I got into IT recruiting purely by accident, or luck, however you want to look at it. At the time, my Brother -In-law, known as Skip, was part owner of an IT consulting company. I was looking for a flexible position, something that would allow me the time I needed for my Children and school activites (I have 5 children). Skip asked if I would be interested in a part time receptionist job at his company. I knew working for Skip would give me the flexibility that I needed and a way to get my…

A few months ago I was asked to provide my thoughts on an article being written by Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd in an upcoming edition of People & Strategy. The…

Experts disagree about whether the aging of the workforce will produce a severe labor shortage. Gray2K hasn’t happened. Even the Bureau of Labor Statistics has changed its originally dire projections, although they now say there

still will be a shortage in the US (2.4 million people by 2014).

One thing that most experts do agree on is the fact that the number of baby boomers in the workforce will double (as a percent of all workers)…

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 how HR is becoming more like PR, some cool recruiting efforts by Fidelity, trends in the US Job Board market, tips for hiring executives, how social media will affect SEO, ways to build the right Twitter community and RecruitFest videos are up and available to watch for…

Remember all those t-shirts and bumper stickers that had Obama’s face and simply said the word “Hope?” One might say he was elected because of that one word or emotion. Considering the state of our stock market, real estate and job markets at the time of the election, it made sense to elect the candidate that gave us the most hope. What happened to all that…

I am not much of a writer so forgive my mistakes.

I was working as a consultant many many years back and we were searching for computer software developers. The company was small about 25 people but things were good. They were making money. The Business development director kept a good handle on client ABC lets call them. Nerver went on new sales calls.

After about 3 years they, ABC gets a call and they are going with a new firm for their needs. ABC had about…

In the past year, there's been a growth in hiring contract workers. Employers who need to fill positions but are still uncertain about the economic recovery may be more inclined to hire contractors because it frees companies from making long-term commitments in uncertain times.

While hiring contract workers may be advantageous for the employer, what about the job seeker? With unemployment still hovering around 10% in Georgia, many IT professionals who are out of work may be…

Conversations about realistic job preview are on the rise. In the past six months I have had an unusually high number of discussions with corporate talent leaders about methods to help the candidate make a more informed decision. I have even conducted a few video interviews for my blog on the topic. Why this interest in realistic job preview? Talent teams want to address a problem realistic job preview will not solve – to stop…