If I hear one more person tell me their materials are EEOC compliant, I think I’m going to throw up! Time after time, people tell me this or that … Read more
Dreaming? A Success Story About What Could Be, Part 2
Recruiting is essentially a response to supply-chain problem. There is demand for new or more employees. There is a supply of potential candidates, which … Read more
A Global Workforce Calls For a Global Database
An annual survey by iLogos Research, now in its sixth year, reveals that in 2003, 94% of the Global 500 maintains a corporate careers website. The near … Read more
Coaching: The Lost Art of Recruiting
Recruiters want more influence over their clients and candidates. This type of coaching is a worthy objective. The reasons are obvious: more placements, … Read more
Delivering a Balanced Employment Brand Experience
Beyond balancing the unlimited creativity and seductiveness of the Internet lies the challenge of delivering on and perpetuating the promise of the … Read more
10 Trends in the Online Screening and Assessment Marketplace
In the course of working with clients and writing our Buyer’s Guide to Web-Based Screening and Assessment, my colleague Steve Hunt and I had the … Read more
Dreaming? A Success Story About What Could Be, Part 1
Soren Smith had done the impossible! Her recruiting department was able to hire top-notch candidates almost at will, or so it seemed to her managers. They … Read more
The Best Fruit Is Always Still in the Tree
When I was growing up we had an honest-to-goodness apple orchard about two miles from my house. On occasion, my fellow delinquents and I would jump the … Read more
Using Corporate Culture in Recruiting and Selection
In Part 1 of this article series, published in February, we discussed how to identify your organization’s culture. I argued that by adding a fourth … Read more
The Search for the Perfect Candidate
Recruiters are no different than most people; they gravitate toward what is easy. In sourcing, that means settling for “active” candidates. But … Read more