Face it. Sooner or later – if your business is having success and growing – you’re going to have to hire employees so you can move on to the next level.

Here’s the problem. Every other company is competing for the brightest minds and most talented employees too. So how do you set yourself apart and get ahead of the competition? How can…

Mobile salary negotiation allows employers, recruiters and employees to do things they could not do before. They can now capture the value that is inevitably left on the table after every negotiation. 

There are two reasons value is inevitably left on the table:

1. Information is not shared freely out of fear of being taken advantage…

18yrs in the staffing and recruiting industry the hands-down, number 1 question that I witness asked over and over by a prospective client to a recruiter is…. “What makes you different from all the other services that call me 24/7?” This is a legitimate question that can cause many sales reps (of recruiting companies) to shift a bit uneasily in their chair (right before they give you one of several…

There's a ridiculous rumor about me. I know who started it -- @ResumeStrategy (see here) -- but Amy Ala picked it up and hammered away at it during this week's After Show. Supposedly, I go too easy on the women guests. Really? I didn't think I went easy on this week's guest -- though I admit that I did make…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article you’ll be getting 2 weeks full of content and we’ll be talking about hot corporate recruiting trends, micro-videos, mobile candidate experience,…

The benefits to the company are clear. Referred candidates are more likely to be hired, more likely to engage at work and more likely to stay longer. Referred employees…

Whilst our previous blog “Mobile Recruiting: It’s not just the technology… “, outlined the importance of…

Hi, Learning the business and how long should a Recruiter keep their candidates resume? Is there a legal law? silly question, just throwing this out there. Thanks much. Toni :)

Cut them hours. It is survival time

Ever since the beginning of the financial downturn we have seen organizations of all sizes determined to solve the

economic effects of the downturn by cutting headcount. In the process improvement efforts many organizations believe that the way to improve the organization is to cut headcount. The we add to this the…

Qualifying Orders

I was reading an article the other day from a recruiter who said there are 3 things you should always do in order to qualify an order.  Although I agree with those 3 things...they alone do…

I met a young lady 20 years ago who became a very good friend of mine while working for a university hospital. For the sake of privacy, I’ll call her “Kathy.” We got along really well and just hit it off. She even attended my wedding. We worked together in the Human Resources department at that hospital for several years until she left and moved on to the…

Many college students need real work experience for school credit or to get a job after graduation, so they may agree to work as interns for free.  But recruiters should warn their clients about this dangerous trap of unpaid internships. 

As a recent case against Fox Searchlight…

Succession planning is often found on the back burner, and with it, a focus on retention. This makes zero sense. Succession planning is a vital part of keeping a business running with as few hiccups as possible,…

Bad candidate experiences can do a lot of damage to the image of the company. When candidates repeatedly have a negative experience, it can chase away good candidates, and more importantly, it can damage the employer brand. The candidate…

Millennials come with a few stereotypes. They are said to be lazy, self-centered and flighty. Obviously, generalizations like these don’t tend to hold up. Millennials are entering the workforce in mass. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, today, …

Think about what an iPod shuffle looks like. One button.



ONE!



This is the primary reason that iPods continued to explode. From the outset, it was made to be user friendly and simple. And guess what? The results brought very few questions from the customers. No confusion, nothing to "figure" out, and only happy tunes to enjoy. The customer service reps for iPods are probably very bored, and that's a good mark of success.





That's the goal:…

What do you get when you pair your trusted network with your hiring process? Employee referrals! Typically, referrals are linked to better workers who stay in an organization longer. But, why are so many organizations wary about implementing an employee referral program into their practices?

This infographic, compiled by social employee referral management platform Zao, counters any doubts an organization may have by unveiling the five most common…

The volume of twaddle spouted about optimism and pessimism by half-baked amateurs (like me) is hardly helpful to those looking for an understanding so they're able to make better recruitment and people decisions for themselves and those around them. Much of it is either vacuous - or clever and impenetrable. Hardly useful…

Lots of people are now making the decision to relocate elsewhere, with Dubai being a particularly popular destination. The amount of jobs in Dubai, coupled with the beautiful weather make it a very tempting place to choose. It can be difficult to just leave and start all over again in a foreign country but there are things you can do to make the move a little bit easier.

Learn the…