recruiting Archive
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DIY Recruiting Collateral Needs Awesome Creative!
Posted on June 7, 2010 | 1 CommentThe economy is in pretty bad shape still, duh. And recruiting budgets are typically the last to be restored as we crawl back, inch by inch, from the recent recession.... -
Proactive or Borderline Stalker: When job applicants go down the wrong road to Stalkerville
Posted on April 8, 2010 | No CommentsThey call. They email. Sometimes they even show up, bright-eyed and bushy tailed with resume in hand. Unannounced and with no appointment. (Fill in screechy Psycho music here.) If you’re... -
A “Spring Cleaning” Checklist for Recruiters
Posted on March 26, 2010 | No CommentsBeautiful spring weather has hit the Philadelphia area–finally! Hopefully, the warm weather will also coincide with a thawing of frozen recruiting budgets, icy austerity programs and the glacial pace of... -
There’s a job board for that: RealityWanted
Posted on March 22, 2010 | No CommentsIf you’ve ever watched Reality TV, it’s a safe bet that you’ve found yourself wondering: Where do they find these people? Well, there’s a job board for that. RealityWanted provides... -
Temp Jobs On The Rise: What Does it Mean?
Posted on March 19, 2010 | No CommentsIf you work in the recruitment industry, watch the news, or live on Planet Earth, you know that for quite a while the job market was as ugly as many... -
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... -
Still Treating Candidates Like A Commodity?
Posted on March 8, 2010 | 2 CommentsWith record numbers of unemployed workers banging on your door you might think it’s ok to handle applications with an automated response telling them their application will be reviewed and... -
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.... -
Behavioral Economics: What the “reality” of a workforce can teach Human Resources.
Posted on January 6, 2010 | 3 CommentsGood leaders are good listeners. They are of the sort that actively seek out feedback from the team, act on the good stuff, try to resolve the bad stuff and...
