Not I, but WE !!

I was recently speaking to some recruiters at a particular company. A few had known of me from my Microsoft (MS) days. One of them asked me how I made the big hirer numbers I did at MS. I told them I didn’t. They…

For agency recruiters, it often feels like clients are toying with them these days.

It feels for all the world that some* Line Managers, Internal Recruiters and HR types have conspired to make life…

This has been an interesting summer for me as a headhunter.  I discovered two things dedicated to recruiting (in general):  The Recruiting Animal Show (hosted by Michael Kelemen supposedly somewhere in Canada) and recruitingblogs.com.  I’ve learned so much!  In addition to that, I've gotten to read and hear all about how so many out there hate recruiters/headhunters…

That’s right, you read that correctly, Zappos CEO Tony Hseich, offers new hires $2,000, plus payment for work done, in the first week of employment if the employee quits. Sounds crazy right?…

When a prospective buyer says “no” it is not always a refusal to do business with you. In many cases N-O really stands for one or more of the following:

• Not the Official:  You’re talking to the wrong person, so of course you’re getting a “no.” This is your opportunity to get to the official decision-maker with true buying…

In 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis recorded "A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On". It was an upbeat, feel- good song that topped the charts at #3 on the US pop charts. The lyrics were contagious and has had dozens of other artists release the single since Jerry Lee released it back in 1957. Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chubby Checker, The Georgia Satelites, Elton John, Conway Twitty are just a few of the artists…

Essay writing is one of the essential part of the entire academic curriculum but some student would be having a problem to write an essay. May be they would be clear with the topic and the background content but they would be having difficulty to construct the paragraph or stanzas. At that time they would be looking for a person who they always look into…

I have posted this poll to a number of my LinkedIn groups, so if you see the poll, please take it. If not, please reply here as it will have direct impact on a complete web site re-design our company is doing. The questions below are exactly as I set them up on my LinkedIn polls.

BACKGROUND -  The web design company we are using planning to move the "Careers" link. On the old site, it is on the…

This morning a saw a lady walking her 3 legged dog and 2 minutes later another lady pushing a very young man in a wheel chair. This got me thinking on "how lucky I am, me and my family", as we are healthy and happy. But then, I realized I do not know if these people are happy or not, maybe they are happier than we are; content end enjoying life. They were actually having a nice walk and getting some fresh…

Sourcing Summit Europe - #SOSUEU interviews Jim Stroud about his book, sourcing trends and what can be expected when he speaks at Sourcing Summit Europe in Amsterdam.

Resources cited in this video include:

• Resume Forensics: How To Find Free Resumes and Passive Candidates on Google…

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, we'll be talking about candidate experience, getting email addresses, job boards, mobile recruiting and a recruitment marketing case…

When Empathy Hurts - a Question for the Group

I think that I'm like many people who get into recruiting: I enjoy working with people. The danger of this role is that the sheer volume of people we work with can wear you down. The longer you work in this business, the more nuts you meet. And the longer you work with some…

Last week we ran a post on the cost of a bad hire. We're all aware of what a bad hire can do to productivity, office morale and the bottom line, but how do we avoid the bad hire? There are a lot of posts warning recruiters and hiring managers about the costs associated, but this has done little…

The world of job searching is getting tougher for candidates. It is taking employers longer and longer to pull the trigger on new hires. Even great candidates with all the right skills and values are left wondering and waiting by the phone. According to research done by economists Steven J. Davis, Jason Faberman and John Haltiwanger, vacancies are staying open far…

Many of you have read thgrough the post Find (Almost) Anybody’s Email Address by Rob Ousbey and use his technique. Rob has developed a Google Doc email…

With the recent release of A’level results, a new influx of students will be entering the university halls this September but what should they be doing to make the most of their university experience? And how can employers ensure that their expectations of graduates align with a graduate’s expectations of them? …

I fully recognize that I would not be where I am today without countless numbers of people who have invested a portion of their lives into mine.  A great example would be a guy named Kenneth Johnson. I've never met him, but I attended a private school from 6th - 12th grades. My mom was working three jobs after having recently been divorced, and he approached my mother and…

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), the healthcare reform law also known as Obamacare, is certainly keeping recruiters and employers on their toes. Just when you think you might have a handle on it, something changes. First, it was announced last month that the employer mandate, which will require employers with 50 or more employees to provide healthcare insurance to their full-time…

You just received a job offer and it looks pretty good. Is it good enough? Should you negotiate? Can you negotiate? What should you negotiate and how should you go about it? All of these are great questions. Here are a few points to consider:

• Timing is everything. Start setting expectations early in the interviewing process for what you will and…

Bad hires, they’re everywhere. It’s a seemingly impossible to avoid mistake that many of us have made or have been victim to. Whether they quit, or they are fired, a bad hire costs the company a lot of time and money. While every company and position therein will differing costs associated with a bad hire, the U.S. Dept. of Labor has estimated that the average cost is about 30% of the employee’s first-year potential earnings. So if that …