Archive for the ‘NetSourcing’ Category

Bad Hires Affected Almost 7 out of 10 Companies, Can Cost $25 – $50K

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

We don’t know about you, but there are about a million things we’d rather spend that kind of money on than to recover from the ill effects of one bad hire. So when we read about a survey of 2,494 hiring managers and HR professionals by CareerBuilder that found 69% of employers reported that their [...]

A Bad Hire Can Sap Almost a Whole Day Out of a Manager’s Week

Friday, November 16th, 2012

We’ve talked about how much a bad hire can cost you in dollars in the past, but here’s a new way to measure how much they hurt your business.

TALENT HIVES: HR Trend Gets Much Buzz, Won’t Put Bee in Your Bonnet

Thursday, October 4th, 2012

NetSourcing, with it’s use of talent hives and other passive recruiting tools, is a modern version of employee referrals, with a much further reach.

What’s the Real Cost of Picking One Bad Apple?

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and anew CareerBuilder survey on the cost of a bad hire. The survey also found that 69 percent of employers reported that bad hires lowered their company’s productivity, affected worker morale and even resulted in legal issues. Ugh!

Weigh In on an HR Hot Topic: Requesting Facebook Passwords from Job Applicants & Employees

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Unless you have been living under a rock (and that rock was not in range of a 3 or 4G network), you have heard by now about how some hiring managers are requesting Facebook passwords from prospective employees.

Is Facebook an Employment Crystal Ball?

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

A recent article posted on line by the Wall Street Journal suggests that your Facebook profile might be very telling to potential employers about your future job performance. The article reports on a new study from Northern Illinois University, the University of Evansville and Auburn University where a professor and two students were presented with [...]

Not Sure How to Use Social Media to Mine for Talent? Have No Fear. NetSourcing Is Here!

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

So you think social media is nice and all, but it’s not really a big deal in the competitive world of recruiting? Maybe you should think again.