Regardless of the less than stellar economy, the talent acquisition industry is witnessing a lot of positive activity. I have been engaging in discussions with a few industry peers and had the opportunity to see/test a few exciting products. Below are three, I encountered this week:  Read more...

Phillip asked me to write a few words on topics that I’m very passionate about – referrals and the relevance of social media in the talent acquisition process. Oh yeah and he’s asked me to make some predictions for 2009, too. So here goes..

Referrals in a downturn
Now, being the CEO of 2Vouch – an online job referral platform – I’m obviously convinced of the value of referrals in the sourcing process. In fact, after over 12 years in executive recruiting, I believe they are the most effective sourcing strategy. Research has shown that with referrals you can reduce; the cost of hire, time to hire and increase the quality of hire.  Read more...