Having spent 11 days, plus the intervening weekends online working, either as part of #myjobhunt or on activities for The FIRM, my wife convinced me to take a day off and to be honest I was ready for it. So what did I do? I got…

Does counting keywords fill positions? Is measuring frequency of relevant keywords within a resume an accurate means of evaluating talent? Do top applicants slip through the cracks because recruiters are relying heavily on seeking out buzzwords which may be lacking on a resume?



I decided to answer these question myself by going through my last 15 placement/hire stats and analyzing the results from within the ResuWe Applicant Tracking…

I happened to sit down next to a table of gentlemen at lunch today who were discussing what they were going to do when they were fully vested and could take retirement. Now this was one of those groups of fellows who are in their late 50's early 60's ( and over depending on what time of day it is) that i refer to lovingly as the "brain trust" at the Donut Stop. They are up on and opinonated about: politics, religion, crime, employment, law, finance, sexuality, the internet, all wars, past…

I'm calling you out. Yeah, you. I'm concerned that you aren't tough enough to help the Social Mudders team raise funds and awareness around the February race taking place in Austin, TX. It's an event where proceeds benefit the Wounded Warrior Project - a…

Originally posted on the SmashFly Recruitment Marketing Blog.

I recently came across this…

There are some very articulate, smart folks out there covering developments in the job board world – and I thought it was time to point you in their direction. Each

of these articles is worth your time – take a look:

• Matt Alder: “The Job Cloud – Why Twitter is the future of Job Boards” – A look into how a ‘job cloud’…

Protect Your Organization with E-Verify’s I-9 Verification System

The nature of today’s global workforce leaves employers with both the benefits of access to worldwide talent and the obligation to employ only those individuals with a legal right to work. The presence of undocumented workers who have secured jobs by fraudulent means, including presentation of false documents, completion of fraudulent benefit applications, and theft of identities…

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Not so long ago, I ran the Sydney Half Marathon.…

The Few, the Proud, the Looking, and Why you should hire them!!…

The Staffing Lifecycle (SLC)!!…

This is the start of Week 3



After the activities of Day 10, I definitely needed the weekend to recharge the batteries. The problem I now have is that the days are actually blurring into each other; what is a work day…

Why do active candidates have email address like partygirl@aol.com.

I dod not understand why college students do that. Can you tell me why.

There are good job boards out there.

The 2 I use the most are Monster and DICE.

What do you use?

Chris