I’ll hire passion over passive any day!

On Friday night I met with Jeremy Langhans (@Jer425 and @bluelabeltalent) and Steve Levy (@LevyRecruits) in Seattle.  During the course of our discussions I made the comment that is now the title of this blog post.  They both shared it through Twitter so here are the thoughts behind the comment. In 1995 I was a captain in the […]

ERE Recruiting Conference & Expo 2014 Spring

Interested in learning how to build or improve your employer brand? I will be sharing 20 Lessons that I learned running the Army Strong campaign and have validated in the work I have done since leaving the Army. One of the 20 lessons I will share is how I applied my experience developing tactical and […]

Why you need an Employer Brand.

 If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful. Jeff Bezos In CareerBuilder’s 2012 annual job forecast they published the results of a survey conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive  among over 3,000 full time hiring managers and HR professionals conducted throughout November 2011.  The following […]

Hire a Vet: Globilization

This is part 11 in an 11 part series. Veterans have experience in cultures all around the world.  While most people are only familiar with the deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan service members are stationed all around the globe doing all types of missions.  These experiences not only teach them how to deal with people […]

Hire a Vet: Technology

This is part 10 in an 11 part series. The military is an organization that has some of the most advanced technology in the world.  From computers to airplanes service members get to learn how to use, maintain and repair equipment that in many cases is first introduced for military use.  GPS is just one […]

Hire a Vet: Accountability

  This is part 9 in an 11 part series. In the Army, Soldiers are held accountable for all the equipment owned by the Army.  That includes weapons, canteens, desks and computers.  If any equipment is lost then an investigation is conducted to determine who is held accountable. Soldiers are also held accountable for their […]