As we’ve talked about before, many members of Generation Y look at work a little bit differently than other generations. ”I love my job, but I love my life more” is something you might hear Gen Yers say. Although members of Gen Y (the generational group comprised of those 18 to 29 years of age) have no problem with working hard, as a general rule, their job will never be the whole of their identity. Continue reading
Talent Acquisition > Sourcing
Forget Social Media | Recruit Employees With Word-of-Mouth Marketing
- January 20th, 2012
- Leave a comment
They may love their Facebooks, their Twitters and their YouTubes, but the members of Gen… Continue reading
Recent Posts
Back to the Future (of Recruiting): Is Your Company Prepared for What’s Ahead?
- December 30th, 2011
- 2 Comments
In CareerBuilder’s recent webinar, Future of Recruiting, hosted by Beth Prunier and Chuck Loeher, area vice presidents at CareerBuilder, it became clear just how much recruitment has changed since — well, since shows like M.A.S.H. (you ‘ll just have to listen to know what I mean). Continue reading
Are You Ready for Some Office Football?
- December 12th, 2011
- Leave a comment
In a typical football game, each team has 11 players on the field and at least 50 more suited up on the sidelines. That’s a lot of people to manage! The players all need to have highly developed specialties, and football coaches are always on the lookout for athletes who can fill these roles perfectly. Continue reading
Applying Guerrilla Marketing Strategies to Your Social Recruiting Efforts
- December 8th, 2011
- 1 Comment
When Jay Conrad Levinson first published Guerrilla Marketing in 1983, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey was a mere 7 years old, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t even born. So what does this book have to do with recruitment marketing via social media? Continue reading
Some Companies Just Say “No” to Email. Is Yours Next?
- December 7th, 2011
- 4 Comments
If you had to wager a guess, what percentage of emails do you get on a daily basis that you really need? (And not just ‘you have to see this YouTube video of a kitten playing with a crocodile’ need but really need?)
Thierry Breton, CEO of tech company Atos, estimates that it’s as little as 10 percent, which is why he hasn’t sent an email in three years – and why he’s now banning Atos’ 74,000 employees from sending internal emails. Continue reading
Do This, Not That: 8 Job Posting Tips for Better Candidates
- November 21st, 2011
- 6 Comments
“We want an ad so compelling that makes someone say, ‘That seems like a cool company. I want to check that out.’” – Jay Goltz
While discussing ways companies can bring in better quality candidates and eliminate hiring mistakes during his recent webinar, Hire With Purpose, small business expert Jay Goltz suggested companies pay more attention to the content of their job postings. Continue reading
How Walmart Finds Virtue in Virtual Interviewing
- November 10th, 2011
- 2 Comments
“There’s a connection between culture and recruiting,” Mike Grennier, Senior Director of Corporate Recruiting for Walmart Stores, Inc., told an audience of hiring resources professionals at the annual HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas last month.
Grennier was leading a session on virtual interviewing, a practice Walmart began just two years ago in hopes to create a more efficient recruiting process that benefits both company and candidate. Continue reading
Move Your Recruitment Strategy Forward by Taking a Step Back
- November 8th, 2011
- Leave a comment
Is your recruitment process based on what you know about job seekers…or what you think you know about job seekers?
If there’s one thing over 15 years of in-depth research on job seeker behavior and perceptions have taught us, it’s that now, more than ever, experience matters when it comes to the ability to drive quality candidates to apply for your open positions. Continue reading
18 of Your Burning Social Media Questions, Answered
- November 6th, 2011
- Leave a comment
A few months ago, Amber Naslund (or @ambercadabra, as some of you may know her), VP of Social Strategy for Radian6 , hosted “Social Media for Small Businesses,” a webinar encouraging small businesses to take a look beyond likes, fans and followers and rethink the way they view how they’re using social media to help reach their business goals. Continue reading
Job Seekers Show the Way for Forward-Thinking Employers
- November 2nd, 2011
- 1 Comment
Want to recruit top candidates? Start imitating them.
