Recruiting

Are You Making the Most of the First Six Months?

Jon Younger | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Jon Younger

How do you make the most of the opportunity to bind new employees to the organization through the ways you induct, orient and initially support an employee's cultural integration?

The Human Element: Is Your Internship Program Helping or Hurting?

Jon Younger | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business


Jon Younger

A strong internship program is a powerful tool for attracting top talent; companies can build a strong relationship with schools or other talent pools. But they can also be a reputational WMD.

Career Lessons From My Recruiting Desk Part II: Interviewing in 2009

Jason Mannino | Posted 08.10.2009 | Living


Jason Mannino

What are your greatest strengths? I am always a little surprised when I still hear people say that interview questions like this one are still the mos...

Breaking News in San Diego: The Marines are Looking for A Few Good Men

Chantal Sicile-Kira | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living


Chantal Sicile-Kira

My son - who is non-verbal and severely impacted by autism - has been heavily recruited by the military.

Does Telling Your Kids You Were Fired Make You "The Biggest Loser"?

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 05.13.2009 | Living


Stephen Viscusi

Emphasize to your children that the most important things in life are health, family, and being together. Mom or Dad can always find another job, but having one another is what really matters.

A Kick in the Career: A Headhunter's Guide to the Highest-Grossing Films of 2008

Thomas Stern | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment


Thomas Stern

The protagonists of hit movies, usually conflicted about where they are in life (conflict makes for a good story after all) cannot help but reflect our own inner workings.

The Art of Working with Recruiters

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 01.21.2009 | Business


Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

When working with recruiters, no fudging your resume or involvement in key projects. The truth will come out eventually and inconsistencies will weaken your candidacy.

New Army Recruiting Tactic: Obama Will "Get Us Out of Iraq"

Brandon Friedman | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Brandon Friedman

Polls across America had been closed for less than 24 hours and Army Career Counselors were already exploiting Obama's victory in an effort to recruit former soldiers back into units.

Pentagon Looking For Ways To Recruit 'Minor Criminals'

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Faced with higher recruiting goals, the Pentagon is quietly looking for ways to make it easier for people with minor criminal records to join the mili...