We all know what Thanksgiving is about…food. Just kidding, it’s about being grateful andshowingthat gratitude. Hopefully that spirit lasts longer than the leftovers and you’re returning to the office with thanks. This time of year we are all made aware that we need to show those around us that we value them. As a family member or best friend, that is pretty easy to do. It…

Every year in the US alone employers spend $72 billion — that’s billion, with a B — on recruiting services, staff and technology. For some perspective: $70 billion will buy every franchise in the NFL, MLB, NHL and NBA with some…

As football season comes to an end, the fair weather fans are coming out of the woodwork. Your coach is a hero…unless they lose. Your fantasy football QB is amazing…until he gets sacked. We’re all there screaming and buying t-shirts when the times are good, but do you leave the stadium to beat traffic in the 4th of a bad game? No one wants…

We all know how important it is in recruiting to embrace social media as an effective medium in your recruiting process, but many of us don’t know how to integrate social media recruiting initiatives with an ATS optimally. Social media has changed the way we recruit. Knowing how to use your ATS in a manner that facilitates social recruiting is important. If the occasion should…

The NBC News reported on Sunday that the Washington State Department of Transportation reported that a construction project to construct a tunnel in Seattle had been halted because the world’s largest boring machine had been stopped by an 8 inch diameter steel pipe. When I stopped for a moment to consider this I asked myself in our HR functions what is our 8” diameter steel pipe?

The majority of HR professionals will tell you that they meet that 8” pipe every day. We are told by a…

As average turnover rates continue to rise, it's increasingly important to hire the type of employee that will stay with you for the long run. Even if a candidate seems like a great fit in the interview, it can still be hard to tell if he will really work out until he starts the job. Particularly in sales, the turnover rate is even…

This week I took my youngest daughter to see Disney's latest, "Saving Mr. Banks."  Truth be told, she wanted to see it far more than I did; I didn't expect to glean much from it at all.  I'm pleased to report I was wrong.  You might not think that a movie about the making of another movie, Mary Poppins, would have any relevance to recruiting.  I don't blame you.…

Whether you're owner, manager or employee in your company, you probably know at least one super achiever in your midst. It’s the person who racks up victory after victory, sets new standards for excellence and is destined for big things.

What does the super achiever do differently from everyone else? What makes a super achiever a super…

In case you haven’t noticed yet, the web is going mobile. More and more users are surfing your staffing or career site from their mobile phones and looking at it with a tiny 4 or 5 inch screen. Up to 30% of your traffic now comes from mobile devices. Which means you need to optimize it for their viewing pleasure.…

By now, your holiday slowdown should be over. It’s been replaced with a mountain of email that needs to be reviewed; calendar invites that need to be accepted or declined, and the feeling of “Holy Smokes I got to get back up to speed quickly aka why did I take 2 weeks off?”



This is also your last chance to get a summer intern.

OK, today’s not really your last chance, but I wouldn’t wait until the end of the month to get started. You’ve got to the end of this…

Last week, my wife and I watched a fine documentary on TV called Jiro…

We all have some desires, goals, wishes whatever you say, that we keep postponing for another time, day, year or any contingent happening. But when that day comes, Are we able to justify it by our attempts or our longing for results that we wish to seek? How you pursuit them, what all steps you take to ensure you’re following the right path and at the end you’ll get it…

my network of Indian contacts in ICT is “considerably” large and therefore the head-hunting branch of my company receives dozens of CV’s from India each week. I often get asked by applicants how to land a job in Germany/France/Holland etc … So I’d like to shed some light here.

Germany is currently…

My immersion into the world of recruiting and HR started in sourcing, and the ability to find people and information on the internet has continued to be one of the most valuable professional skills I possess, even if I'm years removed from actually filling reqs.  The thing about it is, it's never been actually all that hard - even before the…

When you are looking for any job, your primary objective must be to get recruited in the company of your choice. But for that, you need to market yourself properly. The primary aim should be to ensure that the potential recruiters are interested in your profile. And to attract their attention, the only thing that you have is your resume. Hence, it is essential to design the resume in such a way that it helps you start a lap ahead of your competitors in the race to get your dream job. The…

Even if you don’t know what an API actually is chances are pretty good you’re utilizing them on a daily basis.  And if you’re in recruiting, there’s almost a 100% chance that you’re using LinkedIn’s API – whether through your applicant tracking system, a point solution or even to share social media updates or automatically post content like job descriptions on your news feed.

These…

You are overwhelmed at the facet of the recruiting business and you absolutely fear rejection. Most of all you fear the possibility of failure. Could you be in the wrong profession? Now, that’s a question only YOU can provide the answer to.

Although some doubts are natural, it takes a daring individual to delve into this kind of career, in my personal opinion.…

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A very wise philosopher named Bertrand Russell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell)…

In my last post, I discussed types of recruiting contact campaign approaches; this week, I’ll discuss turning that initial approach into real recruiting action, along with some tips and tricks for turning contacts into candidates.  Like any campaign, it’s important to have a defined timeline…