A recent study conducted by CareerBuilder and Inavero indicates that over the past several years, job seekers have developed a highly complex, multi-faceted approach to the job search, in which they utilize today’s sophisticated technology to their advantage. Continue reading
Back to the Future (of Recruiting): Is Your Company Prepared for What’s Ahead?
- December 30th, 2011
- 2 Comments
In CareerBuilder’s recent webinar, Future of Recruiting, hosted by Beth Prunier and Chuck Loeher, area vice presidents at CareerBuilder, it became clear just how much recruitment has changed since — well, since shows like M.A.S.H. (you ‘ll just have to listen to know what I mean). Continue reading
Are You Ready for Some Office Football?
- December 12th, 2011
- Leave a comment
In a typical football game, each team has 11 players on the field and at least 50 more suited up on the sidelines. That’s a lot of people to manage! The players all need to have highly developed specialties, and football coaches are always on the lookout for athletes who can fill these roles perfectly. Continue reading
Applying Guerrilla Marketing Strategies to Your Social Recruiting Efforts
- December 8th, 2011
- 1 Comment
When Jay Conrad Levinson first published Guerrilla Marketing in 1983, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey was a mere 7 years old, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t even born. So what does this book have to do with recruitment marketing via social media? Continue reading
Some Companies Just Say “No” to Email. Is Yours Next?
- December 7th, 2011
- 4 Comments
If you had to wager a guess, what percentage of emails do you get on a daily basis that you really need? (And not just ‘you have to see this YouTube video of a kitten playing with a crocodile’ need but really need?)
Thierry Breton, CEO of tech company Atos, estimates that it’s as little as 10 percent, which is why he hasn’t sent an email in three years – and why he’s now banning Atos’ 74,000 employees from sending internal emails. Continue reading
Do This, Not That: 8 Job Posting Tips for Better Candidates
- November 21st, 2011
- 6 Comments
“We want an ad so compelling that makes someone say, ‘That seems like a cool company. I want to check that out.’” – Jay Goltz
While discussing ways companies can bring in better quality candidates and eliminate hiring mistakes during his recent webinar, Hire With Purpose, small business expert Jay Goltz suggested companies pay more attention to the content of their job postings. Continue reading
How Walmart Finds Virtue in Virtual Interviewing
- November 10th, 2011
- 2 Comments
“There’s a connection between culture and recruiting,” Mike Grennier, Senior Director of Corporate Recruiting for Walmart Stores, Inc., told an audience of hiring resources professionals at the annual HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas last month.
Grennier was leading a session on virtual interviewing, a practice Walmart began just two years ago in hopes to create a more efficient recruiting process that benefits both company and candidate. Continue reading
Move Your Recruitment Strategy Forward by Taking a Step Back
- November 8th, 2011
- Leave a comment
Is your recruitment process based on what you know about job seekers…or what you think you know about job seekers?
If there’s one thing over 15 years of in-depth research on job seeker behavior and perceptions have taught us, it’s that now, more than ever, experience matters when it comes to the ability to drive quality candidates to apply for your open positions. Continue reading
18 of Your Burning Social Media Questions, Answered
- November 6th, 2011
- Leave a comment
A few months ago, Amber Naslund (or @ambercadabra, as some of you may know her), VP of Social Strategy for Radian6 , hosted “Social Media for Small Businesses,” a webinar encouraging small businesses to take a look beyond likes, fans and followers and rethink the way they view how they’re using social media to help reach their business goals. Continue reading
Job Seekers Show the Way for Forward-Thinking Employers
- November 2nd, 2011
- 1 Comment
Want to recruit top candidates? Start imitating them.
