How to Get Ahead in the Talent War
Successful talent strategy requires much more than filling open job requisitions. Look closer at your organizational culture — what does it say about your company?
Successful talent strategy requires much more than filling open job requisitions. Look closer at your organizational culture — what does it say about your company?
Are assessments the key to hiring the best talent and retaining your best people? Good question. It’s not easy to answer, but the TalentCulture community is uniquely qualified to examine the pros and cons…
The diversity perception is much different in practice. The reality is, we discriminate; we stink at giving folks a fair shake, especially when they’re not
I’m not going to throw you any softballs. We did enough of that in last night’s #TChat. Instead, I’m going to throw the next pitch
Originally Published by Matt Charney on MonsterThinking There’s nothing better than the feeling of an accepted offer for a recruiter (or for a candidate), one
Innovation in collaborative technologies is redefining talent strategies across-the-board, including recruiting, development and retention. Here’s how
Written by Omowale Casselle Crowdsourcing is the act of outsourcing tasks traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to an undefined, large group of people
If you want to make it rain inside and out, you’ve got to be able to control your talent weather. More precisely, you must be
Originally posted by Matt Charney on MonsterThinking Blog Perhaps nowhere is the divide between HR theory and people practice more evident than when it comes
I just finished interviewing potential hires for two open positions at my company, and I was reminded why I founded Come Recommended in the first place.
Originally posted by Charles Purdy, one of #TChat’s moderators, on MonsterThinking Blog The term “dream job” means different things to each of us — and
Your brand is how your company tastes inside and out. This includes your your employment brand and B2B and/or B2C corporate brand. Used to be
The organizations of today and tomorrow must be highly adaptive and flexible. Unfortunately, the model we have inherited and have come to know as the
Weekends aren’t the usual time for companies to drop market-making news, but it happened this weekend, when Monster announced the launch of BeKnown, a networking
Today, job search advice is available everywhere online. You’ve probably read the obvious tips: prepare for your interview, tailor your resume and cover letter, network
“You and I, we are pressed into these solitudes Color and culture, language and race Just variations on a theme Islands in a much larger
Originally posted by Joe Gerstandt on MonsterThinking Blog Intersections baby, its all about the intersections… The majority of the work that we do around diversity
When it comes to Leadership Development, we tend to want to let our system dictate the direction of where things should go. Maybe it’s time to push the boundaries of that status quo…
There’s a scene in the movie The Company Men where a laid-off executive (Tommy Lee Jones) confronts his old CEO (Craig T. Nelson), who happens
Written by Omowale Casselle Usually, one of the key characteristics of champions is that they have an amazing ability to prevent themselves from making unforced
Repeat after me: there are no magic job wands. Whether you believe there’s a talent war or not, there are still too many of us

Informational interviews sound boring, ineffective and hard to get. But that doesn’t need to be true. In fact, they can increase your chances of finding and being considered for jobs, especially the “hidden” ones. Here are tips to make it work for you…
Take a look around, HR. Where is your focus? If your systems give employees the ability to thrive, contribute and develop – you’re doing well. If your systems look to constrict, deter and confine – you’re following outliers. It’s time to reframe…
Today’s post is by Miriam Salpeter — owner of Keppie Careers. She teaches job seekers and entrepreneurs how to leverage social media, writes resumes and
Written by Kevin Wang As college students are finally starting to understand the long-term value of internships and actively pursuing them, it has subsequently become