Have you heard that Amazon is scouting out locations for a second headquarters outside Seattle? Metropolitan areas across the country have sent their most persuasive and compelling pitches to Jeff Bezos and Co. Now, the lucky finalists, are hosting del…
Category: Business Hiring
Here’s the scene: a conference room full of hiring managers and HR professionals, all intently listening to a presentation, taking notes, and earnestly nodding. The topic? Fostering diversity in the workplace. Everyone present solemnly agrees that they…
Here’s a truth for you: You can’t talk about a 21st-Century recruiting strategy without talking about social media. And you can’t talk about social media recruiting without talking about employer branding. So, let’s talk about it. Social media is an ef…
If you missed last month’s introduction to my arrow, this fall I’m devoting the blog to helping search teams make savvy decisions about where and when to invest their recruitment dollars in the digital age. We’re diligently following my Return on Investment Arrow – a handy little continuum you can use to map out a hiring strategy that is focused …
Back in the day, job seekers would open a newspaper (remember them?), turn to the employment section, and circle with a red pen all the jobs they were interested in. They would then send via snail mail a well-written, typed cover letter and resume on s…
Welcome back, dear graduates and job seekers! As we approach the end of this summer-long “course” on LinkedIn, you may be sighing in relief. This summer, you’ve worked to build an outstanding profile and to tailor your settings to ens…
In the beginning, she had just graduated. Flush with her accomplishment and a sense of possibility, she set out to conquer the world. On the first day, she created a profile on LinkedIn. And (because she had used my tips in LinkedIn 101) she saw that i…
If the definition of insanity is repeating the same actions and expecting different results, the world of online job recruiting is certifiably bonkers. I encounter one or more of the following scenarios EVERY day. Disillusioned recruiters post job oppo…