recruiting

February 25, 2014 Joe Stubblebine

Playing Games With Candidates Might Help You Hire

“Turn off that Atari and get to bed!” My mom would yell up at me as I sat in my room, staring blankly at the TV screen playing my video games. Like most kids do, I’d stomp my feet in

February 19, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Make A “Money Ball” Sales Hire

Have you made a Money Ball hire, recently? I did, and it feels great. I’m a corporate recruiter for Nexxt. Which is pretty cool, by the way, because I recruit for a company who helps recruiters make hires. Say that

February 6, 2014 Julie Shenkman

I Filled a Job You Didn’t Even Know You Had.

OK, so you’re a hiring manager, and you’ve just arrived at the office, grabbed your coffee and opened up your email inbox. There–in boldfaced lettering–the subject line of my email screams “JOB PROPOSAL MEMO”. And you’re thinking…great. Another spam from

Puzzle piece with a person on it being held above the rest of it

January 13, 2014 Joe Weinlick

Is the Best Candidate the one Who’s Good at Getting Hired?

Are you hiring the best candidate for the job, or are you hiring the candidate who sold him/herself the best for the job? We perform over 10,000 resume critiques daily, and conduct research and surveys to better understand candidate attitudes

TV show Friends dinner thanksgiving scene

November 27, 2013 Joe Weinlick

This Thanksgiving, Remember to Give Thanks for the Jobseekers

Are you preparing to enjoy a Thanksgiving feast? Perhaps you aren’t even working the day before Thanksgiving, taking off an extra day to prepare. Not to put a damper on the holiday, but it’s worth remembering that while we are

November 21, 2013 Joe Stubblebine

The ‘Sultan of Sourcing’ has Spoken!

OK, he’s finally done it. Shally Steckerl, the Jedi master of all things recruiting and sourcing, has spewed out his vast knowledge into 488 pages of pure sourcing joy. Earlier this month, Shally released his new book, The Talent Sourcing

November 18, 2013 Julie Shenkman

Nexxt (formerly Beyond) Awarded Patent for Social Recruiting Technology

Software provides an easy way for companies to create their own talent community and build a lasting relationship with professionals Nexxt, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued US Patent 8,543,515 recognizing the invention of

September 24, 2013 Joe Stubblebine

Facebook Skills: Another Shot Across the Bow

Seventy-two billion dollars. That’s what corporations spend to find, hire and manage talent. That’s a lot of money. And there’s literally tens of thousands of job boards, ATSs, CRMs and RPOs out there that are clamoring for a piece of

August 20, 2013 Joe Stubblebine

Job Postings: Lease or Buy?

When it comes to buying job postings, companies are just now starting to dip their toes in the Cost-Per-Click (CPC) water, but is CPC-based job advertising really better than the traditional bulk-buy and all you-can-post-models?

July 22, 2013 Joe Stubblebine

7 Ways We’ll Connect to Talent in the Future Using Mobile

This article was originally written for Talent Napkin, the new e-magazine of the International Association of Employment Web Sites (IAEWS). IAEWS is the trade association for the global online employment services industry. Download the full PDF version of the emagazine at EmploymentWebSites.org.