Its hardly a fresh thought that business=the jungle, so that understanding the laws of the jungle may help you in business. Likewise the culture and learning in almost any sphere can apply to business; from what you learned in kindergarten to the personal habits of effective people. I do think however that […]

Do we need to develop talent in the US? Do we have enough technical workers, service workers, etc? Many think not while others believe the global market will supply needed talent just fine. It’s not a bad idea to plan for the worst - not enough talent and start finding ways to develop the talent […]

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to you all! My company recently released our list of Background Screening Trends to Track in 2008. Included in this list are some of the following trends with detailed descriptions. Please check it out.

Privacy and Data Protection Legislation
Verification of Right to Work
Blogs and Social Networking Sites
International […]

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” Shunryu Suzuki
The following was yesterday’s entry from The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo
“Believing is all a child does for a living.” Kurtis Lamkin
“Picasso once said that artists are those of us who still see with the eyes of children. […]

I just received this email from DWR (Design Within Reach) and thought it was a strong way to (1) engage with prospective talent and/or consumers; (2) send a message about social accountability; and, (3) communicate what DWR stands for - fun, design, creativity, innovation, connection, and a love for design. Take a look - […]

For anyone that’s tried to track web metrics as an indicator of “reach”, performance (growth), or return on investment it can be a daunting task. One of the most interesting aspects of pursuing an online recruitment strategy is measuring impact and tracking dollars spent. If your ATS is good and your vendor partner […]

I set out in 1997 to meet the leaders of the online recruiting industry. Calls were accepted and meetings set with K. Wheeler, J. Sullivan and J. Sumser. All listened (a little), shared opinions (a lot) and remain friends to this day. Establishing relationships like these is clearly one of the joys of the recruiting […]

Employers are looking for creative ways of hiring employees. Whether that is due to a competitive market place, or not as many qualified candidates, it depends on the field. One thing in common is some of the outside the box recruiting techniques employers are using.
The various ways of recruiting employees are:
• Specified job fairs
• Internal recruiting – […]

Over the past few months, my fellow Xtra Cheezhead bloggers and I have offered various opinions about the use of Social Networking sites such as My Space or Facebook to make their hiring decisions.  I myself continue to be opposed to the use of such tools as a determining factor for various reasons. 
I found a […]

It’ll be interesting to see how much now-defunct Edgeio, a vertical search engine for online classifieds, sells for. The starting bid is $250,000. Participate or be a spectator at Domain Tools.
You can also checkout some great insight into the business at wiki.edgeio.com. More on the site’s demise at Techcrunch.