The stock standard answer to "May I ask you to give me a referral?" is usually, "I don't know anybody that is currently in the market."

The scope of a referral base is massive - immediate work environment, previous companies worked for, industry contacts, academic alumn...

Can authenticity, genuineness, and vulnerability be taken too far for those in leadership positions? 

Paul White from Appreciation at Work addresses the darker side of oversharing in the workplace.

The past few years there has been an increased focus in our culture on ge...

Last year, vacant positions were at a 17-year high; the unemployment rate at a low 3.9%. Across industries and at companies large and small, hiring teams are scrambling to find and attract the right applicants to fill their open roles. 

Talent acquisition, the ongoing s...

Most of us were told to include an objective at the top of our resume. Back in the day, it seemed to make sense - how else would a company know why you have shared your resume with them?

I remember tailoring my objectives over and over, thinking they would make a differ...

Big Data and Analytics have also found their way into the talent landscape.

The fact that you receive 100 applications for a position, with no offer accepted in three months, provides zero benefits to optimizing the hiring process.

However, formulating RATIOS and correla...

Recruiters are getting smarter about how they filter out applicants during the hiring process. Scary stats like the cost of making the wrong hire motivate in-house recruiters to be more careful about whom they extend job offers. The cost of hiring the wrong fit can be...

Today we are discussing the 2nd DIY technique to take recruitment practices to the next level.

The next rockstar candidate required for that hard-to-fill vacancy is probably known to an employee already working in your company. Employee ''informants'' need rewards to sp...

Why are manhole covers round? 

As odd as it may seem, this is one of the questions asked by Google during second round interviews. They are not alone in this left-field approach. Other well-established brands have followed suit:
 

Facebook - “25 racehorses, no stopwatch,...