recruiting trends 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... -
Putting America Back to Work
Posted on September 28, 2011 | No CommentsOn Monday, I joined thousands of Americans to watch President Obama discuss his Jobs Plan during a LinkedIn sponsored town hall meeting. If you missed it you can watch the... -
Pessimists Beware: Reports of Death Are Greatly Exaggerated.
Posted on September 2, 2011 | No CommentsUpon hearing that his obituary had been published in the New York Journal, Mark Twain famously said, “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” I’ve been thinking about his... -
Rethinking our Stereotypes about the Millennial Workforce
Posted on August 18, 2011 | No CommentsLast week I read an interesting study sponsored by the Kenexa High Performance Institute entitled: Attitude? What Attitude? The Evidence Behind the Work Attitudes of Millennials. In the report, they... -
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!)... -
Swallowing Your Pride and Hiring Real Talent
Posted on June 27, 2011 | No CommentsLet’s face it: a hiring manager’s job is tough. It’s not easy to find someone out there in a pool of thousands of applicants who “fits.” And we don’t just... -
Social Media: Us vs. Them?
Posted on June 22, 2011 | No CommentsI came across this interesting infographic earlier this week via Exploring Social Media. With it came the challenge to those in the social media space to “teach more than preach”... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
LinkedIn Tops 100 Million Members
Posted on March 23, 2011 | No CommentsLinkedIn topped 100 million members this week and continues to grow at a rate of more than one member per second. Wow, congrats LinkedIn! They created a great infographic for... -
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... -
2008, LinkedIn. 2009, Twitter. 2010, Facebook. Is 2011 the year of mobile career sites?
Posted on February 17, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s no secret that more recruiting tools and platforms have emerged in the last few years than in the last two decades combined. Recruiters have seen the value of LinkedIn,... -
Reaching & recruiting Physicians through Mobile Messaging…..possible or probable?
Posted on February 10, 2011 | No CommentsThe constant changes in technology have developed our communication in different forms that allow us to connect in various ways wherever we are anytime of day. The most popular form... -
The Perfect Cover Letter – Necessary or Antique?
Posted on February 9, 2011 | No CommentsAs technology is constantly shifting and advancing around us, it’s hard to keep up sometimes on the most recent trends and information in Human Resources and job seeking. One of... -
Jobs 2011: Reason for Optimism?
Posted on February 3, 2011 | No CommentsRising demand! Expanding profit margins! Increased expectations for economic growth! Brighter employment outlook! Increased capital spending! Is this really happening? And the survey says….Yes! Well, at least according to the... -
Mobile Recruiting with QR Codes.
Posted on January 26, 2011 | No CommentsQR Codes. They’re popping up everywhere. I bet you’ve seen them and I bet that many of you have no idea what the heck these funky looking barcodes are all... -
Yet More Twittering Thoughts from Tony, the Twit who Tweets.
Posted on January 21, 2011 | 1 CommentThis blog will mark the third time (read Part I and Part II here) I’ve written about my experience on Twitter. As I’ve said before, I am the person who... -
Calling Out Sick? Your Employer Might Be Calling a Private Investigator.
Posted on January 3, 2011 | No CommentsAccording to an article recently circulating the web called, “The Sick-Day Bounty Hunters” on Yahoo! Finance, employees should beware: If you plan on calling out sick, make sure it’s because... -
Are You Giving Job Seekers What They Want?
Posted on December 15, 2010 | No CommentsWhat draws qualified job seekers to the opportunities at your company? More and more these days, recruiters are being inundated with resumes from unqualified or under-qualified job seekers who are... -
The Lasting Effects of the Recession: Human Resources and the New Poor
Posted on December 6, 2010 | No Comments“The longer people stay out of work, the more trouble they have finding new work,” begins an article from The New York Times titled, “The New Poor: Unemployed, and Likely... -
Dear Mr. President: Monster.com Uses Facebook to Deliver Messages From Job Seekers To The White House
Posted on November 9, 2010 | No CommentsFinally. A good jobs report came through last Friday. Businesses added a better-than-expected 151,000 jobs to their payrolls last month and the U.S. has now demonstrated four months of private... -
Looking for a job? Turn to the spirit of the season
Posted on November 8, 2010 | No CommentsRegardless of the state of the economy, it’s important to remember that the holidays are coming up, and with them will come a flood of seasonal and temporary jobs out... -
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... -
Jobless Discrimination: Sorry, you’re just too unemployed for employment?
