The end of a calendar year has always been a time of reflection for me. Nestled between Thanksgiving and New Year’s is my birthday; that annual reminder … Read more
Do These 3 Simple Things to Impress the Heck out of Your Hiring Manager
We all have that memory of working with a particular hiring manager, you know, the one which seems impossible to satisfy; the one who no matter how great … Read more
Look Back To The Year of 2004 To Understand The Future Of LinkedIn
LinkedIn has been the “talk of the town” this past week after the Microsoft-LinkedIn acquisition deal closed. Our sourcing community buzzed with tons of … Read more
It’s Official – Microsoft Closes Its $26 Billion Acquisition of LinkedIn
Microsoft and LinkedIn officially sealed the deal Wednesday morning, closing its $26.2 billion acquisition. LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner made the … Read more
LinkedIn Removes Premium Search Filters
The drama that plagues LinkedIn continued to unfold this morning with a shocking post from Ira Bass on Google+. “LinkedIn is a money maker … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving SourceCon – Let’s Help Ruthie
Happy Thanksgiving, friends! I hope you are each preparing to spend the holiday with family and loved ones. My hometown is Decatur, Alabama and my family … Read more
Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage
The 1st Infantry Division of the US Army has a saying: “No mission too difficult. No sacrifice too great. Duty First!” Over 30,000+ veterans are placed in … Read more
9 Ways The Digital Era Has Impacted Talent Sourcing
I believe in the “why” before the “how.” The “why” in this conversation is why it seems that everything has changed in talent sourcing? The tried and true … Read more
How To Build A High-Performance Sourcing Department – Part 6 Technology Evaluation
Sourcing is one of the most technologically advanced disciplines within the recruitment and HR space. It is essential that a sourcing department does … Read more
IBM Is Launching A Much-Awaited ‘Watson’ Recruiting Tool
For many months IBM has gone to recruiting-industry conferences to say that the famous Watson will be at some point used for talent-acquisition, but that … Read more
Lawsuits Claim Monster Officials Had Conflict of Interest
Two shareholder lawsuits have been filed against Monster, charging the deal to sell the company to the Dutch staffing giant Randstad “is the result … Read more
Monster Officials Accused of Rushing Sale to Cover Dismal Financial Report
Monster’s largest shareholder has called on other stockholders not to support the company’s sale to Randstad and said it is seeking to replace … Read more
A Cousin of Siri Is Coming to the Recruiting Field
HiringSolved will soon unveil what it considers “Siri for recruiting,” an artificial intelligence assistant for recruiters. His name will be … Read more
CareerBuilder Put in Play By Its Broadcast Owner
When Monster announced a few weeks ago that it was being bought by Randstad, the only surprises were the buyer and the price, $429 million. But this … Read more
5 Tips For Sourcing Success When Your Employer Brand is Poor
All sourcers, on the agency or corporate side, encounter a bad employer brand throughout their sourcing career. Although this common concern of recruiters … Read more
Randstad To Acquire Monster for $429 Million
Yes, each time you’ve turned around this year, there has been more big news in the recruiting field. If you didn’t get whiplash from the news we broke in … Read more
5 Tips For Sourcing Success Using Online & Offline Social Media & Networking
This month I would like to follow-on from my previous posts on email sourcing and phone sourcing to discuss approaches and tactics sourcers can use to have … Read more
Why HR and IT should talk to each other… but they don’t?
There are many stories about the rocky relationship between marketing and sales. Blame ping-pongs whenever any goals aren’t met and one always complains … Read more
Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion
Breaking news coming out of the West Coast this morning as Microsoft has announced that it is acquiring LinkedIn, the professional networking site with … Read more
New LinkedIn Recruiter – Is It Worth The Big Bucks?
It’s safe to say that while some recruiters would argue LinkedIn Recruiter is worth big bucks, there are many others who would say that LinkedIn Recruiter … Read more