Gina Deveney

January 18, 2017 Gina Deveney

The Best of 2016

If you look at the top news stories of the year, 2016 was kind of a downer. Fortunately, we’re here to reflect back on the top recruitment posts. Way less depressing, trust me. From reaching candidates via text message to

October 5, 2016 Gina Deveney

Candidate Career Journeys – Michele Gonzalez

Army veteran. West Point grad. Ironman. Marathon runner. When a candidate like this comes across your desk, you can’t help but be impressed. But what if the same candidate also has a 5-year career gap from her time as a

September 28, 2016 Gina Deveney

Career Journeys – Lance Baird

Today we’re continuing our look at professionals who – either by choice or by chance – have taken unconventional paths to career success. We’ve all seen those resumes, the ones that have more plot twists than a New York Times

Cheryl with her family at a Philadelphia Phillies game

September 21, 2016 Gina Deveney

Candidate Career Journeys – Cheryl Thompson

Say a resume comes across your desk and the candidate’s career path seems so erratic you think their career GPS must have failed them at some point. Do you cast it aside in favor of a someone with a more

August 4, 2016 Gina Deveney

How Olympic Athletes Can Inspire Your Own Career

With the 2016 Summer Olympics kicking off this Friday evening, we’ve been reminiscing about past Olympics and wondering what incredible stories will come out of this year’s games. And then (because we can’t help ourselves) we started thinking about how

July 19, 2016 Gina Deveney

How to Focus on Recruiting in a World Gone Mad

Bad news. It seems to be everywhere these days. At home and abroad, there are no shortage of scary, horrifying, discouraging stories. With all this negativity swirling around, it’s easy to get distracted and have trouble focusing on everyday things

June 8, 2016 Gina Deveney

Hello, Is It Me You’re Looking For?

How many times did you check your phone this morning before you ever sat down at a computer? If you’re like most Americans, the answer is at least once (but probably more). According to a recent Deloitte study, 78% of

June 1, 2016 Gina Deveney

Entitlement Knows No Age

Employee perks are getting pretty sweet at some companies – but that doesn’t mean their employees appreciate it. Recently a friend was venting to me about his coworker, who had spent the better part of the day complaining about missing

February 26, 2016 Gina Deveney

This Yelp Employee Can Teach Your Company about Employee Engagement

When’s the last time one of your employees told you what they really thought? For Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, the answer is last week. That’s when 25-year-old Talia Jane, a member of Yelp/Eat24’s customer support team, posted an open letter

November 3, 2015 Gina Deveney

Creating Job Advertisements That Attract a Multi-Generational Workforce

THE INTERN Movie Trailer © 2015 – Warner Bros The most common conflict we see between the current generations in the workforce is actually one that isn’t new: the older generation thinks the younger generation isn’t fit to work. While