hiring Archive
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I know the secret to creating jobs in this down economy.
Posted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsYou may think all I do is dream about iced tea and carp about the darker side of today’s technology. However, I do know the secret to saving the economy... -
What “overqualified” translates to today
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsAccording to an article on BusinessNewsDaily.com, hiring managers should start thinking more carefully before they remove an applicant from their potential pool of candidates simply because they are what appears... -
Now Your Online Fingerprint Will Last For 7 Whole Years
Posted on July 7, 2011 | No CommentsSo that crazy picture from the 4th of July BBQ was definitely Facebook worthy…or not. I remember the days (actually, not that long ago) when we were warned about the... -
An Open Letter of Apology from the Economy?
Posted on June 29, 2011 | No CommentsWhile traveling last week on business, I grabbed a New York Times. On the back page of the Arts Section was a full page (don’t see those much anymore!)... -
YourHRStore is Open for Business.
Posted on June 23, 2011 | No CommentsWe’ve all seen promotional products done poorly. The sloppily printed smiley face squeeze ball that ends up rolling around your office drawer. The pen that doesn’t write. The letter opener... -
Think you’re short-staffed? Here’s how to tell.
Posted on May 31, 2011 | No CommentsIn light of the recent recession that much of the country is still recuperating from it’s a fact that many companies cut back in order to stay afloat and weather... -
You can’t help but question the employer: Why the brick wall?
Posted on May 19, 2011 | No CommentsWhile things continue to look up on the economic and job creation front, there are still 5.8 million Americans that are among the long-term unemployed. Recently, Alstin’s Anne Hillman blogged... -
Using Facebook Ads to Get New Hires
Posted on May 11, 2011 | No CommentsFacebook is not only used as a social networking tool, but it also serves as a massive online medium for advertising to all kinds of people internationally. While several retail... -
Superhero capes given to jobless in Florida. (Now that’s just super bad.)
Posted on April 27, 2011 | No CommentsTo the tune of $73,000, Workforce Central Florida launched a PR campaign that included handing out thousands of superhero capes to the area’s unemployed in an effort to “raise awareness”... -
All is fair in Internet Reputation
Posted on April 25, 2011 | No CommentsA few months ago we posted a blog about Honestly.com, a website that allows employers to rate employees and potentially rate them poorly on a public forum. But let’s be... -
Revisiting the Candidate Experience
Posted on April 14, 2011 | No CommentsThis is my second blog post on the candidate experience. If you read my first one, you know that the candidate experience is being talked about a lot on both... -
Curriculum Vitae Interactive Video (or CVIV for short)
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No CommentsThis past week, Alstin had some college students stop by our offices for a tour and a Q&A session. They were a great group of hopeful advertising professionals from Rowan University’s Ad... -
McDonald’s Latest Attempt to Flip the Meaning of “McJob” (not just their burgers)
Posted on April 6, 2011 | No CommentsMcDonald’s wants to flip the impression that a job with them is not just a low pay/dead-end “McJob” with one super-sized (I couldn’t resist) effort. On April 19th, McDonald’s is... -
The Social Interview: Trust us. It’ll be fun.
Posted on March 15, 2011 | 3 Comments“Don’t worry, it’ll be fun. Trust us.” I don’t know about you, but that sort of lingo always tends to have the opposite effect with me. The company R/GA, a... -
Finding the Right Talent Doing “Something”
Posted on March 7, 2011 | No CommentsSix Flags America in Prince George’s County, Maryland is exploring a different way to find the right applicant. “‘We’re looking for the most engaging, outgoing people,’ said Julia Filz, the... -
Earth to Employees: How the U.S. differs from other countries when it comes to attracting talent.
Posted on November 5, 2010 | No CommentsLast week, I read a very interesting article on ere.net titled “What’s important to employees around the world” I strongly encourage you to read the whole article, but here’s just... -
Communications and HR: Taking a deep breath, and stepping back to go forward.
Posted on August 20, 2010 | No CommentsThe other day I was in Jake’s, my favorite new sandwich shop, and in the next booth over were four young people having lunch. For the next ten minutes I... -
Does Your Organization Need an Ombudsman?
Posted on July 30, 2010 | No CommentsIn the “that-happened-yesterday-who-cares-about-it-now” age we live in, I was really glad this article caught my eye. I’m referring to a detailed, even-handed and informed criticism of ESPN’s handling of the... -
If you’ve got the look, you’ve got the job?
Posted on July 28, 2010 | 3 CommentsDid you ever see the old Twilight Zone episode The Eye of the Beholder? It’s a classic. The episode is set in a hospital and is focused on a woman... -
When Resumes Get Creative
Posted on July 22, 2010 | No CommentsThere are good and bad ways to stand out from the crowd. Really bad. Really, really bad. When it comes to your resume, make it good. Sometimes standing out... -
Employment-at-Will: What it means, fairness and new complications.
Posted on July 9, 2010 | No CommentsEmployment-at-will, the HR law of the land in most states, is often cited as follows: “The employer is free to discharge individuals for good cause, or bad cause, or no... -
Ayude a Deseó: Los cocineros en Cheyenne, Wyoming
Posted on June 28, 2010 | No CommentsAye Caramba! When Denny’s Restaurants exhausted the Cheyenne, WY market in a search for Cooks via internet postings and local print ads, we needed to think outside the box and... -
How NOT to Interview: What HR Can Learn from Jiminy Glick
Posted on June 25, 2010 | No CommentsFor those that don’t remember, Primetime Glick was a short-lived comedy show featuring Martin Short as the rude, clueless Hollywood reporter, Jiminy Glick (if you don’t recognize Martin, don’t worry,... -
YouTube Turns 5 (Another reminder to get that recruiting video in the works.)
Posted on May 19, 2010 | No CommentsFive years ago with the invitation to “broadcast yourself,” YouTube launched on the web. Google (which owns YouTube by the way) in celebration of YouTube turning five this month announced...
