My recent interview with Peter Clayton at TotalPicture Radio about sourcing, the recruiting industry, and Scavado’s role in HR software innovation was just published on the TotalPicture website. You can listen here and read the full transcript below. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Peter heard about us through SourceCon Atlanta, which we’re [...]
09
Jan
What Happened to all the Headhunters?
I’ve had the pleasure and pain of working in some sort of recruiting environment since I was 19 years old. I skipped college to be tortured by open requirements. I started as a receptionist at a staffing agency; within a few months I was the interviewer, then I made it up the chain to Staffing [...]
08
Dec
A Google+ Experiment: Who’s in?
I’d like to try an experiment: next week, let’s host a Google+ Hangout (a webcam chatroom with up to 10 attendees) to discuss talent management in 2012. No product pitches or sales garbage: just a few friends in the HR/recruiting space discussing trends. Anyone interested? Let me know via Twitter or comment here.
07
Dec
Wrap-Up: Talent Net Live – Chicago 2011
“Recruitment has changed more in the last 6 months than it has in the last 29 1/2 years.” – Bruce Morton, Keynote Amen, Bruce. This is an exciting (and challenging) time to be part of the HR world. Many of those challenges were discussed at the Talent Net Live conference in Chicago on Monday, and [...]
28
Nov
Name Our Blog (and win some holiday shopping!)
Here’s the deal: we need a new name for our blog (let’s face it: “Scavado Blog” is pretty boring). So we’re crowdsourcing it. Tweet us, post on our Facebook page, or leave a comment here to suggest a name. Our favorite submission through December 5 will get a shout-out from us and a $50 Amazon.com [...]
23
Nov
In Competitive Hiring Markets, Culture is King
Many companies, especially nimble tech startups, are going to ridiculous lengths to attract the best talent. I just came across this article on CNet, which features a Silicon Valley startup called Scopely that’s making a bold statement about its culture. The company is offering new hires (or friends who refer them) $11,000 cash wrapped in [...]
14
Nov
It Takes One to Know One
Here is the great closing presentation from LinkedIn’s Talent Connect conference last month, by storyteller Sekou Andrews:
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