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Criticising a colleague or ex-colleague during an interview has always been considered a massive no-no in the recruitment world. However, this year has seen the rule being broken numerous times on quite a public scale. From Greg Smith’s infamous resignation letter in the New York Times to the latest resignation letter to go viral in which the …

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 One of the first things that you really should concern yourself with as a new employee is how you provide service to your client. I know this can be seen as a two-way street; as most of us spend numerous hours when we are not working, spending our hard-earned money as consumers. Don't let what you experience become…

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Yep, this is what you DON'T do when making a video about your 16 new internships.

 

Once my knee stopped pulsating I finally pulled myself together.  Well, as much as I could.…

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Friday was my last day at Microsoft. I was afforded a great opportunity to create and impact recruiting; an outcome that I did not anticipate when I joined the company five years ago. It was a humbling experience working with the best and the brightest; I was amazed by my colleagues. Amazed, not by just how smart everyone is; but by the quality of human beings they are and the values that are shared. We did some great work together that changed the face of recruiting not only at Microsoft…

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As Sunday comes to a close for South by Southwest, I'm taking the opportunity to look back and reflect over the last three days of the conference festival. For those of you not familiar with SXSW, it's an interactive festival held in Austin, TX that celebrates media, music, and film each year. More than 20,000 people will grace Austin…

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West Central Florida Healthcare Recruiters Association held a recent meeting during which Mike Malfitano of the firm Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP gave a comprehensive overview on the Family Medical Leave Act, the Genetic Information Discrimination Act and the American with Disabilities Act.

If you would like a copy of the…

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So I had a really great time at RecruitFest! I knew it would be awesome. I thought I would have known what to expect, since I went to the Original RecruitFest, but I guess that’s the thing with unconferences, they are fluid, organic, and changing. Personally I love the unconference style of things. Probably because I don’t actually like rules all that much :P



The People...

There were so many new faces at RF2! It was really great to meet so many wonderful people. I was able to… Continue

“Over 80% of the people in Deloitte’s workforce are under 35, so we’ve got to get this right.” - W. Stanton Smith



Stan Smith is national director, Cross Generation Initiatives at Deloitte LLP and author of Decoding Generational Differences: Fact, Fiction…or Should We Just Get Back to Work? An expert in workforce attitude trends, Stan shared recent research findings with me in this recent podcast “trends that are long term… Continue

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This article is a long time coming, I get to write about a personal hero of mine and one of my closest friends in the industry, and absolutely one of the influences which led me to the world of blogging. He will deny the role of influencer in modesty - but it is all too true and I am here… Continue

Fordyce Forum 2008...

What a great couple of days in Las Vegas...

Bringing recruiters together can be dangerous but also inspiring. This unique industry continues to inspire and delight with each introduction and witness to the power of the handshake. The leaders in third-party recruitment, as well as, those with an inclination to learn have come together this week to meet and greet...



Seldom, if ever, has such a competitive field of industry representatives joined hands to… Continue

I had the honor of speaking with a few graduate students tonight at DBU, invited by Professor Candy Hinkle (my long-time friend and consummate HR Professional).



We talked a lot about recruiting (in a web2.0 world), and the top 10 actions hiring managers can take to impact their quality of hire and cycle time in recruiting.



Everything was going just fine until we decided to have a bit of… Continue