We all have moments when we have trouble articulating what we want to say, or putting down the exact words that we want to write. This can be a big problem if it persists and keeps you from moving forward. Many people have their own techniques, habits, and solutions for when the elusive block comes – whether this is a writing block, a thinking block, or a general block of creativity doesn’t matter – because in the end, it all keeps things from getting done. Here are a few suggestions for…

If you are a fan of the reality show “Survivor” you are more than aware of who Boston Rob is and what happened this week.  In short, the recent show “Survivor: Redemption Island” featured Rob Mariano, another veteran, and a cast of new players.  Rob is arguably the best to ever play…

Sitting on my shelf collecting dust bunnies since last fall, I finally decided to pick up and open the book Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin.

What suddenly…

We are single industry recruiters in New York City.  We insist on meeting all our candidates in person.  If someone is not within commuting distance of New York, we do Skype calls.  I am shocked at the number of people who don't show up.

What is going to make your business grow? Hiring the right people. What is the most important asset to your organization? Hiring the right people. How are you going to meet your business objectives? Hiring the right people. Yet most organizations don’t take the time to really think about how, who, or when they are going to attract people to their organization.

For some reason, hiring is very reactive, and this puts…

1. Cold Calls. If you are cold calling me from any company that rhymes with Blobert Blaf or similar companies, call me from your mobile because I can see your company on my caller ID.  Expect me to still blow you off, but call me in 6 months to show me you made it. We may talk then.…

A friend of mine who runs a small staffing firm in Connecticut asked me if I could recommend a software package that is not too expensive and can handle their candidate and client data. 

It needs to store lots of notes on people, have good skill set sorting, etc.

Any suggestions? What does your firm use?

The tides are changing…oh, yes they are.  Hang on.  Get ready.  The shift is happening, again.



First, let’s frame where we’re at.  The Millennial Generation (those born between 1980 and 1991) is emerging as the predominate workforce.  They are a larger group, collectively, than the Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) and Generation X (those born…

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Given today's financial climate,  we all know that this year graduate recruitment requires a different approach. It certainly doesn't make sense to abandon your graduate recruitment programme but you can, however, be smarter about your processes, the tools you use to recruit and adapt your methods to the time.

The bottom line is that there are fewer graduate positions…

Let's be honest...the main goal for any recruitment marketing campaign is to make a hire.  In order to make sure you are making the best hires and most of your recruiting budget, you need to find out what recruiting channels are bring in your best candidates and ultimately hires.

The key to figuring out your best candidates and hires is collecting your own internal recruitment metrics to measure how well recruiting channels are performing for your…

The world of social media can be confusing at best especially with the myriad of sites out there claiming to be social media websites. So what is all the hype about huh, and why should we be listening as recruiters? In short – social media is a must have for digital engagement and reputation development especially in recruitment!

As mentioned there are a lot of sites out there from photo sharing on flickr, video sharing on YouTube, social…

How successful is your Employee Referral Program (ERP)?  What percentage of your total number of Top Talent hires come from your program?  How are you driving your Top Talent to refer other Top Talent to your organization?  These are all questions we need to continue to ask ourselves if we want our ERP to continue to provide new Top Talent to our organization. The 3rd question I pose is the most critical – how do we drive Top Talent within our organization to refer and recommend Top Talent…

Any job board operator will tell you that one of the toughest things about keeping your site running well is ensuring that you have a steady flow of the right kind of candidates. What exactly is the ‘right kind of candidate’? Well, this would a candidate that is qualified for a particular job AND responds to that job. If you have enough of these candidates, your employers will be happy and they will pay to use your site.

Problem is, finding these candidates is easier…

While employers have long conducted education verification checks on their employment candidates, it appears that increasingly more staffing and recruiting groups are being made responsible for conducting this and other background checks as part of the employment screening process.

Education history, of course, outside of criminal records, is one of the more significant searches.   For many positions,  education is not just a prerequisite but also vital to employment candidate's…

The second prerequisite for building a talent community is mapping the passionate affinity group to its counterparts outside your organization.  If an external community or an unassembled group of people outside of your organization are not having conversations about the affinity you want to advance, do not attempt to build a talent community.  Similar to the passion (No Passion, No Community)…

A couple of weeks ago I went through my thoughts on what a newbs 10 considerations should be when thinking about having a stab at social…

Hiring demand for recruiters by corporate HR departments and staffing agencies continues to show steady growth.  Over 10,700 new job ads were posted for Recruiters in April 2011 - up 27% over April 2010. 

Hiring Demand for Personnel Recruiters - 4 Years:…