Sure, the Society of Human Resources Management's annual conference in Orlando was over a couple weeks ago, but in the spirit of late adoption that infused the conference, figured that a stale post was, for the target audience, right on time.  It was my fifth straight SHRM conference, and what really struck me this year wasn't what had changed with HR, but rather, the fact…

Imagine if you found a new, safe and cheap energy source that produced no emissions and could replace gasoline tomorrow. If you – and only you – started using it to power your car, how much impact would that make in the world?

Very little.

But what if you told everyone about it and everyone started using it? Then how much of an impact…

Our Corporate Recruiter and I do a lot of phone interviewing.  Phone interviews are a great tool; they give both the interviewer and the candidate the opportunity to gather a little more information about each other in order to determine whether or not a face-to-face interview should be pursued. With so many resources available today that give job seekers…

Although at first glance I get what they’re going for, it’s an attempt to set their ad apart from the rest, and for that I can appreciate the effort. However, what I don’t think recruiters realize is the back-end implications they are opening themselves up to that can seriously handicap them in getting the perfect candidate.

There’s a vibe…

Training and eLearning software is used at all points during an employee's experience - from initial onboarding to advanced professional development - and cuts across many industries. The …

Michael Beygelman, CEO, Joberate "How To Sell To HR" from Peter Clayton on Vimeo.

Are You Ready for a good laugh?

This is an excerpt from Michael Beygelman's presentation at the #HRTechTank New York Conference June 27, 2014. The…

The Internet provides so many ways to promote your recruiting firm and its contract staffing services. Are you getting the most out of it?  Here are some tricks on how to best utilize the most common common Internet mediums:

Your Firm's website

Can visitors easily tell that you offer contract staffing without digging too far into your site?…

I want to start this post by saying that I’m so proud and excited about the response to my first post – Coming Out At Work. It’s really cool to know there are so many people who recognize that this topic isn’t getting the attention it needs. It’s also inspirational to hear…

Trace – Guide to Flexible Working changes

From the 30^th June 2014 every employee has the statutory right to request flexible working after 26 weeks of continuous service.

What does this mean?

-          Pre 30^th June the right to request flexible working only applied to the parents of children under the age of 17 or 18 in the case of parents with disabled children or those caring for an adult. Now any eligible employee can…

This week (on Canada Day, July 1, 2014) Canada's new CASL (Canadian Anti-Spam Laws) went into effect.  There will be a 3-year transition period, before full enforcement goes into effect, but the gist of the situation is that (according to everything I have read), Canadian citizens will be allowed to sue any emails sent from 'unopted' sources (i.e. sources to whom or from which they haven't given explicit permission to send email).  

The fines are staggering: $1 million per offense for…

Over the years, I’ve worked with a number of job boards of varying shapes and sizes. One of the many frequent questions I’m asked is regarding how best to measure success.

With so many different tools to hand from content management systems, Google analytics, third party marketing software and external campaigns; it’s easy to lose focus. We need to find a centre with which to orientate ourselves.

Whilst there are endless statistics you can track to assess your job board, in my…

On the 4^th of July it’s time to help those who allow us the freedoms we have!! 

So here on the 4^th of July, it is a must that we respect, appreciate thank and help those who gave and protect our right to live…

Increasingly talent is conceptualised as a commodity, to be quantified and measured. Companies are re-directing sales and marketing principles to the hiring process to better engage the best candidates as they would customers. This is partly because of applicants’ rising expectations in terms the service that they expect from…

Hi, I came across an interesting article " 5 Common Misconceptions about the Unemployed" -

1. They are unemployed due to some fault of their own

2. Their skills are out of date and not relevant…

For the first half of 2014, US automakers sold 4.2% more vehicles than during the same time last year. May saw strong sales and the momentum continued into June, surprising Analysts. (Analysts expected June to have less sales than May since May was a 5 week month and June was 4.) According to the …

Hi. I’m gay. My name is Katrina and I’m still gay. We’re going to work together.

Unicorns.

Rainbow flags.

Ellen.

The big “secret” you have to reveal to everyone you meet. But they can look at you and tell, right? Not necessarily. Well, at least I can say I used to not be that obvious. With my short hair and wife, I could be cast on Orange…

How to be Successful in Recruitment Part 07

Persuade Me

Persuasion has been used for centuries to commit malice, topple governments, make sales and spread ideology. It is possibly the single greatest weapon in…

A professional CV should sell your services to potential employers and is very important for a career search. It can also work against you if it is not written accurately. It’s exceptionally difficult to repair the damage once an employer notes mistakes on your CV. To avoid all this mistakes and CV rejection, consider the points below:



1. Avoid submitting inaccurate data:

Inaccurate data is a crucial mistake. Messing up with data…

By now, you’re feeling like there’s no hope. Especially when you think you’re just as qualified as your colleagues who are getting jobs, you don’t understand why your job search efforts are failing you.

Even if you think you’ve done everything to get a job, there are important elements of your job search you’re probably overlooking.



Here are four reasons…