In today’s edition of the Recruiting Front Lines, I’m concluding my 3-part series on the three primary uses of the social media platforms. As I’ve previously written, I have found that all social media platforms and resources fall into one or more of three buckets: Social Networking, Professional Networking, and Information Sharing. I [...]

Thanks to Debra Wheatman for sharing this excellent article on the truly important issues to consider when creating your resume. Whether or not you’re currently looking for work, this is definitely worth the read!
Drafting an effective résumé is key to contributing to a successful job search. Oftentimes, the résumé is the first thing a [...]

We are all on the same path…finding ways to do more with less. It is widely known that workforces are becoming leaner and leaner, while most are still faced with maintaining and even growing market share and productivity. It seems like an impossible task: reduce the number of people working for you, and increase your [...]

With so many people hopping on the optimism bandwagon that we all hope is taking us to the river of economic recovery later this year, I’m hearing more and more staffing and personnel professionals wanting to develop candidate pools before there are any jobs available. It got me thinking about the ethics and [...]

Okay… I’ve officially become a TwitterGeek! While I originally found this app to be a complete waste of time and silly creation, I’ve certainly come to admire it. There really are many ways in which Twitter can be of value, both personally and professionally. Yes, it can seem a bit odd. [...]

I sat through a 90 minute presentation by a labor attorney speaking to HR folks about the issues associated with the Employee Free Choice Act, EFCA. While there was a significant undertone of fear-mongering and scare tactics employed to generate calls to his firm, the speaker did offer a good general overview of the [...]

I absolutely cannot believe that it’s been 10 months since the Granite State HR Conference hosted it’s 2008 event! Even more scary to me, is that our 2009 event is now just 2 months away!!! Actually, since joining the board for the conference back in May of last year, I’ve been pleasantly surprised [...]

I spent some time this morning pulling some data and analyzing our metrics from February. Though expecting to see a reflection of the economic status, I was very surprised to see actual growth in the number of job postings from Jan to Feb 2009. Trust me, I didn’t believe it at first either. [...]

After complete laryngitis a couple weeks ago, I’ve been battling with a raspy halfway voice for two weeks now. That’s right, I haven’t been able to use my normal voice for just over three weeks now… and YES, IT’S KILLING ME! Finally, confronted with the fear of losing my voice permanently, I visited [...]

The Recruiting Front Lines: RFL: We’re Moving in the Right Direction!