CBS News did a study and found that ninety percent of the nursing homes in the nation hired employees with criminal convictions.   According to CBS News, when the government ran background checks on employees in some 260 nursing homes, 92 percent of them had criminal records.  Pretty remarkable.

This is not some curious group of do-gooders reporting that much of the healthcare industry is populated by convicted…

This is really a difficult question today, to say, which is the best job board software. You find so many options on the internet search, when you put the ‘job board software’ in the search box. You must have observed that the job board software is an built in recruitment solution through internet; which helps human resource managers to manage job postings, review candidates, take employment decisions, track the applicants and manage newly joined employees.

You will find there are…

...with apologies to William Shakespeare  I adapted his famous words

to scratch an itch featured in a few words of my own here...

To be, or not to be…a Recruiter? That is the question.

Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer

the slings and arrows of outrageous…

You did it! You successfully found someone you want to extend an offer to. The hard part is over… Or is it?

I’ve been working in the recruiting field for some time now, and I’ve found that the average hiring manager takes his foot off the gas right before extending an offer, sometimes messing up the entire process by explaining sloppily that they want the candidate to join the team.

Here are some pointers to remember once you’ve identified the right candidate for the job, to…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing. This week we’ll be talking about hiring overqualified employees, charlie sheen’s HR disaster, Twitter as a business tool, how to write a great job requisition, questions to ask before accepting a job offer and a decrease in unemployment claims for February.

Here are the articles our that interested us…

Each week, we blog about things that will help job seekers land the perfect job. We blog about these things because we’re the experts when it comes to recruitment. We’re the experts, but sometimes we find ourselves in sticky situations – like not finding out what a candidate’s real motivators are until after a job offer is on the table. …

I think apps are the new websites. As mobile devices become more prevalent it will be important to offer these users of smartphones and tablets a good user experience. The best way to do that is through an app. An app gives your users easy access to your site/content.....On Monday I launched my first app for sale in the itunes app store.

Its called the ‘hidden jobs app’ and it tracks hidden job announcements across the U.S. in a simple…

  Technology recruiter rolls Bullhorn out in UK, Amsterdam and US

04 March 2011, London – Bullhorn®, the global leader in online staffing and recruiting agency software, today announces that Recruit 121, a highly-specialised international Systems, Applications and Products (SAP) in Data Processing, recruitment agency, has chosen its web-based software to support international growth and accelerate business.…

March Madness is upon us.

It is the single most purest form of adrenaline and competition.

Young men and women dedicating an entire season for the chance to shine for the world.

You win, you continue

You lose, you go home.

If you are fortunate to be one of the two remaining teams and twenty-two young adults being…

by Traci K and BrightMove Staffing Software and Recruiting Software

The design of the career section on your company website will affect, not only the number of people that stay on your site, but also the number of candidates that actually apply.  The interest generated has to do with various factors including eye-catching layouts, keywords, and ease of use.

The percentage of viewers that visit your website or job ad…

Cover letters can be a great way to get your foot in the door at a company that you want to work for.  A cover letter is usually sent in the body of your email with an attached resume when applying for a job.  They tend to be of great importance in this stage of your job search because it highlights your qualifications, skills, and why you would be an asset for the company.  Career Columnist Eve Tahmincioglu, says that…

Earlier today I was delivering a Boolean Training session for our new members in the sourcing team. My aim was to simplify the Boolean concept for sourcing. Often it is mistaken that “Boolean” is very scientific and relatively tough which is why people tend to ignore. Finally – I found the connection!!! Very simple and life-like (!)…

I took an example of life and how the sourcing of candidates is very similar to our life. In life, our choices are the keywords and we either…

What makes pancakes great? Do you really have to give this question any thought? Warm maple syrup! I wouldn’t touch pancakes without it! I mean, maybe you're different, but for me, there's nothing finer in the breakfast world than fresh pancakes with warm maple syrup!

It's OK if you disagree, just don't say that you prefer Kashi. Cause we both know you just eat Kashi cereal because you have to. I won't deny it, my pantry is full of the stuff. But trust me, it's there because…

I got laid off in December. It's a pretty common refrain these days. I'd been the Manager of Recruiting for a Federal Systems Integrator for three and half years and in the space of a brief meeting that tenure was brought to a close. The company had worked through some challenges during my time there, but we had begun to win new business and add exceptional talent. I was proud of the work I had done and was completely committed to the ongoing success of the firm. I did not see it coming. As…