The unemployment rate is at a record low and job openings are at a record high. These should be happy times for job boards that provide the all-important … Read more
ACLU Charges Facebook, 10 Employers With Men Only Targeting
One of the most powerful marketing features of sites like Facebook is the ability to target messages to specific groups. If you’re selling roofing … Read more
Court Considering If Experience Limits in Job Postings Are Discriminatory
Employers should keep an eye on a case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (based in Chicago) holding that the Age Discrimination in … Read more
Experience Caps In a Job Posting Could Be Age Discrimination
Law firms, among other businesses, are notorious for seeking non-partner candidates with experience within a range of years: “1-4 years,” “5-8 years,” … Read more
Short Takes to Better Job Ads and Reviews
The following are selections from the Humetrics blog. Performance reviews made simple Performance reviews are a universally dreaded exercise. However, … Read more
You Treat Employees Like Family? Uh-Oh
When I hear the word family, beyond the mental images of my own, I can’t help but think of the Cleavers, the Bradys, the Cunninghams, and the Huxtables. … Read more
Only Hardworkers With a BMI Under 25 May Read This
No overtime claim. Do whatever your manager asks you to do. Report to Manager STRICTLY FOR HARDWORKING PROGRAMMER ONLY !!!!!! If you are not please do not … Read more
Make Your Next Job Ad a Game
You can create a job ad in many different media. Traditional job advertisements were text. An alternative approach is to lead with an image (there is a … Read more
Kill Your Lame Job Postings With Stories
There’s an old maxim good writers live by: “Show, don’t tell.” Why? Because a story enriched with texture and detail, is far more … Read more
Google Launches a Powerful New ATS For SMBs
On the heels of its May announcement of a powerful job search tool — Google for Jobs — the company today publicly released an ATS designed for … Read more
3 Tips on Job Ad Timing, Referrals and Recognition
Short takes on referrals, job ad timing and recognition from the Humetrics blog: Employee referrals In addition to past employer referrals, ask all job … Read more
Your Jobs On Indeed Aren’t Showing Up On Google
A former Indeed executive reached out to me last week regarding Google’s recent dive into Indeed’s waters and the launching of Google for Jobs. … Read more
You Need to Stop Hiring Only Elk; Hire Some Wolves
From wolves in Yellowstone to wolves in your company, Ryan Porte insists they are critical to a healthy ecosystem. “We all want out rivers to flow … Read more
Best of TLNT 2017: Google Announces New Jobs Search, Google For Jobs
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more
Here’s What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Google’s New Job Search
Indeed’s tagline used to be “One search. All jobs.” Looks like Google took offense. Long rumored to be getting back into the job search … Read more
Google Is Testing a New Jobs Service
Without any public announcement, Google has begun testing a new jobs product it’s calling Google Hire. Multiple Silicon Valley and technology sites … Read more
What a New Law Grad Can Teach HR About Disruptive Hiring
In 2007, Sarah Feingold had just graduated from Syracuse University Law School. While in school, she’d petitioned to take a graduate-level metal … Read more
A Few Words About Hiring, Managing and Training
Short takes on hiring, managing and training from the Humetrics blog: Cultural fit Want to know what that job applicant’s life philosophy and values are? … Read more
Facebook Offers Free Job Postings
Here’s the link to a story that appears on the Fortune website. Below is the text of the announcement email I received from the folks at Facebook. This … Read more
Job Boards Aren’t Dead, Just Changing
No doubt you have heard doomsayers predicting the death of job boards. You also likely realize that the boards are still an important part of a diversified … Read more