It’s deep summer here. Temperatures are climbing and the beach is beckoning. Not much time or motivation to read (or write) long columns about … Read more
Six Sigma in Recruiting, Part 3: Moving Beyond Metrics
You’ve done it. You and your team have established a dashboard of metrics for your recruiting department or staffing firm. You are carefully tracking … Read more
Providing a More Positive Candidate Experience, Part 2
Last week, I started to discuss how to provide a more positive candidate experience by introducing ways to discourage marginally qualified and unqualified … Read more
There’s Going to Be a Revolution: Systematizing the Hiring of Top Talent
A number of things happened this week that could be indicators of the future of hiring. Or perhaps not. While waiting for a client, I had an opportunity to … Read more
Hiring Salespeople: Are Your Methods Accurate?
Every so often I come across some really fascinating stuff. Take this one, for instance. The Bureau of the Census released data from the 1997 National … Read more
How Companies Build Productivity and Promote Retention
At National Semiconductor, new recruits play board games to learn the history of the company. At AMD, new college hires go on outdoor adventures as part of … Read more
The Excruciating Job of Being a Recruiter in This Economy
Most recruiters I communicate with have two things in common: They are feeling enormous pressure from all sides as they struggle to justify their existence … Read more
Providing a More Positive Candidate Experience
Most job application processes fail miserably when it comes to providing any form of interaction that could pass a standard customer service satisfaction … Read more
These Secrets of Semi-Sourcing Will Change the Way You Find and Hire Top Candidates Forever
Are you aware that you are one of 10,000 people who saw this headline? Are you aware that you are one of 1,000 people who decided to read this article? Are … Read more
20 Questions About Web-Based Screening and Assessment: The 2nd Annual Survey
Anyone who follows online screening and assessment knows that there just isn’t much information available about general trends related to its use. … Read more