Job fairs have always struck terror into my heart, what with the misery of air travel, the bad food, and the strange hotels. I can never seem to find my … Read more
How To Make Hiring a Two Sigma Business Process
Here are some further thoughts on my last article about making your hiring a formal process instead of an event: “Hiring is #1,” the mantra … Read more
Leadership and Recruiting
Leadership is hard to define. Most of us might say, “I know it when I see it, but I can’t tell you exactly what it is.” We have all … Read more
Ergo Cartenga Delenda Est, Part 2: Becoming a Strategic Business Partner
[Author’s note: Last week, a reader informed me that my translation of “Carthage” into Latin in my article two week’s ago was in … Read more
Eight Simple Rules for Becoming a Great Recruiter
I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to train thousands of recruiters over the years. Most turn out to be pretty good at what they do, but a select … Read more
Roadmap for the Perfect Recruiting Process
If someone was to ask you to describe and diagram, in detail, your company’s recruitment process, could you do it? I don’t mean simply creating … Read more
Are Foreign Nationals Still Viable Candidates?
It is, in many respects, both the best of times and the worst of times for recruiting foreign nationals in the U.S. Most of the traditional sectors that … Read more
In Search of Silliness: The Perfect Competency List
Almost every week someone posts a request for competencies here on the ER Forum. It usually goes something like this: “I am a recruiter for XYZ … Read more
A Really Good Book: “Searching for A Corporate Savior,” by Rakesh Khurana
I rarely find a book about management or leadership very interesting. There are hundreds of volumes written about both topics, and almost all of them are … Read more
Measuring Your Employer Brand
article by Dr. John Sullivan and Master Burnett Last week I wrote about rebuilding a damaged or tarnished employer-of-choice brand. Based on the articles … Read more