A few months ago, I had a conversation with a VP of HR at a high-tech firm, who recounted a discussion he had had with his CFO: CFO: By the way, what is … Read more

Many recruiters and managers look at December as “down time” for recruiting. But in my experience, it’s often just an excuse that … Read more

Q: Is all this talk about employer branding just the latest in a long line of management fads? A: It depends. Q: Doesn’t it really just boil down to … Read more

Several months ago, an associate of mine sent a very qualified nurse on an interview to a prestigious medical center in New York City. She had all the … Read more

Salespeople provide the life’s blood of organizations. No sales. No business. I once encouraged a reluctant management team to rank salespeople from … Read more

In this article series we’ve been traveling down the recruiting highway talking about improving your recruiting process. We first talked about how to … Read more

Last week I was once again confronted with a hiring manager who was frustrated and, frankly, angry, that his organization’s recruiting department had … Read more

As the recruiting profession continues to evolve, metrics have likewise grown in popularity. But although there seems to be a lot of talk about measuring, … Read more

Not long ago, an article appeared here at ERE downplaying the role of technical considerations and your IT department in selecting an applicant tracking … Read more

Outsourcing the recruiting function is one of the hottest fads in staffing right now. Because of the push to reduce headcount within HR functions, most … Read more