I have been told many times over the years that…

Recruiters...bless their hearts. As if reviewing hundreds, thousands, a LOT of resumes isn’t grueling enough, the same, tired, infuriating and …

Taking your Human Resources department paperless can bring a multitude of benefits. Here are the types of companies that will see the highest ROI from paperless HR software.



As HR technology improves, more and more companies are taking their processes paperless. Going paperless can open up a world of unexpected improvements in…

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” ― …

“We’re on a tight budget, but we need a new employee. How can I promote my job vacancy well enough to reach a wide range of job seekers without paying recruiter fees or the costs associated with featured posts on job boards?”

Have you ever found yourself asking this question? Many of our clients have,…

The …

Let me begin this week’s blog post with a question: Who do you work for? I know it sounds like a weird question, but I want you to stop for a moment and think about your answer. I am not a betting man but I bet I can predict most of your responses. The vast majority of you responded by saying you work for XYZ organization or you work for some VP within the…

Removing ourselves from boring routines is among the biggest trends in the workforce. As the millennial workforce pushes to …

Though job seekers can feel that the pressure is all on them at the time of an interview compared to, the interviewer also sustains some responsibility for the success of a discussion.

We have researched many years of job interviewing methods and identified the ones that have tended to the best results.

Here are 7 ways, interviewers…

Attending conferences is one of the best ways to learn and advance your skills. The trouble is that with so many now being run, it’s near impossible to select which one will offer the most suitable content for your specific needs.

The days of conferences being exclusively dedicated to formal lecture based content seems to be behind us, thankfully, with almost all…

Why can't we all be a little more honest?

See, I think it's about time we call out the people who are spouting statistics with enough confidence that people believe them. That we have honest conversations about what those statistics mean for a recruiter and who is trying to fill 20+ reqs. That we talk about the news that matters instead of posting trends lists that…

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You’ve looked far and wide for a solid reason to keep the performance appraisal aspect of your performance management system around. You know the metrics from the evaluations are key to improving the business, unfortunately your managers and employees…

So you’ve hired a slew of new employees. They’re bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, and ready and willing to jump in and help the team. The only issue is they don’t really …

Great leaders know they have a lot of responsibility to their employees. In fact, a Gallup study found that engagement was highest in organizations where employees had some form of communication with their managers each day. Some employees, however,…

Don't reach for the chocolate or start shouting and bawling...

We’re all prone to getting stressed at work - it’s kind of the point. If you don’t get stressed, then there’s probably something wrong - maybe you’re not working hard enough or…

Gone are the days when recruiters used to use traditional methods of marketing, job ads. The traditional methods of recruiting include the distribution of pamphlets, newspaper job ads job portals and referrals. These days’ with Social Media dominating the way we connect with people it has improved the way recruiters look to hire talented…

It’s no secret that having a strong visual strategy for your social media accounts is important when sourcing, connecting and engaging with candidates. In 2015 we posted a blog outlining the dimensions for the key visual elements on your social pages, which proved to be one of our most popular blogs of the year.

Since then, there have been quite a few changes to image…

Pleasing today’s workforce is not an easy task. Every month Gallup reports on workforce engagement numbers and U.S. engagement, though it has slowly increased from previous years, and has had little-to-no change since March of this year. At a mere…