One statement I've heard a lot from recruiters is that they "receive too many resumes" and are so inundated with candidates that it just bogs their whole recruiting process down.  This is a problem but a good one to have (too many candidates is much better than too few).

But with any problem, the question is how can we solve it.  How can you create steps in your recruiting process to easily filter and pare down the candidates you receive into a nice neat pile of qualified…

Michigan has been descending the economic elevator for half a decade now. It’s been so frustrating that hope for a ground floor is starting to dwindle. What’s the upside? You get to turn on the television and hear tales of employment shortages instead of Detroit’s high crime rate? Household chores are being done more consistently? I know, I know, everyone would much rather…

There's a lot of talk about the use of mobile technology and tools in recruiting - but not a lot of data. I'm hoping you'll help me rectify that by taking a short (3 min) survey - whether you're already doing mobile recruiting or not. Here's the link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/98QJHNR

Your responses are completely anonymous, and the survey results will be freely available to everyone - in…

Somewhere in the vast landscape of job hunting, someone convinced job seekers that references are something that employers no longer check.  I mean, after all, you’ve interviewed twice, got a free lunch, and even a shiny new pen with the company’s name on it.  Why would they care about what other people have to say about you?…

It appears that Brightfuse (brightfuse.com), CareerBuilder's attempt at building a LinkedIn killer (and probably the site with the largest resources at it's disposal to do so), has fizzled.

When going…

My last post was about the importance of keeping your best people, especially in a recession. Today I’ll focus on what motivates an “A” player. These factors need to be in place in order for you to keep your top people loyal. “A” players are motivated to stay with you when they are:

• Inspired by your vision and leadership – make sure you articulate this clearly and stay positive in your communication.
• Impressed by your business plan – You do have one, right? A roadmap to…

We asked Preferred Member recruiters the following question:

How many of your current job orders are job orders for…

 was re -reading the fabulous book “ The Leadership Challenge” by Kouzes and Posner. Found it accidentally when I was clearing our basement! It was written some time ago.…

I am not sure one exists.  I do know that there is a shortage of female C level executives.  We recently hosted an IFRS update luncheon for CFOs and sent an invitation to every CFO of a publicly traded company in the Boston area and I only came up with 1 female CFO out of 70. 

Is it a “glass ceiling” or something else?

I believe it is something else or maybe a combination of these 2 observations...

1)  Women…

The time has come.  It will be a year unlike any I have seen in my life to date.  So full of hope, so full of promise, and with an incredible amount of opportunity.  This picture shows one of my favorite places in San Jose.  Belgatos Park.  It is here on a hill before you reach a San Jose Mountain known as Mt. Umuhnum, you can turn around, and find the beauty that propels…

We’re just a week into 2011, and some of us here at Agile are finding it a bit difficult to stay true to our New Year's resolutions. But as tricky as it may be, it’s time to get down to business and focus on keeping those resolutions.

If you’re an IT professional who has resolved to find a new job, you’ve most likely committed to doing whatever it takes to get THAT…

I originally was going to title this blog “Got Attitude” as my intention was to write an editorial on a blog by that title featured on INC magazine’s website. Then I thought copying the title might be some type of copyright infringement, so I went with Check Yourself, as in “you better check yourself before you wreck yourself,” like my man Ice Cube once famously rapped. Here is the link to the blog:…