I know we all have a job to do…for recruiters it is finding people for our open positions.  I know it is not an easy job to do at times, but we need to do it in such a way as not shame our companies.

For example, before you reach out to a potential candidate by email or phone…do you at least review his or her resume or LinkedIn profile?  I would think this is common sense, but I got a call this week for a JD Edwards position.  I asked the recruiter why he thought I…

In case you haven’t heard: Electric Vehicles (EVs) is the future. Spearhead this green revolution is EV-Box – the international market leader in EV charging solutions and related cloud-based services. EV-Box has more than 38,000 charging points worldwide ready to serve wherever you…

Up there with a call enquiring after that recent accident you didn’t have, cold calling is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

A gatekeeper worth their salt or anyone that’s even a little busy will prevent a cold call from reaching its intended target.

With a …

Every company culture has a profound effect on your employee’s ethical behavior and the productivity of your company. A positive company culture enhances the team collaboration and productivity with it resulting in a happy workplace. On the other side, negative culture promotes unethical behavior causing more problems. When negative culture starts…

Earlier this year, I presented at the recruiting conference - "2016 Sourcing Summit Asia in Singapore" and had a blast presenting on 3 different topics. The first of three was "Headline Recruiting: How To Source Passive Candidates from the News."

This was my session description...

Headline Recruiting: How to Source…

My blog post from last week stressed that we should not measure for the sake of measuring. The same concept goes for determining what projects to begin. I do not care whether you are an IBM or the corner mom and pop store, you do not have the capacity to take on every project that may be needed to resolve obstacles within the organization. So if we can’t undertake everything how do we make the value of the projects understood by the organization as a whole?

Taking a page from last…

Talent42 2016!!

As most of you know Talent42 is coming in Seattle, June 7-8.  The agenda is jam packed with great stuff. Amongst those speaking are:  Brendan Bank, Annie Chae, Rich Simon and many many more.  And of course the highlight of Talent42,  the labs with Glen Gutmacher,…

Why focus on passive candidate recruiting?

According to the LinkedIn Global Talent Trends 2015 report, 75% of the global workforce is considered to be “passive talent” (defined as a person who is not actively in the job market) 15% are reaching out to their personal networks, 45% are open to talking with a recruiter, while only 15% are completely satisfied with their…

Exploring the advantages new technology has to offer us shows that trends in digital recruiting used by employment firms continue to evolve. Staffing solutions have come to increasingly rely on digital marketing for its many benefits from both sides, from drawing new clients to uncovering the best talent. Digital recruiting is changing the way many firms and recruiters…

There has been a lot of talk about Diversity Hiring with most of us as Talent Acquisitionists agreeing to the concept of Diversity Hiring. We’ve looked at all the possible aspects both positive and negative and have come to the conclusion that Diversity Hiring is great in all aspects talk about Growth of the company, retaining Talent so on and so forth.

Even in our latest annual event…

Make a game about time travel and talking lizards, nobody objects. Make a game about the gender gap, “This is unrealistic!” — Mauro Vanetti

The amount of hate Mauro Vanetti received for his two-minute game was insane. Mauro made …

When it comes to web mining, we know web data extraction is a very important part. However for web data extraction, tools and cloud technology are two important roles. If you don’t have a right tool or the tool doesn’t support cloud extraction, you will not extract as much data as you want at better extraction speed. There are mainly two types of software tools for web data extraction. One is client software, and the other is browser…

What is the number one thing that hiring managers look for on a resume?

Skills.

Most hiring managers say that skills are the first things they look for when they are deciding whether or not to interview a candidate.

But, how do you know which skills hiring managers want?

And how do you put these skills on your resume so that a recruiter can find them in less than six seconds?

Because six seconds is the average amount of…

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I had the privilege of co-moderating Boolean Strings Network’s  Bi-Weekly People Sourcing Chat…

Over the last few decades, the supply chain process in Dubai and UAE has become a thickest of distribution centers, assembly lines, inventory sectors around the world. Basically the growing popularity of the internet as a business tool has meant that even the smallest company needs to develop a strong supply chain process in order to…

In order for employees to perform their jobs as effectively as possible, it's crucial for them to receive constructive feedback from management. Whether it's an end-of-year performance review or simply some suggestions about a project that has just been completed, constructive feedback can play a pivotal role in workplace efficiency as well as…

Ending your job search with a selfie may seem unbelievable but, applying for a job with a selfie is a new and growing trend among employers. In this episode of "The Jim Stroud Show," Jim Stroud shares his observations and several resources that will boost your chances of getting hired fast. Share this video with a friend! Its good for the environment. ;-)…

We're already half-way through the year. How's that New Years Resolution panning out? Are you eating healthier, exercising more or successfully eliminating a bad habit or two? One set of resolutions too often overlooked are New Year’s Career Resolutions. Whether you're getting your resolutions back on track or hitting the treadmill at the gym, here are a few New Career’s Resolutions to ponder in 2016.

Update…

As fellow Talent Acquisitionists we’ve addressed several challenges that we face when we’re looking for those needle in a haystack Talent that most of us are Sourcing.  To name a few how to improve the offer to joining ratio, candidate experience, boost quality of hires etc.  But what about mothers who have taken a break and want to re – join work after a long gap?

Well if you’ve been following us @SourcingAdda then you’d be familiar…

Ever been curious how the U.S. stacks up against other countries in terms of how we reward our employees?

In this infographic on compensation and benefits in the U.S., we get some really interesting numbers on how the U.S. compares to the rest of the world. When it comes to salaries, we’re “winning,” as a current presidential contender would say. The U.S. ranks number 1 for salary, and has just 3 percent of its…