Too Sexy For This Job – Do You Discriminate In Hiring Based On Looks?

Kris Dunn Culture, Generations, Recruiting, Sourcing

I don’t. You?  I’m not so sure… There’s an article on Forbes detailing the land mines in hiring within the hospitality industry.  Here’s a shocker – the competition is fierce in Manhattan and elsewhere in pubs, coffee houses and eateries for attractive candidates.  It seems as if having attractive individuals work for you is good for business, but slippery from …

Will Your Company Be Using Facebook to Manage Talent in the Next Year?

Kris Dunn Engagement and Satisfaction, Generations, HR Technology, Recruiting, Social Media, Sourcing

Don’t look now, but Facebook, that social networking site that has long been the avenue for college kids to share those crazy pictures from last weekend’s party – is growing up. What’s that mean for you?  Maybe nothing.  But if you are a part of a Fortune 500 company looking to build internal knowledge networks or training applications, assist employees …

Talent Nugget: The Value of the Receptionist

Kris Dunn Always Be Closing, Culture, Recruiting

If you want to get upstream as a HR Pro, start reading Seth Godin.  Blog, books (some listed on the side), whatever.  Seth’s a marketing guy who understands the value of the brand in recruiting and talent. Case in point – One of Seth’s recent posts hits on the value of the receptionist (including value to your recruiting process): "Being …

Talent Watch – Best Available Athlete

Kris Dunn Candidate Pool, Recruiting, Sourcing

I have a recurring talent conversation with 3-4 colleagues I really like talking to – and it involves hiring generalists vs. specialists.  Simply put, once you get away from some very specialized positions in your company, are you open to finding the smartest available person to take the challenge you have or are you forever trying to match an overly …