When you're in the middle of a disaster, your horizon shrinks, and in our case, you're not thinking about hiring fundamentals. Instead of thinking about the coming year, you're focused on making it to the end of the week. Challenges…
You know, even a so-called Doctor needs some help every now and then - and that's where you come in. It's time for the 2020-21 Recruiting Site Trends survey! To make it useful, I need your help and input! In…
Six months into the pandemic, it seems obvious - to me, at least - that the hiring industry (including job boards) is not going to go up in a puff of smoke. It felt like that was a distinct possibility…
Note: A derecho hit the Midwest last Monday - and the Doctor is still waiting for his power and internet to return! So in deference to Mother Nature, here is a post from last year that is still quite relevant.…
The pandemic is shaping literally everything we do. Why? Because - unlike any previous catastrophe (well, except for climate change) - it is pervasive. You can't escape it - not forever. Sure, if you're lucky, you can bunker off to…
It's been said before that you should never let a good crisis go to waste. What exactly does that mean? It means that with every problem comes opportunity. We are in the midst of a global crisis, and yet for…
As the worldwide COVID 19 pandemic continues, it seems obvious that things are not going to go 'back to normal' anytime soon. Unemployment is climbing - possibly to rates not seen in decades. Economic activity is grinding to a halt.…
The great recession of 2008 was of course not that great for most of us. Companies went down the tubes, people lost their jobs, and entire sectors of the economy shrank – some never to expand again. Today things are, well,…
Did you know the Doctor lives in Iowa? Well...he does. And a few weeks back, he participated in the famous Iowa Caucuses (perhaps for the last time? We shall see). You may have heard there were a few problems. But…
If you read my news updates, you might begin to think that everyone is getting funded and/or launching a new service. Part of this is what I have called the 'excitement of the new' - we want to hear about…