Two Reuters headlines, eight hours apart, tell the story of May’s employment picture. “US job growth seen stepping up in May,” says the first. “US job growth falters in May,” says the second. Contradicting even the more pessimistic...

If you’re here for a laugh, we’re going to disappoint you this week. Maybe it’s due to the memories Memorial Day evokes; maybe it’s because the economic news has been gloomier than usual (and we haven’t even seen...

This morning’s jobs report from ADP is prompting worries that hiring may be slowing, damping hopes that the anemic recovery may be hitting a rough spot, if not stalling. ADP, which processes payrolls for some 500,000 U.S. firms,...

In Part 1 , we looked at the importance of “ knowing your numbers.”  To be successful in meeting demand from hiring managers, great recruiters need to know how to move “suspects” (think:  passive candidates ) through a sales funnel,...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was...

A day doesn’t go by that I don’t read a blog , LinkedIn discussion, or business article challenging the existence of a skilled worker shortage. Just last week I presented a keynote address to the Executive Women’s Roundtable in...

I recently helped a client hire some engineers in China. The company had first tried to fill the jobs themselves, but had no success. When we started working on the job the hiring manager was shocked at hearing...

Many great recruiting departments and organizations pride themselves on being “metrics-focused” or “metrics-driven” — And for good reason. There’s plenty of research that confirms the value of having clear strategic and operational targets. Generic recruiting pipeline In addition,...

Employee referrals are up at eBay, the owner of such brands as PayPal and StubHub, up enough that it has candidates in a pipeline that is hasn’t gotten to yet. The percentage of hires coming via referral is about...