Resumes

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 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

January 8, 2014 Julie Shenkman

Bridging The Generation Gap In The Workplace

In 2013, according to the US government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were more people working in America than ever before. And, with population increases, and people living longer, they are also staying longer in the work force. This same

December 18, 2013 Joe Stubblebine

Nexxt HR Survey Says…2014 Employer Outlook Still Foggy.

As 2013 comes to a close and we look towards 2014, overall signs of changes to the employment marketplace indicate that there may be a better picture for workers in 2014. But, upon closer inspection, the results appear to be

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

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

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.

May 6, 2013 Joe Stubblebine

I’m Not in the Mood: Measuring Employee Happiness

“Feelings….nothing more than feelings…” The song “Feelings”, written in 1974 and performed by many artists since that time, is running through my head as I pen this post. And now, with the addition of some new “human capital emotional monitoring tools”

February 25, 2013 Joe Stubblebine

Facebook Graph Search: Don’t Get Caught with Your Pants Down

OK, so it has finally happened. We’ve talked about it for years, we’ve argued about it in the bar and in the board room: “Facebook will always be for my personal stuff and LinkedIn is always for my professional stuff.”