Hiring? It’s great to work with a recruiter (ahem) but it’s also smart to take advantage of free options available on LinkedIn, such as using a #hiring photo frame for your profile pic and taking advantage of the new features currently rolling out.

When it comes to choosing a recruiter, it’s particularly important to keep in mind that this professional may be the first person a potential candidate meets “from your company.” Vet them as well as you’d vet a candidate for a permanent role.

Gaps in one’s resume don’t look great. But 2020 was an exception. The sheer number of people who were laid off and furloughed make it highly likely that a hiring manager will be talking to quite a few folks in this position. There’s no stigma.

Do you have a degree relevant to your job? If so, you’re in the minority. Most people swerve way off course once they graduate. I love Jason Shen’s @TedTalks on how to build a diverse, high-performance team by looking beyond the usual credentials. At the Source and Recruit Company, we do this using a tool called PXT Select.

One skill has become incredibly important in 2020: the art of the #smize. 😁😷 In the days of mask wearing, smiling with one’s eyes has become an indispensable way to communicate.

As a leader, bringing out the best in others starts, of course, with hiring people who have the potential to begin with. That’s our job. Your job is to cultivate your hires and bring out their best.

We’ve seen again and again how candidates with high emotional intelligence (EQ) tend to thrive and succeed. These are the kind of people you want on your team.

The late, great Eddie Van Halen was a guitar legend. In a piece he wrote for @PopMech a few years ago, he offered a glimpse at a lesson he learned early on from his dad: “If something doesn't do what you want it to, there's always a way to fix it.”

Analytics, connected sensors, artificial intelligence—agriculture’s connected future is surprisingly (or not-so-surprisingly) high-tech.

The ability to give/receive feedback graciously is central to most corporate jobs. Yet we’re all mostly pretty terrible at it. One @TEDTalks I recently heard from cognitive psychologist LeeAnn Renninger offers up a 4-part approach to feedback that works.

Even if it’s only a sometimes or even a once-in-a-while thing, having a particular recruiter you work with every time is a smart hiring practice.

You’re hiring a recruiter because you’re too busy to handle every aspect of hiring yourself, plus, you want access to a higher caliber of talent. Understood, and allow us to help you help us help you. Our first question: How will this person fit into your existing team?

What can you do to be the best possible leader right now? @Glassdoor analyzed employee reviews in 2020 to pinpoint which leaders are polling best among employees — and why.

How important is a sense of belonging to happiness at work? Long before the pandemic sent many of us home to work, a substantial number of people reported feeling “physically and emotionally isolated at work” per @HarvardBiz review circa 2019.

2020 has been the year of toddlers interrupting Zoom calls. In fact, if there’s one thing companies have learned this year amidst all the remote work and scrambling, it’s that creating a family-friendly work culture is critical to both serving and retaining employees.

Sometimes, the best candidate for a job you’re trying to fill doesn’t even realize they’re looking for the job. That’s where passive recruitment comes in. Encourage employee referrals, make sure people know about your company, and mine social media for potential hires.

#ThoughtLeader has become one of those buzz phrases you hear all the time. But you can’t just call yourself a thought leader. You have to take the right steps to get there. Read our latest blog post for more.

Want to polish your team’s Zoom skills? @HarvardBiz reports on what we can learn from deaf people when it comes to nonverbal communication.

Occasionally I hear from a job-seeker that they’re interested in a role but would like to negotiate the title. Is this kosher? Sometimes. The answer depends upon your motivation for wanting a different title.

Should you share interview questions with a candidate in advance of the interview? This is a contentious question for a lot of hiring managers. Pros — gives the candidate the best shot to shine. Cons — takes away the element of surprise and spontaneity.