Internet users are spending an increasing amount of their time using social media and social networking.  According to a recent study by Nielsen, Americans spend 22.7% of their online time on social networks/blogs. Employers recognize these trends and are seeking strategies to leverage these new tools to successfully recruit the best talent for their organization.  [...]

Entering the playoffs, not many analysts thought the Boston Celtics would contend for the NBA championship.  Their players were old, they didn’t have the best record, they had been saddled with injuries, they didn’t have homecourt advantage, etc.. During game 3 of the NBA Eastern conference finals, one play helped define why the 4th seeded Boston Celtics recently [...]

In this blog post, I’d like to run an experiment in Crowdsourcing ideas for the Future of Recruiting.  If this experiment is to be successful, it will require participation from members of the community.   So, let’s get started! The current model of recruiting was designed under a completely different set of assumptions….limited/non-existent technology, employment for life vs. free agency, [...]

Shareable: adjective: capable of being shared In a recent NY Times article  entitled “Will You Be Emailing This Column? It’s Awesome“, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania  sought to better understand what kind of information is shared online.  By analyzing the type of articles readers of the NY Times emailed to each other; these researchers were able to uncover some surprising [...]

When seeking entry-level talent for your organization, there are several available channels that company recruiters can utilize when seeking talent.  Many of these methods rely on prospective candidates viewing the open position immediately after it is posted.  If this occurs and these prospective candidates meet the hiring criteria and are a good fit, your organization will have a difficult time making an [...]

Despite recruiter attendance at career fairs, information sessions, networking events, and industry conferences; most candidates are not convinced that the information they are receiving is a true and accurate representation of the company under consideration. Many times this has to do with the fact that companies spend lots of time and money getting the messaging [...]