THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN RECRUITING: CANDIDATES
“Social Media is where it’s at!” Or so we are told over and over again. Certainly the feeling is that if you aren’t using it, either as a candidate or…
Read more »YAHOO DISTILLS RECRUITING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
The announcement that Yahoo is acquiring Distill is a reminder to hiring managers and recruiters, regardless of industry, of the value of using technology to insure the success of the…
Read more »YEAR-END REFLECTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS FOR NEW YEAR
As I reflect upon 2013 and look forward to 2014, I think of the watershed events that occurred this past year and what impact they will have on the future…
Read more »THE RPO: A FOREIGN COMPANY’S BEST ASSET WHEN EXPANDING RAPIDLY INTO THE US
Newly established US offices of foreign-based companies operate with minimal oversight and sometimes even less support. While modern communications – such as video conferencing, instant messaging and constant connectivity through…
Read more »DUSTING OFF THE RECRUITING COBWEBS AND HIRING FOR GROWTH
As we come to the close of 2013, I’ve noticed that business owners and executives that have managed to weather through the recession and come out of it a bit…
Read more »WHAT FOREIGN COMPANIES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIRING PRACTICES IN THE U.S. (PART 1 OF 2)
In a previous post I talked about how an Employee Handbook enables a foreign company to focus itself on those U.S. employment laws and regulations that are most relevant to its activities…
Read more »GETTING YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR AS AN INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATE
I recently attended a panel presentation on recruitment of international candidates. The panel included an in-house recruiter, a retained search recruiter and an international candidate who had been successfully recruited…
Read more »TODAY’S EFFECTIVE NON-PROFIT LEADER
We’ve witnessed tremendous change in the world of organizations due to the broad availability of information on the internet and the way specific organizational information is frequently shared via social…
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