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Survey: “Re-Skilling” Your Workers Not Only Important, But Damn Near Mandatory
Of all the buzz words and phrases in the workplace, it’s the one that seems to give both workers and managers the greatest amount of angst. You know what I’m…
Remind Me Again — Why Do We Still Have Resumes?
I literally do not (and have not ever) understood the basic resume. Why is this still a thing? In the era of LinkedIn, which is apparently worth $26 billion but…
Building A Sourcing Community: RecruitingLive w/ Arron Daniels
Do you have a squad? Are you someone who thrives in groups of experts and thought leaders? Are you inclined to join groups on social media to find peers and…
5 Metrics to Check the Effectiveness of Your Employee Referral Program
We recently measured the referral programs of over 145 companies for some really cool findings. You might be surprised to learn, for example, that companies 4-6 years old have worse…
Hiring Veterans? Here’s How to Compete for the Best Military Talent
If there is one thing we can be sure of it’s this: Combine a persistent shortage of skilled talent, a percent Veteran unemployment rate, and a surge of organized efforts…
We Get No Respect: Why Sourcing Is the Rodney Dangerfield of the TA World
I’m going to say something that might get me into trouble later on. It’s something that many other fellow sourcing professionals have probably felt for a long time
Hey Recruiters: Here’s What Makes Top Talent Want to Stay — and Want to Go
Here’s something that just about everyone in talent acquisition really wants to know: What is it that causes some good people to leave a job, and in turn, what makes…
Congrats! Amazon Picked Your City for HQ2. Now Get Ready for Recruiting Pain
We’ve all been witness to the bidding frenzy by cities wanting to become Amazon’s second home. Lured by the promise to hire 50,000 workers with salaries at $100,000 annually, and…
For Retailers, Is It the Most Wonderful Time of the Year for High-Volume Hiring?
This year’s holiday hiring started before the first leaf fell. First, Target – 105,000
Hiring Beyond the Job Description: RecruitingLive w/ JoAnn Corely
When I was a kid, I had a neighbor that said, “Honesty is the best policy.” When I was in college, I had a professor that loved the term ‘think…