Posted on November 3, 2010 | 1 CommentI’ve been hearing and reading a lot lately about jobless discrimination, a disturbing new trend in recruiting where employers are reluctant to hire unemployed workers thinking the best candidates are... -
Facebook and the Elusive News Feed for Continued Fan Engagement
Posted on October 12, 2010 | No CommentsDid you ever wonder why certain friends’ posts always show in your Top News Feed vs. other friends? Or, why specific page’s or group’s status updates appear more consistently in... -
Get in on the Video Game (it’s easier than you think)
Posted on October 5, 2010 | No CommentsIsn’t it always the way? When you get yourself up to speed with the latest trend, something new comes onto the scene. In this case, just as you’re putting the... -
The Candidate Experience: A New Focus in Recruiting or an Empty Buzzword?
Posted on September 16, 2010 | 1 CommentSpend just a bit of time on HR industry sites like ERE.net, SHRM.org, Staffing.org and you’ll see that the “candidate experience” is a red-hot topic these days. Here’s just some... -
If you blog about how lame we are, you’re fired!
Posted on September 15, 2010 | No CommentsTony Rosato sent me this pretty funny Dilbert cartoon the other day. I am sure many of you will also get a laugh from it, as well as relate: A... -
Using LinkedIn to Recruit? Here is some “Sage” advice.
Posted on September 8, 2010 | 1 Comment“Over 75 million professionals use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas and opportunities.” At least that’s what LinkedIn’s home page says, and I bet you are one of that 75 million.... -
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... -
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... -
LinkedIn, We Have a Lawsuit.
Posted on June 2, 2010 | No CommentsSay you are a recruiter. A real good one. A recruiter that uses a wide variety of tools to recruit candidates on behalf of your employer. You’ve built quite a... -
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... -
Stepping Outside to Look Back In: How is Human Resources Viewed?
Posted on May 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsLike many readers of our blog, I spend a lot of time trying to learn more about recruiting and employee communications. I dig down to theories about best practices, study... -
Turn on the bright.
Posted on May 13, 2010 | No CommentsI tend to err on the side of optimism, but even the most Grinchy of industry observers could find promise in the recent SHRM article, “U.S. Could See Hiring ‘Heat... -
Entry Level Job Creation: Part II of an Exclusive Alstin Interview with CEO Roberto Angulo of AfterCollege, Inc.
Posted on May 7, 2010 | No CommentsLast week I sat down to chat with AfterCollege CEO Roberto Angulo about entry level job creation (read Part I of my interview here). This week, Roberto and I talk... -
What’s Walmart got to do with it? Working women, the wage gap & equality in the workplace.
Posted on April 28, 2010 | 2 CommentsWatch any episode of Mad Men and you’ll get the gist of what gender bias in the workplace may have been like back in the day. In 1963, women who... -
Facebook f8 Conference, Open Graph and Why You Should Care Within the Recruiting World.
Posted on April 27, 2010 | 1 CommentI knew there was something motivating Mark Zuckerberg to switch the “Fan” terminology to “Like.” And, I knew it wasn’t because “liking” something was ‘more lightweight’ than being a Fan... -
Hiring the Overqualified: Smart Strategy or Doomed to Fail?
Posted on April 26, 2010 | No CommentsThe Great Recession has seen a remarkable number of laid off workers reenter the work world in less prestigious positions. We know the reasons why they are willing to accept... -
Alstin Exclusive: An Interview with Peter Weddle
Posted on April 9, 2010 | No CommentsPeter Weddle is one of the true “gurus” in the recruitment industry. In addition to his hugely popular newsletter, WEDDLE’s , he is the author of over two dozen books... -
Back to the Future: The War for Talent
Posted on March 17, 2010 | 2 CommentsSeriously, how awful were Huey Lewis and the News? Gotta get back in time Gotta get back in time Get back, get back Get back Marty Gotta get back in... -
Using Skype for Video Job Interviews
Posted on March 11, 2010 | No CommentsFor me the answer to the chicken-or-egg question is: Oprah. It was watching Skype in action on her show – not all the great reviews I kept reading – that... -
Should Blogging be the Hub of Your Social Media Strategy? My take aways.
Posted on March 9, 2010 | 2 CommentsChris Baggott and Jay Baer’s webinar “Should Blogging be the Hub of Your Social Media Strategy?” had so many great facts, tips, pointers and humorous analogies I ended up writing... -
Email Blast or Direct Mail for Recruiting?
Posted on March 2, 2010 | No CommentsDebating an email marketing campaign vs. the old familiar direct (snail) mail approach? Let me give you a few good reasons why an eblast may be the way to go....
