Hiring Candidates

Fifty-four percent of large businesses that laid off employees in the past year are now having difficulty finding skilled workers. So to bridge the gap, many employers are considering rehiring former employees. Past employees who return...

Facebook uses its own social network to recruit simply by telling its own stories in unique and authentic ways, explains Matt Millunchick, Technical Project Manager for Facebook. One of the most notable ways Facebook recruits...

Companies are directing more of their time and recruiting budgets toward social media, but are those investments paying off?  Only 1 percent of open positions were filled by candidates sourced through social media, according to a...

Although rotary dial phones and electric typewriters may not return to the workplace anytime soon, retention bonuses may be back in vogue. A small business owner in Charleston, S.C., is offering his employees a $50,000...

Why do top performers leave? Money isn’t the only reason prized employees run out the door. Inadequate career planning or a hasty and superficial performance-review process can leave valued employees feeling slighted and dispensable, but you...

Should companies attempt to restrict their employees’ comments and activity on social media? Or should they give up the policy crusade and learn to embrace social media, as one HR professional recently recommended? After all, employers...

Bah humbug. You always expect candidates to be on their best behavior in an interview setting. Unfortunately, sometimes their Scrooge-y side inadvertently slips out. Have you ever interviewed a candidate who didn't exactly put their best foot...

Hundreds of resumes are being fed into your application tracking system (ATS), yet many companies ignore that “through your front door” data and look to recruiters to help them find candidates. Source from your own...

“The industry is moving forward to a future of social media but it’s all about data,” says John Sumser (@johnsumser) of HR Examiner. This was one of the top findings of his recently compiled report,...

While some view social media as a great tool for sourcing others like Chris Hoyt (a.k.a. @therecruiterguy, the Marketing, Talent and Engagement Leader at PepsiCo, use it simply to improve the overall recruiting experience for...