There tends to be a huge fear factor involved with contract staffing, mainly due to the misconception that it is extremely complicated and too different from direct hire.  But as many recruiters take advantage of the…

I am constantly amazed at how little money most professionals are willing to spend to promote and market themselves. Like this kind of investment — investing in yourself —  is crass, egotistical, and over-indulgent. Our actions and accomplishments speak for themselves, right? We’re sick of hearing about this “personal branding” thing. After all, we’re not cars or…

When Bullhorn radically revamped their product suite with a sleek new user experience designed explicitly to create end user efficiencies recently, it was a clear signal that the technology gap between third party and corporate recruiting systems was radically narrowing.  The cost of…

PROBLEM:

There are a number of recruiters and former recruiters out there who can properly be called "Recruiting Subject Matter Experts". However, when someone calls her/himself a "Recruiting Thought Leader" (DEFINITION: “Someone who neither recruits, thinks, nor leads”) and

1) Isn't a recruiter/hasn't been one for a very long time, if ever.

2) Doesn't routinely talk/interact with ordinary, day-to-day…

After cutbacks by some of the biggest companies in the financial sector, there were concerns that the value of an MBA degree was declining. As a way to save money, employers have been hiring undergrads, who are willing to work for less money, rather than hire business school grads. This may be impacting the number of candidates with an MBA. However, others think the…

I'm preparing for a talk at the JobG8 Job Board Summit (June 26-27, Orlando), and it has me thinking a lot about …

Two very interesting and relevant US court cases were settled in the past three weeks involving anti-competitive behavior, namely no-headhunting agreements between large and high profile publicly listed companies. 

In the most high profile case, four massive tech firms (Google, Apple, Adobe and Intel) who were the defendants in a class action suit, agreed to a…

If you are serious about building your business, you should be on Twitter. The benefits for all professionals looking to build brand, enhance their profile, and create relationships are exceptional.

But if you are currently dabbling with…

Mark has a good blog. I liked it because he is very honest about the ups and downs of his career.

However, on the show I wasn't really able to dig into how Mark wrestles with problems and here's why. It seems to me that after 18 years in the…

When people hear I've worked in social media, I typically get a lot of questions - how should I promote my Facebook page? How many Twitter followers is good? Can you show me how to...(fill in the blank with some minor adjustment Mashable suggested).

Frequently, blogging comes up. It's a hot topic right now. Everyone is convinced they should be blogging by the articles…

This is the 5th in the series on lesser known sites to source from.  As you saw in the first one we used x-raying to source, well guess what we are again and guess what it still works and it works for free. …

The hospitality industry is growing. That’s the good news. Now for the bad news: employee turnover continues to be a problem within the industry. According to a Deloitte Hospitality report, the average…

It’s nice to have values that you could put on a billboard –the ones that make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. However, are they the values that are going to help you hit your numbers this quarter, attract talent and keep your existing talent? The right set of values should be that beautiful combination of awesome brand meets performance machine.

This is easy to…

Engagement and retention are huge topics right now in HR, and leadership in general. High turnover numbers and epidemically low employee engagement numbers are costing companies in a big way. For a while, employers were running their organization’s engagement and retention efforts based on some ideas that we now know…

Let’s get something straight right away, “selling the company” isn’t something that an organization does just to attract candidates. Selling the company fortifies the employer brand, creates fans and customers and tells the company culture story. In this respect, hiring managers are doing a lot more than just hiring, but they might not be aware…

When it comes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare), the dreaded employer mandate has received most of the attention.  But there are other…

In any industry, and particularly the government, and government contracting community, we are familiar with buzzword bingo. A term is developed, it catches on and before you know it there are…

Disengagement and turnover are among the top concerns for employers today. Both of these issues can negatively impact a company in a huge way. Celayix revealed that one in four employees leave their place of employment within the first year, and the cost of replacing them can be higher than…

This year’s Spring ERE Conference & Expo yielded a lot more than just wicked tan lines and tasty burritos. In addition to the great content presented at the show, we also managed to dig up some good information from our onsite snap poll, which we’re more than happy to share with you today. Our quick survey asked attendees about mobile recruiting and apply, as…

“Compliance”-that one word constantly on the mind of HR professionals everywhere. HR is tasked with maintaining compliance in so many different areas, using different tools and software. It doesn’t matter what medium a company chooses (phone, video, digital, simple resume screening) to screen and interview candidates, compliance and…