At lunch today I was reminded that the mythology of generational differences in the work place is still out there. You know, the belief that twenty year olds are dis-loyal gaming fanatics who lack discipline, focus and patience, while boomers are the opposite of all that, whatever that makes them. Whenever I hear this stuff I am reminded of a seminar I attended where David Foote, author of Boom, Bust and Echo, reminded us that twenty year olds have always behaved like twenty year olds, and…

The future death of social networking

Looking for Predetermined responses can cost you candidate!…

Just looking for a few responses to guage what is REALLY going on out there.

First I want to say thank you to all of you who privately and publically commented about the Telephone being a social networking tool. It stirred the pot but seems to be resinating more and more...the importance of the telephone as part of…

As I stated in my previous blog post, it's becoming more and more difficult to place the unemployed. Some companies are omitting them from the job search process, sight unseen, to the point where they're telling job seekers not to apply in their job posting and…

The five-year-olds on the baseball field deserve better. At least that’s what I told myself as I walked off the field last night. The game ended in a tie, of course, as all games at this age do given we don’t count outs and runs, but my feeling of failure last night as a head coach had nothing to do with the game result. Looking back on the game the kids had fun, we avoided any significant injuries, the players generally understood where to be and what to do, and the flow of…

Traditionally, recruiters have sought out job seekers who are already employed, as opposed to those who are not.

Apparently, they are even more prone to doing so in the current economic climate.

According to a recent CNNMoney.com article ("Looking for Work? Unemployed Need Not…

For some time now, the team at www.SearchtoEmploy.com have been planning and throwing ideas around about the next evolutionary step in online recruitment.



It is their aim to provide one of the most secure and compelling job websites on the planet, using fresh thinking, savvy tools and ideas that no other jobsite in the world have made a…

Our office is back off the road a bit, located behind a car dealership and another building not really seen by anyone from the street. You have to be looking for us to find us, so we strategically do not get a lot of foot traffic. Today was different…

by Nanci Lamborn SPHR and BrightMove Recruiting Software

Oh, no he didn’t! Oh, yes he did!

It seems that more and more stories abound today with details of major job-seeker mistakes. Articles such as this recent Resume Blunders story from Yahoo (…

I was interested to see reports of a survey last week showing that poor treatment of failed job applicants can damage a consumer brand and seriously affect the bottom line. It’s something that I hear candidates talk about and am always amazed at the number of…

One Question Every Sales Professional Should Ask Themselves

Staffing is the Ultimate People…

A couple of weeks ago, we wrote a blog post about the recovery of the technology job market, referencing positive indicators found on Indeed.com. Well, the trend continues and it’s now evident that we’ve undergone a shift

from an employer’s market to a candidate’s market.…