I was reading an article about “30 things to do before you die” (www.mindbodygreen.com)

I especially liked points 5, 6 10, 17,18 and 30

• Leave the job you hate
• Find your purpose and live it full heartedly
• Travel to the place you keep thinking about
• Follow your heart
• Risk…

Let’s cut right to the sobering truth: the war for talent is upon us. Even more sobering is that recruiters unprepared for battle are already at a disadvantage. But…

Many business owners cite staff retention as one of the most important elements to making the company a success. Hanging on to the best people can be a difficult task, and with many other businesses looking for employees with certain skill-sets, you have to be impressing them as much as they impress you these days.

So what can you do help make your…

Hiring is no longer a run-of-the-mill activity performed by Human Resources. It’s an art form.

For every job advertised, there are hundreds of candidates who are fighting for the same spot. While you may think you are the perfect fit for that position, those other applicants believe…

We’re often told not to take things personally, yet, there are times when briefly doing so serves us well. Take, for example, when you learn that a current client bought from someone else. Most likely, that means the customer did not tell you or, more often than not, that you did not ask how else you could be of service. In this instance, one of your competitors got a check that should have been…

Face it. Sooner or later – if your business is having success and growing – you’re going to have to hire employees so you can move on to the next level.

Here’s the problem. Every other company is competing for the brightest minds and most talented employees too. So how do you set yourself apart and get ahead of the competition? How can…

Mobile salary negotiation allows employers, recruiters and employees to do things they could not do before. They can now capture the value that is inevitably left on the table after every negotiation. 

There are two reasons value is inevitably left on the table:

1. Information is not shared freely out of fear of being taken advantage…

18yrs in the staffing and recruiting industry the hands-down, number 1 question that I witness asked over and over by a prospective client to a recruiter is…. “What makes you different from all the other services that call me 24/7?” This is a legitimate question that can cause many sales reps (of recruiting companies) to shift a bit uneasily in their chair (right before they give you one of several…

There's a ridiculous rumor about me. I know who started it -- @ResumeStrategy (see here) -- but Amy Ala picked it up and hammered away at it during this week's After Show. Supposedly, I go too easy on the women guests. Really? I didn't think I went easy on this week's guest -- though I admit that I did make…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article you’ll be getting 2 weeks full of content and we’ll be talking about hot corporate recruiting trends, micro-videos, mobile candidate experience,…

The benefits to the company are clear. Referred candidates are more likely to be hired, more likely to engage at work and more likely to stay longer. Referred employees…

Whilst our previous blog “Mobile Recruiting: It’s not just the technology… “, outlined the importance of…

Hi, Learning the business and how long should a Recruiter keep their candidates resume? Is there a legal law? silly question, just throwing this out there. Thanks much. Toni :)

Cut them hours. It is survival time

Ever since the beginning of the financial downturn we have seen organizations of all sizes determined to solve the

economic effects of the downturn by cutting headcount. In the process improvement efforts many organizations believe that the way to improve the organization is to cut headcount. The we add to this the…

Qualifying Orders

I was reading an article the other day from a recruiter who said there are 3 things you should always do in order to qualify an order.  Although I agree with those 3 things...they alone do…

I met a young lady 20 years ago who became a very good friend of mine while working for a university hospital. For the sake of privacy, I’ll call her “Kathy.” We got along really well and just hit it off. She even attended my wedding. We worked together in the Human Resources department at that hospital for several years until she left and moved on to the…

Many college students need real work experience for school credit or to get a job after graduation, so they may agree to work as interns for free.  But recruiters should warn their clients about this dangerous trap of unpaid internships. 

As a recent case against Fox Searchlight…

Succession planning is often found on the back burner, and with it, a focus on retention. This makes zero sense. Succession planning is a vital part of keeping a business running with as few hiccups as possible,…

Bad candidate experiences can do a lot of damage to the image of the company. When candidates repeatedly have a negative experience, it can chase away good candidates, and more importantly, it can damage the employer brand. The candidate…