Although technology can provide the recruiting function with many meaningful benefits, it won’t solve everything. Prospective candidates will still demand a personal touch when considering or before ultimately joining an organization. Human resources professionals know better than anyone else how to effectively meet the needs of prospective candidates. As different functional groups in a company [...]

Why is it so hard to connect with entry-level talent? One of the main reasons is that many entry-level recruiters are ignoring the influence of technology in the lives of Generation Y. If you are a college student that is 18-22 years old, then you were born sometime between 1987-1991. This means that members of [...]

Anytime there is a shift in the way of doing things, there will inevitably be resistance. This resistance is proportional to the length of time that the existing order has been established. Change in the recruiting industry will be no different especially given the amount of time that traditional recruiting methods have been dominant. As [...]

After a candidate has exhausted all publicly available sources of information about a company, they move into the next stage of their investigation.  In this stage, candidates want to know if those elements of your company that they were either most or least impressed with are actually true.  Once again, this is primarily about savvy [...]

When companies are seeking talent, they look for the best possible candidate to fill the available position.  For entry-level talent, this usually involves visits to a select group of colleges/universities during the spring and fall.  On campus, companies attend career fairs or host information sessions to find that elusive needle in a haystack.  These venues make [...]