If I did a search for "job ads that suck," a couple articles - including quite a few from our websites would pop up. It's a fact - most job ads are very poorly written. They're some of the worst content on the internet, and that's saying a lot. 

However unlike that blog from a 12 year old about One Direction or…

The very essence of our organizations is found within the corporate culture of the organization. It creates the vision of the organization both internally and externally to your organization. From the very beginning of the TLS Continuum series we have stressed the need to see a problem, feel its affects on your organization and create a new corporate culture. In the April…

Interviewing for the sustainable hire 

I’ve had a number of conversations this month with hiring managers who feel like their interviewing techniques aren’t getting the desired results.  One CEO in particular said, “We aren’t doing a good job of interviewing for the long term.  We’re getting to the baseline…

Is anybody from RB a trucking recruiter? I wonder what your day is like because I hear that it is one hot job market. Trucking and freight companies cant hire them fast enough. 

There are several trucking jobs boards to which you can post your jobs to. So I wanted to list them here and give you a basic idea of the costs…

When I first started my career in recruitment I held the enthusiasm and naivety (in equal measure) to believe I would successfully fill every position I worked on. Some of these positions were handled on a sole agency or retained basis, but the vast majority were by way of a contingency approach i.e. working simultaneously…

Up next in my Spark Series is a recent friend of mine, Joe DeHart.  Side note- my Spark Series is where I interview my network of friends who are doing amazing things and share insights from their stories. Joe and I met briefly years ago through a mutual friend but it wasn’t until this past December when I stumbled upon his blog “…

So this is the 5th presentation of the conference. Titled “Rapid-Fire Tips&Tricks”   BY Jim Schnyder. So this was basically Jim showing a few tools and then an open forum for everyone to chime in on tools.…

A hiring process requires copious amounts of time, manpower, and money. Reviewing tons of applications, making tons of phone calls, and setting up tons of interviews is intensely draining. You don’t want to have to do it any more than necessary. Finding the right candidate in a timely manner is the ideal outcome. A great job advert is the…

Below is the transcript of the talk between Perry Oostdam, Co-founder and CEO of Recruitee, and Josh Pigford, Founder of Baremetrics, about the art of hiring remotely.…

Keeping your Human Resources department running smoothly can be a real challenge. Electronic personnel files 

can make a huge difference. 



The Human Resources department is a busy place. New employees are constantly being hired and active staff can require just as much assistance. Dealing with all of the paperwork that goes along with working in HR can be seriously challenging. Many companies have moved to electronic…

The world of volunteer recruitment can be just as difficult to navigate as the for-profit sector; maybe even more so considering that non-profits don’t always have the resources to woo potential volunteers with enticing benefits or impressive salaries. Instead, non-profits must rely on their brand and value proposition to showcase opportunities and offerings…

Most agency owners aren’t aware that over a billion dollars in permanent placement fees changes hands every…

Scouting for best talent. That is a challenge every other business has to grapple with. While there is a pool of ‘competent’ candidates for each job posting, very few can successfully handle the job at hand. That adds to the bulk of work recruiters need to handle during the screening process. Finding the best candidates becomes a nightmare. That…

Have you ever heard of the concept of ghosting? If you’re not on top of the latest pop culture lingo,ghosting is the concept of the “slow fade” in dating. You start in typical dating fashion, enamored with the person and texting, calling or trying to make plans to see each other every day.…

So this is the 4th presentation of the conference. Titled “Four Easy steps that turn any recruiter into a World-Class Cyber Sleuth”  BY Shally Steckerl.  Shally starts with a new Facebook hack to find people from a particular company.…

Top companies don’t make counteroffers, but some 40% of all companies still do. It can be difficult to leave a long-time employer and a strong counteroffer can seem like an excuse to stay. However, the numbers don’t lie. Understand the consequences of the…

LinkedIn is an invaluable resource. Online recruiting makes everyone’s lives a little easier. You’ve got access to a wealth of talent, and you’re able to investigate and hand-select your potential…

During the recent months, we have been dealing with several debates on recruiters’ preferences to the kind of candidates they want to see stepping through their pipeline.

It might seem obvious that the higher the amount of candidates applying for a position results in a greater chance of obtaining more quality applicants. However, reality shows that the…