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A DirectEmployers Association video blog.

In this episode: 

• Diversity and Inclusion
• Cari Dominguez (former EEOC chair)
• Companies making a difference

Recruiting is a specialty art. It is not as simple as providing full life cycle support. The key elements of a successful recruiter include:

Marketing

Research/Investigation

Project Management

Public Relations

Negotiation

Client Relationship Building

Legal

Technical

Yes, all of these skill sets are critical to an effective and…

Last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced their Employment Situation Summary for May.  Although job growth was lower than expected, they did point out 3 areas that were up: Healthcare, Mining and Professional and Business Services.

The U.S. Healthcare sector has seen consistent job growth during both good and bad employment times.  Over the past 120 days, recruiting…

Putting the Recruitment Innovation Summit in Perspective

I attended the Recruiting Innovation Summit hosted by ERE, LinkedIn, and Facebook's Richard Cho a few weeks ago.  The people, tone, and content of the event made it great.  It was well attended, and Richard Cho of Facebook is the man.  Attendees had an edge about them, giving you a sense that there is real momentum in the recruiting…

Earlier this week, Dr. John Sullivan wrote an article "RIP - Announcing the Death of the Corporate Careers Website".   In this piece, he wrote a piece on why Corporate Career sites are ineffective and may not be worth putting the time and money into with the wealth of social media and…

When it comes to introducing new products in the online recruiting space, innovation is an over used word. I’ve seen too many press releases that claim to be the “be all, end all” tool that you need. It’s now just a word with hollow meaning.



So I won’t be using it to describe JobSpeek, my new mobile…

I couldn't help notice the controversy over Geoff Webb's posting of that picture of Fergie and then I saw that RBC is not the only media outlet having these kinds of problems.

Readers looking for some quick titillation in the…

Illinois has decided to make Workers Compensation benefits more difficult for those  who may be inebriated on the job.  The state has passed the "Presumptive Denial Law."  Which means if you test positive for drugs or alcohol  you are denied your workers compensation benefits.  The State's Governor is expected to sign this legislation, which would take effect September 1st.

According to the new statute,  it must be demonstrated that intoxication is indeed the "proximate cause" of the…

It is more obvious than ever that recruiting teams have to diversify their recruitment marketing efforts. Every person I talk to has an egg timer (no pun intended) on their job board contract. Will they swear off job boards completely? Maybe, maybe not. Universally, they will spend less. One big board instead of two. A handful of niche boards not dozens. The smart money is moving to LinkedIn and Facebook.…

Last week I had a very interesting debate with Hung Lee of Wise_Man_Say regarding the relevance of face-to-face interviews as a credible assessment tool in the selection processes of today.

One of Hung’s arguments is that, for…

This is an important and exciting post about RecruitingBlogs.com

I am an entrepreneur and a recruiter at heart. I started out in the recruiting business back in 1993 and successfully ran a large recruiting firm that made a deal a day for many years. I miss it. I miss it a lot.



I have reached a point where it's time for me to do something new and what I really want to do is to make placements. I am constantly having discussions with other recruiters and every time I do, I…

Twitter, Sony, Google - and now Nintendo have all apparently been targets of hacking attacks in recent times. 

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13626104

There are experts out there warning us to be careful about putting our data into the 'cloud' but the BBC article above should tell us something far more fundamental. 

That is that using the same password for numerous different accounts is…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. This week we’ll be talking about mining your ATS & CRM, proactive recruiting, transitioning from your current job, finding the perfect candidate and Facebook users going mobile.

Here are the articles our that interested us this week (in no…

It may have only took a few days to write (if only) but getting final sign-off amidst a major re-brand took a lot longer which is why I have only just made my book "Who Moved My Talent" available.

It is as you can see sponsored by Lumesse (formerly Stepstone Solutions) who are offering a free copy for the next few months for your iPad/iPhone, Kindle or laptop at…

They call it ‘social media’ or ‘social networking’, and some might quibble at the word ‘social’ because a lot of it can be done alone, from the confines of a darkened room.

And most recruiters don’t have the faintest clue how to get the best out of the…

Representatives from 25 of the world’s leading employers and 27 of the world’s top business schools attended Connections 2011 "Critical Dependencies in MBA Recruiting” hosted by MBA Focus in Columbus, Ohio.

We are very proud that this conference continues to be the premiere event for MBA recruitment. We truly appreciate the ideas, comments, and willingness to share year after year. This kind of rich and…

What a topic to take up on a weekend. Certain instances in last week have prompted me to write this post. As usual, the trigger point has been conversations with some candidates.  It is surprising as to how a large number of people unconsciously keep committing acts which side track their careers.

Here are some pointers which every employee should be conscious about (unless you have the self-destructive tendencies)

Tip #1 – Can’t stay at one place ?-  The best…

It's time recruiters fully understand the service they are offering their clients. Many of us are working on a Contingency basis (ie: only being paid for a successful placement, irrespective of who is put forward for the position); as we think this is what the client wants - in reality a contingency based payment is really only favoured if you are putting forward 1 candidate, if you are working for the candidates best interest.