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…

As this season's X-Factor gets underway, another reality singing competition strives to find the next big act that has "it" - that je ne sais quois, the elusive x-factor.

As Simon and Britney judge the latest crop of wannabes, recruiters evaluate candidates and audition talent…

Recently, I had the distinct pleasure to listen to three of our clients speak about their recruitment strategies at the Taleo World SIG this past week.  What really hit me is that each organization had their own unique story to tell about their recruitment marketing strategy.  One spoke about their need to innovate despite internal restrictive compliance and regulations.  Another spoke about their focus on…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article, we’ll be talking about candidate experience, sourcing rules, recruiting innovation, being better off and conference tips.

A few other things before we get to the articles.  First, I highly recommend you check in on the…

The Value of Hiring Best-Of-Breed Talent!

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Sheila Greco

Retailers Want Best-Of-Breed Talent!

The Importance of Best-of-Breed Talent To the Retail Industry!

There is no question about it; there is a difference between good talent and best-of-breed talent. My focus today is on the retail industry. Why? Keep reading to find out!

The retail industry as a whole is in the midst of a talent war. Faced with high turnover, access to…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article, we’ll be talking about the best recruiters, making someone do something, trendspotters in HR and recruiting, making recruiting fun, better LinkedIn Inmails and employer branding.

Here are the articles that interested us this…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article, we’ll be talking about United Airlines, ideas, spending in 2013, ruling the world and implementation lessons.

Here are the articles our that interested us this week (in no particular order), enjoy!:

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Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article, we’ll be talking about recruiters ruining LinkedIn, boomerang hires and recruitment ad tips.

Here are the articles our that interested us this week (in no particular order), enjoy!:

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Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article, we’ll be talking about lessons from the Olympics, Amazon’s homepage hiring message, HR selling the company, a US government job board and marketing circles.

Here are the articles our that interested us this week (in no…

From shifts in the economy to advances in technology, the career choices of Americans have changed dramatically since the 1900s. Since the days when “farmer” was a popular occupation, to the present when 50 percent of the top 20 fastest growing jobs are in healthcare, career choices have certainly shifted over time. To illustrate the shift, Bryant & Stratton College, an institution that has been at the forefront of workplace education & training since the…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article, we’ll be talking about the 80/20 rule, Yahoo’s new CEO, contextual mobile phones and employer branding.

Here are the articles our that interested us this week (in no particular order), enjoy!:

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Yesterday, for a presentation I was giving on HR.com on the Candidate Experience, I received a really interesting question from a attendee on Source of Influence:

How many touch-points do you need typically for a candidate to apply?

First, it’s a great question.  I’ll be the first to admit, I don’t have enough data to give a definitive answer today but we are striving to understand this…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article, we’ll be talking about corporate culture, pactive candidates, LinkedIn’s future, Navy recruiting, candidate experience and Talent Networks.

Before I get into the articles, I would like to do a call out for the Candidate…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article, we’ll be talking about if Monster vanishes,social recruiting at #SHRM, candidate hierarchy of needs and successful recruitment ad strategies.

Before I get into the articles, I would like to do a call out for the Candidate…

Most recruiting organizations are measuring huge amounts of data in their recruitment marketing process.  From recruitment funnel metrics to Career Site traffic to SEO keywords to source of hire metrics, these organizations have a wealth of data to analyze in order to help them make better recruiting decisions.

To be successful, it’s not just important to make sure you…

Yesterday as I was reading Glen Cathey’s post “What’s Wrong with Job Boards?“.  In the post, he talks about job boards and how they can still be effective despite what you might hear about their impending demise.  I encourage you to give it a read.

However, what intrigued me about the post is the Source of Hire Snobbery section.  What Glen says is true, just because a candidate…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article, we’ll be talking about vendor consolidation tips, blogging insights, talent succession, mobile recruiting and recruiting…

Answer: It depends on the position.

A recently laid off job seeker who had been gainfully employed with the same company for over 25 years asked, "How important is my credit rating in the job…

Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article, we’ll be talking about being part of the solution, hiring right, getting better thinkers, creating better recruiting content, Talent Communities and team buy-in.

Here are the articles our that interested us this week (in no…