I started my career in recruiting in the mid 1990's.  I left in 1998 to pursue a career in sales.  I re-entered the recruiting realm in 2008 and have not looked back.  Here is a story about one of my sales positions and why ultimately I ended back into recruiting.  I truly struggled trying to find my own niche.  

From 2000-2003 I worked for a…

The shortlist for this year’s IRP awards has just been announced; for those who don’t know, the IRP awards are the recruitment industry’s equivalent of the Oscars! Having your name mentioned within the shortlist is an honour in itself and for those lucky enough to win; receive all manner of prestigious awards and industry recognition. But why were the awards created? What is their aim? And most importantly, what does it mean to win?

The IRP awards, the only awards hosted and…

The debate over teacher numbers in our schools and the knock-on effect that has on class sizes will always be a sensitive subject; with many parents feeling there will never be enough teachers to ensure their children receive the attention and education they deserve.

But news emanating from Ireland suggests their education system may be bucking this perceived trend, thanks to a delay in budget cuts.

Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin…

We had a great show today on The Recruiting Animal Show. And I'm going to say it was because we had a guest who was willing to answer questions. Also, because we talked about recruiting which everyone understands and therefore everyone could chime in with something to say.

We did talk about alpha males as well but, really, that's a regular topic on the Recruiting…

When an employee goes on maternity leave, it can cause chaos around the office, as other employees have to pick up the extra workload. Businesses can help offset some of this extra work by hiring temporary help, delegating tasks amongst employees, contracting a virtual assistant, allowing flexible working hours and schedules, and offering telecommuting options for mothers on maternity leave who feel comfortable returning to work part-time.

Hire Temporary Help

One of the…

According to USA Today, small business hiring and confidence is increasing rapidly, with job creation at small companies nearly doubling in the six months preceding August 2013. With the economy growing stronger, it’s clear that many small businesses are ready to grow.

Of course, hiring employees does cost money, but in most cases, it’s necessary for company growth. Like most entrepreneurs, you probably have more work than you can handle but limited funds for hiring employees. How can…

Reid Klion is Chief Science Officer of pan. Involved with pan since its founding in 2000, he provides psychometric and science-based oversight in the development of technology-based personnel assessment systems and is involved in internal and external consultation on assessment system design, psychometric issues, test content, and test implementation. He is active in industry, scientific, and regulatory affairs…

If you’ve been to a HR conference the past few months, you more than likely have heard analytics and big data mentioned at least once or twice (and probably more than that.)  And for good reason.  Analytics represent a way for organizations to perform better on what they do every day.  Providing the insights and knowledge that they don’t have today to improve tomorrow.

Makes sense right?  The major problem for organizations is not determining that they need analytics but moreso how to…

B rief Description:  Marshall Goldsmith is America’s preeminent executive coach and in his book “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There” he outlines some of the bad behavior that is lurking in us.  It is broken into four sections the first two explains what got you “here” and how 20 habits are holding you back.  The second two sections explain how to change so that you…

Take No Prisoners is a free weekly memo from Scott Wintrip that explores how Radical Accountability prospers companies and changes lives. Instead of taking people hostage with outdated, heavy-handed, and ineffective methods of management, measurement, and motivation, Radical Accountability…

Tweetadder is more than just adding twitter followers it’s a sourcing tool !!!

So Tweet adder is a tool designed to make it easier for you to increase your followers, send out tweets at specific times, find followers and more. While this is all great, for me as…

"Maybe now you can't hear them, but you will..." — Jimi Hendrix, Are You Experienced? (1967)

We are big believers in candidate experience here at Jibe. In fact, it underpins everything we do. That’s why we continue to be enthusiastic supporters of The Talent Board’s annual Candidate Experience Awards. Announced at the HR Technology Conference earlier this month, we’d…

So I am sitting here sourcing and marketing and recruiting and blogging.  I just came across a good Social Media article and I need feedback.  I understand that Twitter will take some time to build on, but is Facebook really the way things are going?  I use Linked In a lot and starting to build my Twitter feed to be a good source.  FACEBOOK, I know there is a huge network, but I come from the mindset of FB is for stalkers and posting pics and how are the two going to mix?  Help me out…

Now that we have our target companies, it’s time to start building our database. The #1 advantage that recruiting agencies have over corporate recruiting departments is that they have a database of prospects/candidates to call on. Since our goal is to reduce spending on outside agencies and build an internal talent engine, we need to create our own database. This is an extension of our previous market research activities, but now we’re getting more targeted and looking at individuals…

Remember 1999? For those of us in online recruiting, it was the year Monster ran an ad during the Superbowl. Overnight the job board went from sort-of well-known to very well known. Part of it was a memorable…

Featured Guest Post by Lars Schmidt, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition & Innovation at NPR 

Later this week I’ll be presenting at the annual Recruiting Trends Conference. My session,…

Over half of digital job-seekers only hear back from 1 in 5 jobs they apply for despite an increase in vacancies, a new survey has revealed.

The survey, carried out by niche online jobs board Bubble Jobs, made the observation as research into the digital industry shows that the sector is burgeoning despite all the bad news about employment.

A study into the European app economy revealed that almost 800,000 jobs have…

Judith Blair, MD of PCR Recruitment, will be once again attending the Silicon Milkroundabout. She shares why this event is so important to the tech start-up industry and what 2013 has in store.

Silicon Milkroundabout is a London job fair aimed at tech start-ups and the talent pool looking for employment in this fast growing sector. Set up by a team of creatives initially as a pub event,…

Small and medium sized organizations are David up against large Goliath companies in the war for talent. They can definitely win, say Hirefly, but they need the right approach.…