Oh, did this did just happen to me?

Recently I was called by a recruiting agency recruiter.  The person, from Manpower, called me about a position that he was looking to fill for an engineering/technical recruiter.  I am not shocked by this as that is what we do for a living.  However what did shock me was the pedantic way in which the person went about it while leaving a message.  It was almost robotic in its…

In light of the events in Boston this week, I thought this might be a good time to talk about disaster planning, and how it relates to recruiting.

Regardless of the disaster, be it natural or otherwise, it is important to know how your company, and/or those you recruit for, will react in emergency circumstances.  Many small businesses…

I know them, well do you really?? 

One of the things I see, and hear about all the time is how someone knows someone, who knows someone and how it either helps them get a job or stops them from getting a job. The interesting part is when the people who know people, knew them 1+ years ago, and yet still feel that what they know actually is still…

4 years ago this month I was asked to leave one of the largest contingency recruiting firms that I’d been with for 10 years. I had reached burnout and the grace to carry struggling recruiters had ceased regardless of past success as my company went from 40 recruiters to 10 in no time. As I sent my resume out to sales gigs I had offers left and right for jobs that paid $35k-$40k plus commission to sell a widget.

An independent recruiter and friend called me and reminded me that I…

Designated computer terminals

Allowing employees to access social media sites on computer terminals that are on a separate server from the one that houses the organization’s confidential data will protect an organization from external attacks through social media. But employees may complain they don’t have time to access social media sites because there’s a line of employees waiting to use the…

“Using a Personal Performance Analytics System – A new subset of the Business Analytics Market can help”

By Jon Bartos



“Knowledge has become the key economic resource and the dominant, if not the only, source of competitive advantage.”    ~ Peter F. Drucker…

Top 3 Items to Bring to Your Interview  

Don’t arrive to an interview empty-handed! Being well prepared demonstrates to your potential employer that you’re able to handle any task thrown at…

You’ve likely heard the buzz over Employer Branding. We’ve seen excellent articles detailing the steps to success, as well as tips to measure your Employer…

Think about a recent sales experience where you did not get the deal.   In retrospect, could you have gotten that “No 

thanks” because you asked the wrong questions that unnecessarily limited the conversation? The right questions, at the right time, asked in the right way are the essence of being…

This was written in response to a comment posted by Michael Hawkins on Linkedin advising companies to read. My 

response follows. http://www.businessinsider.com/job-recruiters-need-to-be-more-efficient-2012-11

Dear Michael Hawkins,

Hi Michael. This…

In my last article about headhunter fees, I wondered how you could trust to get a headhunter to keep the promises…

The role of a company’s human resources department fluctuates enormously depending on the situation, new policy, and employee. From disseminating health care benefits and raising morale to hashing out touchy issues between co-workers, the stress level can be unbearable sometimes.

There are several books in the marketplace that offer ways to improve employees’ spirits, inspire others, and make the workplace a more positive…

Look at the HR technology trends predicted for this year: cloud,SaaS, HR master data management, analytics. Hello, What about the actual users?



They say that design has to be functional. Many products that look sensational or aesthetically near perfect but lacking in functionality end up not being used. The gadget technology space has been a witness to may beautiful objects that ended up being bought in big numbers initially but dumped soon after because the product…

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Africa’s demographic dividend presents great investment potential and returns for Indian business and for the Africans: vacancies in Africa.

The continents median age is only 18. This means millions for customers for the mobile industry, for internet and broadband in particular. Millions of customers in Africa use phones as mobile ATMs.

The fact  that Africa is…

A World Bank reports that Africa’s economic growth will outpace average- a result of higher commodities, increasing investment and a general pick-up in the world economy.

More jobs in Africa can be created if African governments do more to ensure that this growth reduced poverty.

The report said strong economic growth has meant …

Who agrees the recruitment industry should be more tightly regulated?

Many times i see recruiters floating CV's without the consent of their candidates, or floating unsolicited CV's to recruitment line managers who then claim the CV's as their own.

I recently send a CV to a my client with my terms and conditions, as agreed from project sign off, they then came back to me and said they already know the candidate and thus i wouldn't get a fee, i clearly knew this was…

Upper middle-management and out of a job.

Too qualified,

Too set in your ways

Not right for the job

Too old fashion for our hip new company

And too many other things you aren’t allowed to say.

How many really talented people are out there looking (and looking) for work who can’t find a job because the 30 (or 40) something that is in charge of hiring has a pre-conceived notion that the person they are looking for is “younger.” How many automated…

Many organizations recognize the value of professional social networks. Of the 49 per cent of organizations that block at least some social media sites, only 23.44 block LinkedIn (compared to 78.47 per cent for Facebook, 63.16 per cent for Twitter and 60.77 per cent for …

By Jon Bartos

Hello my friend.  It seems way too long since we have last spoke.  I thought it was time we did.  I have watched you…

Mobile is one of the biggest buzzwords in business today.  And organizations are trying to figure out how to leverage mobile not only to improve employees ability to do work better but also to better the overall experience for customers and other stakeholders.  However, when someone says you need to think about Mobile, this can mean a whole host of different things for the organization.  And there are a number of different touch-points where embracing mobile can make a whole lot of sense (or…