“FEAR, that deadliest of all emotions clutching at your heart…”

Night of the Living Dead – 1968 independent film.

This is how the tale of the Terror begins.

First…

A common misconception among many managers is that continuous process improvement will happen overnight. It just does not happen that way. The implementation of the TLS Continuum and continuous process improvement demands and even requires that we create a new corporate normal. This new normal creates a new corporate culture, which can be dramatically different from what your organization is accustomed to.

Our goal then must become looking at the entire organization and looking at…

Have you ever seen an adventure series about sourcing passive candidates before? If not, check out "The Sourcing Duel" series below.

With the mission to find 10 data analysts in the quickest time, Randstad Sourceright's @TheBalazs and @JimStroud take on each other in a sourcing duel. Who will win? Tweet #TheBalazswins or…

The future of teamwork is all about workplace …

Big data is a big deal and understanding what it means should come without a 100 page disclaimer and a masters course in statistics. But our HR teams aren't typically constructed with the statistical chops to understand the sum and influence of those numbers on each other. Which makes sense considering that up to this point, HR has managed transactional numbers rather than…

Surprising figures of Gender Ratio in leading tech companies of the world. 

WHY SUCH BIASING?

According to the researchers, who are studying organisation culture of top tech companies across the world, they have mentioned these 4 points as…

We’ve heard so much about Employer and Employee Branding and its impact but as Talent Acquisitionist’s; have you ever thought about the impact of personalising Candidate’s experience?

 In view of this the Hike Group Chat discussion was on, “how to better personalise a potential Candidate’s Experience?

Here’s what was uncovered in the discussion……

People don’t always like working in teams, but no one can deny the importance they have in an organization. With 86% of managers rating teamwork as a critical skill and 39% of employees wanting more collaboration in their organization, there’s no…

There's no question that mobile technology has changed the way people communicate for the better, and this is certainly true for job seekers and employers.

These days, mobile apps allow candidates to do everything from upload resumes to apply for jobs from a…

This week, Facebook announced a change to the way their messaging systems work, which has the potential to significantly impact recruiting on Facebook.

In short, the change means that you are virtually guaranteed to…

This is part 7 in my Fall Sourcecon roundup, highlighting the presentations at Sourcecon Oct 2015.

This post is going to cover The last Session of the first day entitled “The Secrets of a Sourcecon Grandmaster Sourcer” By Jim Schnyder.

So Jim starts out with 15 tips, tricks, tools or methodology.

1. Using…

Leadership requires taking chances and making on-the-spot decisions. Often, leaders make the right choice. Sometimes, they blunder.

Francis made such a blunder. In rebuilding his recruiting team, he hired not just one, but two people who ended up being bad hires. Making matters worse, several people, including his boss, advised against hiring them.

Filled with…

We all know that first impressions count. In business it is so important and in the world of social media platforms that first impression can cost you dearly if you get it wrong. 

There are many horror stories of people posting mad things to Facebook etc, but historically most have been more conservative…

What do you think of when you hear the term company culture? Is it the employee perks like free gym memberships? Monthly team lunches on the company dollar? Even something as small as free parking? While these do determine a small portion of what sets…

Most recruiters have this perennial complaint while hiring for engineering firms; it is very hard to find a good engineering manager. They say, good engineers are tough to hire but easy to find, while on the other hand, good engineering managers are not only tough to hire but also tough to find. But what exactly makes a good engineering manager? We will find out…

I like to publish small snippets periodically, because it's fun to write and think, and I like to share my thoughts with others.  However, it's another matter altogether when I see someone with a year of experience in recruiting, after previously being a hairdresser, passing off a classic article on "Counteroffers" on LinkedIn as his own work.  

3000+ views is a lot of attention for a recruiter to grab, but it would certainly have been much more ethical to do his own work, wouldn't…

At Belong, we interview hundreds of amazing and talented people every month. But some interviews haven’t worked as well, purely because the candidates weren’t comfortable enough or did not have sufficient knowledge to prepare for our process. We realized a great way to help our candidates is to clearly document our…

You’ve finally decided to take the plunge and get an ATS. Good for you! With all of the different …

Just imagine that you have met a person who has good connections and knows people who are hiring. You are making a good impression and right now you are asked to present your resume for further possibilities.

This is a great and quite possible situation, which despite being very promising also requires you to make some efforts. The main direction of your…