Hiring Candidates

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...

Want to start a talent community? Unsure what you should be doing? You're not alone. Jennifer McClure (@JenniferMcClure) of Unbridled Talent LLC sees this behavior in companies of all sizes. But, she admits, it sure...

Recruiting is a tough job. It’s especially tough if you’re doing it the same old tired way. There are tons of new technologies, new ideas and new attitudes to finding and hiring the absolute best...

Companies' unwillingness to let employees grow into a job only amplifies their difficulty in finding the right talent, Peter Cappelli writes in The Wall Street Journal. Cappelli is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's...

In HR and recruiting, you have the BEST stories. You've lived through them to tell the tales (anonymously, of course!) We simply put them on paper for others to empathize - and enjoy a little hiring humor. Share this...

If your company has misclassified employees as independent contractors, you have a chance to correct the issue -- and pay a reduced penalty or fine -- under a new IRS program, the Voluntary Worker Classification...