Why Sourcing Isn’t Dead – But Sourcers Are
Posted on January 2, 2014 1 Comment
My immersion into the world of recruiting and HR started in sourcing, and the ability to find people and information on the internet has continued to be one of the most valuable professional skills I possess, even if I’m years removed from actually filling reqs.
The thing about it is, it’s never been actually all that hard – even before the profusion of social and online profiles in that transition period between the first and second incarnations of the Internet (back when Google still wasn’t evil and you could Ask Jeeves anything).
You Probably Think This Post Is About You, Don’t You?
Posted on December 20, 2013 Leave a Comment
You’re probably right. Because I, as a member of the left-wing liberal “blogosphere,” even though I don’t actually write about politics, once lived in Los Angeles and sometimes eat organic, have an agenda. And that agenda is slandering you on social media. That’s right. Every Facebook update I post is some cryptic reference to you, casual business acquaintance I see once a year at a conference. Of course I was talking about you, person who can kind of place, who feels it necessary to call me after reading a tweet I sent, begging the question of how in the hell she got my cell number in the first place. Those updates were obviously about them – they’re about you, too.
Glamour Shots: 5 Vendors Getting Employer Branding Right
Posted on December 17, 2013 3 Comments
Nothing resonates with candidates quite like real photos of real employees at work, particularly if they aren’t actually working. You can’t accurately convey your culture with everyone back in their cubicles or sitting through a meeting to plan more meetings, or really any part of work that looks like work at all, really.
HR Trendspotting: A Look Ahead at 2014
Posted on December 9, 2013 2 Comments
It’s the holidays, which means it’s that special time when B2B marketers start pushing lazy, self-congratulatory content (“our favorite posts of the year!”) and, even more noxious, the prediction post. You know, the kind where bloggers talk about what’s going to happen next year. Which is weird, because you’d think if bloggers could predict the future, they’d have avoided making the bad decisions that led them to blogging to begin with. Particularly those bloggers tasked with covering the HR Technology industry. While we’re not alone in adding to this canon of crappy content, prediction posts are even more specious in this industry, because, well, most of the “hot trends” vendors like to talk about are anything but.
I’m no Nostradamus, here’s my sneak peek at what’s going to happen in 2014. It’s pretty easy to predict the future for an industry that’s stuck in the past. But there’s no time like the holidays for evergreen content – and look forward to repurposing this post for 2015, too.
Is ‘Dream Recruiting Job’ An Oxymoron?
Posted on December 5, 2013 2 Comments
When I had to hire a recruiter (I’ve hired a few of them over the years, they know all the tricks so it’s kind of hard), I’d always throw this question in there:
If you had to recruit for the same role for the rest of your career, what would that role be and why?
It’s a stupid question, but I got some interesting answers. You should try it – it actually works for almost any kind of job with a little find & replace action. I’ve never been asked this myself, so I haven’t had to really give my job seeker answer of “whatever was the most mission critical position in the company.” Boom. But I have given it some thought.
Snark Attack 