Nowadays, recruiting has become much like dating. Gone are the days of sitting across a desk grilling someone who has applied for — and probably rea...
Hiring in the 21st Century – A Complete Paradigm Shift
I’ve been in the staffing business for 25+ years, the last five with the firm I founded to recruit for companies from Startups to the Fortune 10...
A Severe Shortage of Hourly Workers Post COVID-19
As companies reopen to full operations, many are seeing a desperate shortage of hourly workers and women available to return to the workforce....
Résumé Guide: How to Format & What to Look for in a Résumé
Here is a list of things candidates should include in their résumés and recruiters/hiring managers should look for when sourcing talent....
Why a Positive Candidate Experience Should be Your Top Priority
When companies make a mess of the candidate experience, it’s not just the loss of a good potential employee they’re left to contend with....
Playing Chicken with Your Open Positions
Hiring managers who are waiting for candidates to sell themselves may have to wait a long time. This makes for a game of chicken where everyone loses....
Interview Checklist: What Happened to Common Sense?!
Job interviewing is as much a part of life as death & taxes. So why are today's candidates failing in record numbers just for overlooking the basics?...
Social Media Isn’t Doing Young Candidates Any Favors
Social media prioritizes digital connections, but the human ones are in short supply with the up and coming generation of employees...
A Modern Interview Question: To Résumé or Not to Résumé?
We recently conducted a survey among our clients: Should candidates bring hard copy versions of their résumés to job interviews?...
Bonuses and Benefits ≠ Salary
While they may be excellent tools to sweeten a competitive offer, bonuses and benefits do not make up for a competitive base salary. Here’s why....