In the VERY near future, I will be making a major announcement. Well, at least, major to me. For you… (shrugging my shoulders). As such, I will not be hawking certain items any longer on my site. (Once you hear my announcement, you will figure out why.) As such, I am having a sort of “fire sale” on said items [...]

I was fortunate enough to get a heads-up on a new initiative that Monster is launching this weekend. They have created a Facebook app called “BeKnown” which (in my words) gives users a professional face on Facebook. Initially I thought it was a “me too” move, as at first peek, I thought it was their answer to “Branch Out.” However, [...]

Executive Summary Interviews have undeniable value in every organization’s hiring process. Performance-based interviewing is a technique to make your interviews even more effective in finding the best hires. Performance-based interviewing takes into account the most important job metrics of a target position (performance), as well as behavioral traits that have proven to deliver great results in those metrics, then matches [...]

Observing the advantages of utilizing Web 2.0, the industry has seen a great shift in the nature of where human resource management was involved with the start of the trend in re-calibrating HR and recruitment technology to integrate Web 2.0 within company processes. This change was widely embraced as it not only implied an easier workload within a multitude of [...]

My trip to Australia seems to be coming up fast. (Wow! Where does the time go?) I have been speaking to recruiters and sourcers over there to get a feel for what its like to source candidates over there and the feedback has been invaluable. As a way of saying “thank you,” I am giving away a free ebook on [...]

Over the past few years I’ve had the opportunity to work with some of the leading recruiting technology vendors along with a bunch of small and large companies in a variety of industries. What becomes relatively clear as one zooms out is that there is a rapid merging of advanced consumer marketing concepts with recruitment technology. Some might call this [...]

A recent Article from Huffington Post discusses an investigation by EEOC into whether employers are “discriminating” against the unemployed. This is analogous to inquiring, “Did you hear about the Titanic?’ We have Blogged on this issue in the past, noting that our discussions with top recruiting agencies has made clear that many employers are giving specific instructions to not send [...]

Many things have changed in the past few years regarding best recruiting practices, especially with the increased focus on passive candidate sourcing and recruiting. Based on this we decided to create a passive candidate recruiting scorecard. If you’d like to evaluate yourself, just review the following factors and rank yourself on the 1-5 scale described. This will be pretty insightful [...]

Managers often blame themselves when an employee is fired for reasons that can include under-performance issues or the wrong qualifications. Instead of blaming themselves, managers should review their hiring strategies and think about changing the way things are done in their office. Turnover rates are one of the biggest challenges for companies. Reviewing your hiring strategies and procedures on a [...]

Does this situation apply to you? You are content where you now work, totally focused on accomplishing great things in your current position when the phone rings and an executive recruiter is calling. You’re busy. What do you do? If you are like most people in your situation you end the call quickly and get back to work. What should [...]

When I began my career in retained executive recruiting we had not yet entered the Information Age. The firm I worked for was a regional boutique with a solid reputation in its market. There were 12 people on staff. About a fourth of the office space was set aside for files, primarily files for resumes, and most of those were [...]

Many business owners and hiring managers spend a lot of time interviewing, hiring and training new employees. It appears to be easy to pick the right person for the job when candidates give you all the right answers to your questions and score well on tests given in the process. Often times though, once they are hired they prove not [...]

Jim is excited about his trip to Australia (Australasian Talent Conference) and asks recruiters and sourcers from the land downunder to help him out. Plus, Jim shares a tip on how to find free resumes in Australia. And, if you ever wanted to learn how to speak Australian, be sure to watch this episode all the way through. (smile) Be [...]