65 Eye Opening Statistics for HR & Recruiting Industry
The HR & Recruiting industry is inudated with research and surveys ranging from social media in the workplace to statistics on turnover. This information comes out pretty routinely and is outdated within 6 months of publication. This information is useful for blogging, workplace programs, decreasing turnover, and giving senior leadership hard statistics on wanting to […]
7 Deadliest Sins of Sourcing & Searching on LinkedIn Recruiter
Most recruiters aren’t surprised when they hear that LinkedIn is the number one social recruiting source on the internet. It’s the go-to tool for recruiters looking to quickly source candidates for nearly every job opening. The simple fact that it offers a quick way to connect with candidates had led to massive amounts of abuse. […]
When Your Company Should Hire an Attorney
The question everyone hates to ask: When Should You Hire An Employment Law Attorney? Now I’m sure you’re expecting me to have a simple answer to the question I just posed, and that answer would be: all the time, for everything. Well say good-bye to the greedy attorney stereotype, because I’m here to tell you […]
Why Small Businesses Need Job Descriptions
Job descriptions, when done right, provide a good foundation in the employee/manager relationship. This is especially important in a small business where jobs can include a wide variety of duties and change quite a bit as the business grows. As I have mentioned in my previous posts, having HR basics like job descriptions can help […]
Why Happiness Is Not Your Boss’s Responsability
Ask any manager or business leader, and they will be tell you that employee engagement is hard. It’s a balancing act keeping your own boss happy, meeting your own deadlines and personal work expectations in addition to managing a team. The time you must spend to talk to that team, focus on their growth and […]
Recruiters: Don’t Assume Candidates Are Drinking Your Kool-Aid
Recruiters: Don’t Assume Candidates Are Drinking Your Kool-Aid “What do the best recruiters do?” That was a question that I posed to several recruiting heavy-hitters last week during a D.C. area happy hour. And, if there is one thing that recruiters love talking about over drinks, it’s recruiting. So, out of the mouths of industry […]
