The Unemployment Conundrum:

Men Working On Trees

How Can Business Benefit?   High unemployment has been with us for four years and economists say it will be with us into 2013.  The MainStream Management Monthly Newsletter #21 states “The employment outlook for 2013 offers little cause for New Year’s Eve celebration. Champagne bottles will have more fizz than the U.S. economy in…

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Post and Pray Recruitment – 3rd Party Recruiter Edition

Bill Humbert prays for his job listing to be seen

Since 1981 as a 3rd party Recruiter (contingent and contract) and Recruiting Manager for a start up CLEC, I have seen our industry quickly evolve in our sourcing methods.  These are probably the greatest number of changes the recruitment industry has seen since its founding. Within the 3rd party recruitment industry, there have always been…

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Hiring Managers Say The Craziest Things – Work Week!!

Hiring Managers

Since 1981, I have worked with over 3000 hiring managers across the United States. Most of whom have never been trained how to effectively interview. If they haven’t been taught how to interview, they certainly have not been taught how to select the best fit. Therefore, they bring their own unique interview techniques and questions…

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Happy Memorial Day!

Please take time today to remember all of the people who have fought and are continuing to sacrifice themselves and sometimes their careers to keep the United States of America free. These include members of our armed forces and secret services who have died or were injured to keep us free.

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Every Company Has A Recruiting Strategy (some just don’t know it!)

Recruiting Strategy

“Plan your work. Work your plan.” I’ve seen those words attributed to the great Green Bay Packer Football Coach, Vince Lombardi. Trainers have applied those words to all sorts of training exercises, generally in business. Why are they universally understood? The quote applies to all areas of our lives. It especially applies to successful recruitment…

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