As 2013 draws to a close, it's a good time to take one last look at what is actually going on in the job board industry. More acquisitions, revelations, and developments, actually - so let's take a look:…

As a Southern California native, consuming (and/or cooking) mass quantities of Mexican cuisine is a way of life. One of the more delectable ingredients in many tasty recipes is refried beans. Ironically, the way these beans are made involves methods other than frying or refrying. So while they are still delicious, the name is not…

Learning and leadership development are crucial parts of a successful talent strategy.  This week we began a series of infographics that analyze the online conversations taking place on topics related to learning and leadership development.

The series kicks off with “The Faces of Learning and Leadership Development,” which identifies 25 leading advocates—the people mentioned most frequently in social posts that link to content (articles,…

No, this is not an illegal question nor is it meant to be discriminatory.  Mostly, the interviewer is trying to find out if you have common interests or something that can always be common ground between the two of you.  It is also a way for the interviewer to gage your personality and possible contributions you could make.

Give specific answers and paint a picture much like you would with any other question you are being asked during the process.  Explain why…

How I keep Up With and Find Tools

Many of you know my reputation for being the "Tool Guy." I'm always on the look out for new tools, or "toys," as I call them, for sourcing and recruiting. I'm often asked how - and where - I find the time to find these…

Nimble is a “social CRM” which combines pretty much everything you need for task and contact management into a single, simple and intuitive solution ideal for candidate relationship management - and more. Nimble exemplifies the growing divide between consumer and human resources technology. It’s extremely intuitive in both…

With over 92% of companies turning to mobile and social media channels as part of their recruitment process, it’s quite evident that technology has transformed the HR landscape. While LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter remain the most frequently used social channels for recruiters…

Marketing automation – not e-mail marketing, and yes, there is a difference – has been the backbone of successful recruiting campaigns for going on a decade.  Marketing automation, when designed properly, drives leads through the sales funnel with the goal of nurturing, engaging and ultimately converting qualified leads into sales.

Marketing automation relies on…

Next time someone asks you to repeat a question, count the number of words. Chances are it was more than ten. I’ve often noticed this happening with salespeople talking with prospects and clients and executives speaking with members of their team. What’s the issue? Our brains process questions of less than ten words much more effectively than those that exceed ten.

Each time we pose a question of more than ten words, the listener spends more time focusing on the question and less on…

I can vividly remember starting a new job many years ago.

The place was a bit of a shambles and just between you and me my boss was a patronising prick. He’d seemed so nice; so approachable … during the interview process. But from day one it was as if Dr Jekyll had left Mr Hyde alone in the building!

One morning about a month into the job, I happened to get…

Recruitment Process Outsourcing. This phrase burst onto the recruiting scene in the past 10-15 years or so, but the concept of it has been around for much longer. It was consistently used in the 1970’s during Silicon Valley’s very competitive market for high tech labor – it was very hard to find good, qualified, and available talent. RPO was still dramatically…

This is the first in a series of three articles I have created for you to cultivate your inventiveness. Research has shown that innovation can be nurtured with coaching. Furthermore, new innovations give rise to new companies and plenty of new jobs.

Many large companies like General Motors (GM) have had their “hands out” looking for bailouts during this and past recessions. However, research from the Small…

With temperatures plummeting into the negatives earlier this week, it’s safe to say that the holiday season has officially arrived in Chicago. While other cities may measure the arrival of the holidays by the amount of tinsel and stockings hanging around, Chicagoans typically base this assessment on how many layers are required to leave the house.

At RIVS,…

Dang it!  I really wish I had a different frame of mind here, but I don't.

Stopped in to see if anything interesting was going on.  Saw quite a few posts with no conversation.  Then I noticed one about Mobile Recruiting.  So I checked it out.  Turned out to be one posted by someone with a title of "Content…

Human Resource is always critical for any organization’s growth and prospects. If we take care of them they will take care of us and maximum of the times they end up taking really better care than the former. Well this shouldn't be taken as a jibe for managers as we all work for one. But at times this equation doesn’t matches with the employees and they are not able…

Do you play Candy Crush? If not, you should start playing it immediately.  Go on, download the app right now on your mobile phone or tablet. Your HR strategies will benefit from your gameplay. 

This year I’ve taken myself out of my HR/recruitment comfort zone and immersed myself in the games industry. I’ve tried to think less like an HR person and more like a gamer…

Check out iCIMS' latest blog post from iCIMS blogger Eileen Kern.

Every December, I like to set aside some time to think about my personal and professional goals for the coming year. While this might sound like a traditional New Year’s resolution,…

You might not have heard of fastest growing online US job destination, but as Eric Owski, VP of Corporate Strategy at Bright freely admits that even with 7.5 million unique visitors a month, Bright.com…

Talk may be cheap, but salespeople often spare no expense when it comes to spending lots of time saying lots of words. That is why I created the Sales Mantra:

Say little, ask a lot.

I’ve been told by many of the sales leaders and salespeople I’ve had the honor of working with over the years that this one concept alone has impacted both the quantity and quality of their business.

Since words alone are not enough, there is a second part of…

"The moral of the story is: I chose a half measure, when I should have gone all the way. I'll never make that mistake again. No more half measures, Walter." — Mike Ehrmantraut

A bit behind the zeitgeist here, but I couldn’t get through 2013 without at least one post inspired by the late, great Breaking Bad. In the third season of the series, likeable bad guy Mike Ehrmantraut gives the above…