A recent study conducted by CareerBuilder and Inavero indicates that over the past several years, job seekers have developed a highly complex, multi-faceted approach to the job search, in which they utilize today’s sophisticated technology to their advantage. Continue reading
Stay Connected
- February 2012 (16)
- January 2012 (17)
- December 2011 (16)
- November 2011 (18)
- October 2011 (15)
- September 2011 (18)
- August 2011 (18)
- July 2011 (24)
- June 2011 (20)
- May 2011 (15)
- April 2011 (19)
- March 2011 (24)
- February 2011 (16)
- January 2011 (20)
- December 2010 (18)
- November 2010 (13)
- October 2010 (15)
- September 2010 (20)
- August 2010 (15)
- July 2010 (25)
- June 2010 (19)
- May 2010 (11)
- April 2010 (18)
- March 2010 (19)
- February 2010 (17)
- January 2010 (18)
- December 2009 (12)
- November 2009 (17)
- October 2009 (17)
- September 2009 (12)
- August 2009 (16)
- July 2009 (18)
- June 2009 (22)
- May 2009 (12)
- April 2009 (12)
- March 2009 (16)
- February 2009 (24)
- January 2009 (19)
- December 2008 (20)
- November 2008 (21)
- October 2008 (25)
- September 2008 (17)
- August 2008 (14)
- July 2008 (16)
- June 2008 (11)
- May 2008 (10)
- benefits
- best place to work
- BLS
- Careerbuilder survey
- company culture
- corporate philanthropy
- economic climate
- Economy
- employee benefits
- Employee Engagement
- employee morale
- employee recognition
- employment brand
- Employment Branding
- facebook
- Generational Hiring
- Generation Y
- Gen X
- gen Y
- Going Green
- hiring
- Hiring Forecast
- Interviewing
- interview questions
- Job Forecast
- Job Postings
- laid off workers
- layoffs
- leadership
- Leadership Development
- Matt Ferguson
- millenials
- recession
- recruiting
- retention
- SHRM 2008
- SHRM 2009
- SHRM annual conference
- Social Media
- social networking
- social recruiting
- Talent Acquisition
- telecommuting
- twitter
- work/life balance
Subscribe
- February 2012 (16)
- January 2012 (17)
- December 2011 (16)
- November 2011 (18)
- October 2011 (15)
- September 2011 (18)
- August 2011 (18)
- July 2011 (24)
- June 2011 (20)
- May 2011 (15)
- April 2011 (19)
- March 2011 (24)
- February 2011 (16)
- January 2011 (20)
- December 2010 (18)
- November 2010 (13)
- October 2010 (15)
- September 2010 (20)
- August 2010 (15)
- July 2010 (25)
- June 2010 (19)
- May 2010 (11)
- April 2010 (18)
- March 2010 (19)
- February 2010 (17)
- January 2010 (18)
- December 2009 (12)
- November 2009 (17)
- October 2009 (17)
- September 2009 (12)
- August 2009 (16)
- July 2009 (18)
- June 2009 (22)
- May 2009 (12)
- April 2009 (12)
- March 2009 (16)
- February 2009 (24)
- January 2009 (19)
- December 2008 (20)
- November 2008 (21)
- October 2008 (25)
- September 2008 (17)
- August 2008 (14)
- July 2008 (16)
- June 2008 (11)
- May 2008 (10)
- benefits
- best place to work
- BLS
- Careerbuilder survey
- company culture
- corporate philanthropy
- economic climate
- Economy
- employee benefits
- Employee Engagement
- employee morale
- employee recognition
- employment brand
- Employment Branding
- Generational Hiring
- Generation Y
- Gen X
- gen Y
- Going Green
- hiring
- Hiring Forecast
- Interviewing
- interview questions
- Job Forecast
- Job Postings
- laid off workers
- layoffs
- leadership
- Leadership Development
- Matt Ferguson
- millenials
- recession
- recruiting
- retention
- SHRM 2008
- SHRM 2009
- SHRM annual conference
- Social Media
- social networking
- social recruiting
- Talent Acquisition
- telecommuting
- work/life balance



















