Recruiting can be difficult, thus finding a softer easier way, allowing us to make less calls but still obtain better targeted candidates is often crucial for many of us freeing up more time to be more constructive with management of our daily tasks, or maybe even to spend with family. We all want to find ways to recruit better profiled [...]
What do you think about this comment? “The “wage gap” is not so much about employers discriminating against women as about women making discriminating choices in the labor market.” . This was taken from an article that was written about 6 years ago, regarding the Wage gap, but unfortunately the information that was on the site was actually inaccurate. Somehow [...]
Karen Mattonen Fights Back Karen Mattonen sounds off about her critics, while Jim retorts with sage advice. (In a nutshell, stop making them money. Duh!) Plus, did you know that doing a background search on a candidate makes you (sort of) a Credit Reporting Agency? And as a result, you have to be wary of a few things. Plus, guess [...]
HireVue presents: And now… (almost daily) The Recruiters Lounge Podcast: Recruiters and The EEOC… (Oboy) In this episode: Jim and Karen interview Carol Miaskoff, Assistant Legal Counsel for Coordination at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This one is a doozy!!! These are some of the questions asked during the podcast. What is a Recruiters responsibility when it comes to [...]
SGA Executive Tracker Pro presents… Singing the Misclassification Blues Karen returns from her R4 Conference with confirmed insights about how Recruiters (and the companies that hire and misclassify them) can be sued. Very scary, but its needful knowledge if you run your own Staffing Firm. Tune in now to learn the score. 00:33 – A Word from our sponsor 01:35 [...]
Qualified Liberal Candidates Need Not apply The Justice Department, the Very department which is responsible for upholding the very laws of our land recently had an internal audit. The investigation which was performed by the department’s Inspector General and the ethics officer turned up systemic Hiring Practices was reminiscent of the Elementary School play ground. If You didn’t match their [...]
Steve Balmer had eggs thrown at him Yesterday in Budapest whilst speaking at a University. What was the big deal? What caused this person to do this? What was causing the pain and angst? Well, it appears that Microsoft is in Budapest to secure the TITAN Program. What is the TITAN Program, well it could possibly be a nightmare for [...]
The common argument is that Ethics, Morals, or Values are personal. Many believe that also that the decision for our actions must come from within us. Quite often absolute standards are brought into question in regards to ethics, and this is my response… EVERYTHING in our lives is based upon absolutes EVERY DAY. We deal with them on a personal [...]
ARGH! Why do people in this industry decide to become “gurus’ and the “Professional Advisors” (self proclaimed) and they proceed to give advice without even having a clue? Many of you have heard of my consistent frustration at what I consider the Blind edufakating the Blind in this industry, and unfortunately considering the ramifications of the legal outcomes due to [...]
Karen Rants: War for Talent: Fact vs Fiction Why does it take someone else’s comments to get me totally fired up. What this time? To some this may seem like the same tired argument, but to me, it is about our Job, our welfare, our economy! I came across a recent comment regarding the 230,000 jobs our country lost this [...]
Here, where I live, there is a rising anti Walmart force. See, Walmart has decided to build one of their Over – Megasized “supercenters” in our tiny little small town, and though allegedly, a permit has not yet been pulled, we have already seen some loss of small businesses. The little town I live in has always had a focus [...]
What exactly is stilting of a conversation? What exactly prevents freedom of speech? Is it comments from individuals express opposing views and beliefs? Or is where individuals criticize others because they have an opposing view? Or, is it where individuals Chastise and label others because of those opposing views? Or is it where others harass others because of opposing views? [...]
