June 2014 Blog Posts (116)

The Insider's Guide to Java Interviewing

Mastering Java is no small feat. Its extensive class libraries contain a wide array of capabilities and nuances, many of which are lost on the average developer.


Those who have mastered the language can have a significant positive impact on your team's…
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Added by Octavia Campbell-Davys on June 24, 2014 at 10:43am — No Comments

10 Jobs that Make You Forget Monday Blues

To quote Betty Bender: “When people go to work, they shouldn’t have to leave their hearts at home”. An average person spends almost one quarter of his lifetime working, so it is utmost important that we love what we do to earn a living in order to make sure we have a peaceful and happy personal and professional life. If you land up in one of the following 10 jobs, the experience will be nothing less than exhilarating.…

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Added by Simon Hopes on June 24, 2014 at 9:14am — 1 Comment

Why HR Needs To Embrace Technology

When the electronic spreadsheet came out, many feared bookkeepers would be a thing of the past.

They figured basic accounting could be done by machine, that there was no longer the need for a person to insert number after number into paper ledgers. But that wasn’t what happened.

Instead, the position just changed.

Now,…

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Added by Paul Petrone on June 23, 2014 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Preemptive Strike: LinkedIn Killing Key Rapportive Features

It’s no secret that most recruiters have a love-hate relationship with LinkedIn. But whether they’re frustrated with price point, data privacy or overall efficacy, they now can add another reason to shake their fists at the company.  For over two years after their acquisition of Rapportive – a GMail plug in that aggregates contact information and social profiles in a slick sidebar seamlessly integrated with GMail…

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Added by Nicole Greenberg Strecker, Esq on June 23, 2014 at 12:01pm — 8 Comments

The Revised and Balanced Bucket List

Bucket Lists. They used to just be referred to as "goals." A few years ago, I went through cancer and I created a short Bucket List of things that I wanted to accomplish in the near future. I've done all but one to this point. I guess my teenage daughter liked the concept and she created her own Bucket List...and as a dad, I have been trying to find ways to help her…

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Added by Doug Douglas on June 23, 2014 at 11:05am — No Comments

Inspired Recruiting

Some interactions with candidates almost seem to be divinely inspired, while others feel like you’re trudging though mud and muck, getting nowhere fast. What’s the cause of these very different scenarios?

Inspired Recruiting, an almost effortless interaction with a candidate, always has two components: trust and compulsion. Without both of these, recruiting becomes a more difficult task.

Without trust and compulsion, you experience Shields…

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Added by Scott Wintrip on June 23, 2014 at 9:16am — No Comments

8 Ways Video Interviewing Can Slash Recruiting Costs

2/3 of HR and recruiting pros are already turning to video interviewing and screening because of their established return on investment. However, not everyone knows just how many areas of recruiting costs can be drastically reduced by implementing video…

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Added by Julie Salerno on June 21, 2014 at 9:30am — No Comments

Why the Talent You Want Doesn't Want You

The average professional receives an average of 304 business emails a day. As a recruiter, a great portion of the day is probably spent wading through an inbox and shipping out messages to applicants or qualified candidates. Though the …

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Added by Sean Pomeroy on June 21, 2014 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

We Aren't Playing Backyard Football Anymore

Remember growing up playing a little backyard football with your neighbors?  Two people were selected to pick teams. You always knew the person who was going to be selected first and typically the person who would be selected last. The most athletic, most capable individuals were picked first. I know I always wanted the biggest and strongest people on my team. The poor guy…

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Added by Will Thomson on June 21, 2014 at 12:30am — 5 Comments

Recruitment and the Possibility of a Pregnancy

You run your own small business and are looking to recruit some additional staff.

When interviewing, imagine these scenarios: one woman is noticeably pregnant and another is not currently pregnant, but openly speaks on her desire to start a family in the near future. Both women are extremely qualified, friendly and fully capable of handling the job - big belly or…

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Added by Dave on June 20, 2014 at 12:19pm — 5 Comments

Why A Person Is So Much More Than A Resume

One thing I’ve never liked about applying for jobs is the initial screening process is all about a resume, a single piece of paper. And there is so much more to a person than a single piece of paper.

Just ask Josh McCown.

McCown is now an NFL quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after having his best season last year, at the football-ancient age of 34. But the real story is that he got a second chance in the NFL, and it certainly wasn’t about his resume.

If he had a…

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Added by Paul Petrone on June 20, 2014 at 11:14am — 1 Comment

The Use of Social Media in Recruitment

Added by Rebecca Baines on June 20, 2014 at 10:47am — No Comments

4 Reasons You Should Dive in to Video Interviewing

People thrive on stability and predictability. So when a recruiter suggests video interviewing as an alternative to the traditional, the hiring manager may panic. Unfortunately, many hiring managers aren’t aware of the reasons they should use video interviewing. The cost-effective method of deepening the talent pool provides consistency and…

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Added by Julie Salerno on June 20, 2014 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Training is the Coconut Oil of the Workplace [Part Two]

Did you catch the first part of this two part series on the natural wonders of training? Okay, so there’s nothing very natural about an LMS, but what we’re going for here is that training seems to be the fix-all when it comes to finding a remedy…

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Added by Sean Pomeroy on June 20, 2014 at 9:30am — No Comments

18 Undeniable Reasons You Need an Applicant Tracking System

Applicant tracking systems are great for HR professionals and recruiters. There are disputes about their effectiveness because they target keywords rather than candidate skill. Even though most candidates don’t like their experience when a company uses an ATS, it greatly helps recruiters minimize the size of the talent pool without wasting precious time…

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Added by Raj Sheth on June 20, 2014 at 9:00am — No Comments

Snippet Repo: New Code Repository Is Great Place To Source

There is a new code repository out there called Snippet Repo that has over 8745 lines of code snippeds and well over 2000 users and counting. Now to join you have to have a snippet…

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Added by Dean Da Costa on June 19, 2014 at 7:00pm — No Comments

When Good Interviews Go Bad

Peter Clayton recently posted "The Job Interview..." where he discussed the ubiquitous Candidate Experience. After a few decades of recruiting, I know that the CE is a by-product of both sides of the fence. The Good, the Bad, and the really freakin' Ugly.

Perhaps using humor is a better strategy for teaching the Do's and Don'ts of interviewing. Do any of…

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Added by Steve Levy on June 19, 2014 at 12:30pm — 7 Comments

I am just sayin....

My “daughter” likes to preface her more profound statements with the saying “ I am just sayin…” and it seemed appropriate for this post to begin with her saying. Over the past year there has been much discussion in the social media realm about the future of HR.

Recently I have read and heard an ongoing discussion about the future of the human resource profession. On one side is the school of thought that says we need to go back to the days when we were called Personnel. Back to the…

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Added by Daniel T. Bloom on June 19, 2014 at 11:32am — 1 Comment

Hardest-to-Fill Healthcare Jobs

The rapid growth in demand for Registered Nurses, the competition for talent, and the shortage of workers in this profession make this a healthcare job that's known to be hard-to-fill. However, there are other healthcare positions that actually rank as harder to fill on the WANTED Analytics Hiring Scale. Our…

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Added by Ashley Zito Rowe on June 19, 2014 at 10:19am — No Comments

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