Posts filed under: corporate recruiting

The Stoic Recruiter

I’m hooked. I only wish I’d been hooked sooner. Stoic philosophy is a game-changer (for me) in an industry where it’s been a long-standing belief that only one in ten...... Read More

Is a LinkedIn Recommendation a Reference?

The other day, I was reviewing a candidate’s resume and found this language on the last page where I usually see something about references. “Recommendations See my LinkedIn Profile to...... Read More

RecruitDC Spring 2014

There was another first-rate area event put on by RecruitDC at the Artisphere in Arlington, VA this past Thursday. If you are in recruiting, human resources, employment branding or marketing, or otherwise...... Read More

On Wasted Time

As recruiters and hiring managers, we desperately try to avoid wasting time. We are all too busy and stretched too thin. Some of this aversion to wasting time comes from...... Read More

Strategic or Tactical Recruiting?

Yesterday, there was an interesting guest on the The Recruiting Animal Show. For those not familiar, the The Recruiting Animal Show is an internet radio broadcast featuring recruiters, recruiting leaders,...... Read More

What’s Your Recruiting Problem?

Despite nagging high unemployment nationwide and spending more money than ever on internal recruiting capabilities, executives still lament over how difficult it is to quickly fill mission-critical roles within their...... Read More

Could It Be This Easy?

A few months ago, I was sitting in a meeting. During that meeting, someone said: “Satisfied customers don’t refer.” Satisfied customers don’t refer. Only customers who’ve experienced something remarkable and...... Read More

Call Me, Maybe?

Recruiters make hundreds of calls each week. During the course of any given day, we may have more conversations with voicemail systems than we do with actual people. We leave...... Read More

“Can Do” and “Wants To”

I can dig an awesome ditch. I have the skills, ability, and knowledge to dig a mighty awesome hole if I do say so myself. I’ve got mad shoveling skills...... Read More

Should I Hire This Guy?

We often wrestle with this very question post interview. Here’s the short and sweet answer. Yes is yes. No is no. Maybe is no. If there is any hesitation, don’t...... Read More
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