers and company executives are unaware that there are different types…

The Container Store didn’t hire Deborah Copaken, and rightfully so. Credit: The Container Store

A post on café.com by Deborah…

When I was growing up, I remember my grandmother having a particular eccentricity that we always teased her about.  She had a room that we referred to as the “Toilet Paper Room” because that’s where she stored toilet paper.  (Yes, a whole room.)  She also had a massive stash of paper grocery bags.  There were things like this that seemed silly to me to stockpile, because they were so readily available.  To her, she had a fear of someday running out.  I think many of us have seen this with…

Earlier this year GI Jobs Magazine released their list of the Top 100 Military Friendly Employers of 2015. This list helps connect employers that are seeking certain skill sets with veterans that…

When it comes to the corporate career page, it’s clear who stands out from the rest. Those who are responsive and branded specifically to their employer brand are the ones that stand out to candidates – and quite frankly – are the rivals of their competitors. According to a recent study by LinkedIn, companies who have a strong employer brand have a 28% …

It’s such a common story. You get great at your day job, and start become one of the company’s rising stars. You bill at very high levels compared with your colleagues and people begin to talk about you. You are a high flyer, a top performer, one to watch.

Then one day your ambitions become reality. Your boss pulls you into a meeting room…

The One Year Itch

If you've passed the one year mark in your current job, you…

American Horror Story? Try ATS Horror Story. This tale may not be filled with ghouls and scary wardrobe changes, but it instills in recruiters and hiring managers a similar aversion for the poor HR systems. They purchased – or rented – these massive tools in order to help the recruiting process, but unfortunately they didn’t have the means to make an educated decision. At…

Sly Stallone has been linked to HGH, but the reason he allegedly took it is something he shares with most successful people. Credit: Nicolas Genin, Wikipedia Commons

Human Growth Hormone (HGH) is among the most controversial drugs in the world.

Some have heralded it as the …

Last week I watched a common example of one individual serving as the intellect and conscience for another. It happened at Publix, our local grocery store, where my 17-year-old son Benjamin decided to apply for a job. Standing at the application kiosk was a couple, painfully going through the questions, discussing and debating each response. The woman, who was the one applying for a job, was insecure answering the questions on her own, instead, running each one by “her man” as she referred…

The other day I remembered that I applied for a contract recruiter role at Amazon 5 years ago and heard nothing back.

If that wasn’t bad enough, now I’m going to have to stop buying books from them.

Because that’s what a bad candidate experience requires me to do. Apparently.

What I’m really trying to say here is that candidates need to grow a…

Engaged Human Resources

Despite indications that employee engagement levels remain quite low these days, the response to SL8Z HR Pulse Survey has restored our faith in the greater HR community at large. With a response rate of nearly 25%, we’ve collected enough data to develop the first “HR Recruitability Index”.  This index shows how…

In June of 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) struck down what many consider the heart of the 1965 Voting Rights Act outlawing voter discrimination. In delivering the majority opinion, Chief Justice John Robert suggested the conditions which existed nearly 60-years ago that made it necessary for this law, no longer existed in a…

We at ‘Sourcing Adda’ recently conducted our first ever ‘#SAMeetupPune’ session that was held in ‘Pune’ on 31^st October 2014. The interactive session was conducted with experts in the Recruitment field from reputed Companies and their views on the “Dream Application Tracking System (ATS)”were shared. The session covered all the…

Sourcing done with all the skills necessary and in a way that is most effective will rule out the redundancy of the task. As recruiters we have targets and deadlines to meet along with all the tasks we are involved in. With the limited time that we have, getting leads becomes difficult and time is of the essence. So let’s pause and evaluate the way in which we Source…