Lessons from a Financial Adviser 

When my father passed away a little more than two years ago, at the age of 67 (from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Emphysema), it was difficult. One small silver development…

Just like most fields have certain myths so also the Recruitment Industry too has assumptions that people have followed till date. These misconceptions that are held are followed blindly and the field of Recruitment is no exception.

The misconceptions need to be checked and rectified in…

It can be quite a nightmare trying to find the perfect candidate for that new job opening at your company, and sometimes the person you want simply doesn’t exist. We can’t do anything about that (and we’re sorry).

But, we can give you some tips that will help you improve your searching!

There are a…

In recent times, we all have seen the job market continue to make headlines. Shrinking budgets and high competition for talent is becoming a typical dilemma among recruiters. People who possess high skills are scars. According to  the economic release of The US Department…

At least 7 reasons why this is a bad idea 

I have the honor of working with dozens of Colorado’s most creative entrepreneurs and smartest business leaders every day.  One of the hardest things to tackle when you are a small, fast growing company is hiring.  I’m not talking about the mechanics of employment,…

Running a company successfully is clearly not an easy task. Maintaining a large infrastructure of employees, carrying out daily duties and outlining future initiatives can be daunting. But of course this doesn’t fall on one person, that’s what an employee hierarchy is…

You’re looking for exceptional candidates who have either just graduated with an advanced degree or are ready to move on from their current employer to seek out their next position in Silicon Valley. How will they choose the best company to work for? What will they look for in their first or next employer? Will they compare cafeteria menus against each other?…

If your recruitment business is not getting the results you want, the problem may be lack of accountability. I’m not just referring to the individuals in the business, there are multiple layers and players in this. Take a moment and think about the 3 key parties involved in the process that a…

While they may want to focus first on the job, a new employee has a lot of pressing issues to resolve. They may be…

Did you think volunteers work for free? A lot of people make this assumption, but it actually isn’t true, and figuring out exactly how your volunteers want to be “paid” is key to not only attracting more volunteers, but keeping the good ones.

We need to think about our time, our attention, and our networks as finite resources. When a volunteer engages with your…

As mobile technology is rapidly changing, so is how people communicate and how they search and apply for jobs. Recruiters constantly need to adapt and work harder than ever to capture the ever decreasing attention span of job seekers.

Social media has proved to be one of the popular ways of doing so, particularly with job advertising and employer branding. The use of…

It’s 2016, and we’re all familiar with the value of strategic social media, but there’s more to connecting with your audience than digging roots on Twitter and Facebook. As a recruiter, sometimes it pays to strategize with subtlety. Big social media outlets cast a wide net, which is essential for organizing events and attracting…

We’ve all heard it before: Personal branding is key to job search success. Hiring managers and recruiters are looking for information about candidates online, and when they can't, they are less likely going to select those candidates for a job opportunity. But did you know job candidates are searching you the same way you are searching them? Perspective applicants, as well…

Compensation isn’t always easy to talk about. In fact, it’s still one of the most closely guarded topics within even the closest circles of family and friends. While we’re reticent to discuss how much we make or how much we pay in our personal lives,…

A friend who works for a mid-sized oil & gas company told me a few weeks ago that they didn’t spend any money on recruitment marketing, or any type of recruitment for that matter. She loved the idea of what we do, but wasn’t sold on the benefit of creating a marketing campaign or developing content to attract applicants. Her alternative was to simply post an ad on…

Preface: Its been a long time since I have posted here so I thought I would leave this right here...

The Break Up: Why Leaving a Bad Employer Early Is a Good Idea

You can put lipstick on a pig but it is still a pig.”

Since the dawn of chat rooms, Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Glassdoor, and Quora, an employee has access to more information on…

Creating a great company culture can mean the difference between success and failure for your department. Employees who are happy at work are more productive, support their teams and produce quality work. Yet how can you create this type of work environment? A great company culture is created by listening to your team and creating an open line of communication. Discover how…

Remember, when LinkedIn acquired this company:

... and integrated its functionality into the main product, we got this menu item - Contacts. I became a fan of it early on. The Contacts became the foundation of…