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Marijuana: Can Recruiters Screen Candidates for a Now Legal Drug?

Another year has come and gone. It’s 2014, and the world is changing. Some changes are good, and some are bad, and some are just dependent upon whom you ask. I can tell you one change that’s been making front-page news in the U.S. lately: legalized marijuana in Colorado. As of January 1st 2014, Colorado…

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Talent Acquisition Timebound Workplace

What Job Seekers Need to Know about Recruitment Trends

This is the Chinese year of the horse, so for those of you looking for career success: what does it hold for the job hunter? This is a quick canter through some of the key trends. Will there be jobs and if so how will one access them? There will be jobs: Yes, there will…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition Workplace

Why Job Boards Are NOT Obsolete [INFOGRAPHIC]

Job boards – are they obsolete? eQuest think they aren’t! Read this infographic by them to see why. Takeaways: Recruiters need to use the best mix of marketing channels in their online sourcing – including job boards. Job boards are the go-to resource – 2/3 of job seekers use job boards to find positions. Recruiters…

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Talent Acquisition

Recruitment: It Ain’t Rocket Science!

It ain’t rocket science – or is it? I have always held the premise that recruitment is not rocket science. It is a sales process ultimately that, if the right approach is taken, can actually be fairly simple. So why oh why do so many recruiters complicate it or even make it look harder than it…

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How Do Candidates Use Facebook in Their Job Search?

We at Link Humans recently conducted a survey to see how people use Facebook for job searches. We found the results to be extremely interesting! Takeaways: People don’t really use Facebook to find a job but they use it to get more information about a company. Facebook users aren’t happy when a recruiter contacts them…