It can pay (literally) to keep an eye on recruiting trends. Just like any workplace activities, recruiting and hiring also go through cyclical trends. It is important to stay on top of these trends, as they will help you better find and attract the top talent your company needs to succeed. This year is over halfway complete and there have been some clear recruitment trends that appeared this year. The top five recruitment trends focus on social networks, mobile recruitment and other important...

A good cultural fit with your new hires helps protect against a "flame-out." Hiring for cultural fit has been a common idea in the business world for decades. Recently, the advice circulating in the human resources sector has been to put less emphasis on hiring for cultural fit. So what is it that makes hiring for ‘cultural fit’ good? What makes it bad? If you’re interested in hearing about the good, the bad and the ugly of hiring for cultural fit, read on. The truth...