12 Hilarious & Horrible Recruiting & Hiring Videos

Powerful Recruitment Marketing & Employment Branding with Video Employment branding and recruiting is a moving target. The importance of video and the candidate experience has grown in importance since we published our 12 Most Best and Ridiculous Recruiting Videos last year. I thought it only best to share a second installment of 12 recruiting videos […]

#HRTechConf 2013 Unofficial Party Guide

Receive event reminders & more VIP access by signing up for our HR Tech mobile event alerts by texting ‘HRTech’  to 55678. Look for more #HRTechConf resources leading up to the big event in Las Vegas.  Two of my favorite things – Las Vegas and HR Technology Conference We’re just a few short days away from […]

10 observations and advice for young job seekers

A young job applicant inspired me to write a post that I was delaying…yes, procrastination. Today, I watched a young woman (20?)  walk into a fast food restaurant Arby’s (roast beef burger chain in North America). The woman’s attire? Spaghetti straps, a low cut top and flip flops! Both the career coach instinct and the maternal instinct […]

Can It Wait?

In the world of business, we are all well aware of “interruptions” during our day.  They consist of everything from that little email “chime” on our digital device, to telephones ringing (or vibrating), and coworkers stopping by for a chat. How many times have you been interrupted by a coworker who didn’t heed to your […]

Avoid the “Black Hole” When Applying for Jobs Online #HUMANVSMACHINE

An estimated 70-80% of open positions are NOT published, yet most job seekers still hunt online for employment. Online job applications should make life easier- you can conduct searches 24/7 and websites such as indeed.com and simplyhired.com aggregate job openings. BUT, the system is a black hole. My nephew, a recent college graduate, has applied […]

How to Compete Against 6,750 Job Applications in the Hiring Process

Snag a free copy of my free job search toolkit by clicking here.  Working in the world of human resources and recruiting is NOT easy. It’s challenging but never boring as I navigate a sea of candidate questions, employee closed door meetings, corralling managers all while wrapping my arms around the bigger picture, how what […]