I recently saw a recruiting advertisement in a magazine that I thought was one of the cleverest and most insightful I have ever seen. The main character is … Read more
A Contingent Workforce Strategy as an Effective Part of Workforce Planning
During economic downturns CEOs and CFOs come to HR looking for ways to cut labor costs. As sales go down, labor costs must also go down proportionately. … Read more
Retention: Beyond Goodies and Gimmicks, Part 3
In the first two parts of this article series, we discussed how understanding and satisfying core human needs in the workplace is a far more effective … Read more
Don’t Diss the Best: The #1 Rule for Finding More Top Candidates
Treat candidates as customers, not commodities. This should be the mission statement for every recruiting department and hiring manager. Unfortunately, the … Read more
Striking While the Iron Is Hot: A Personal Recruiting Story
There are few business interactions where timing can be as critical a factor as those dealing with candidates or hiring managers during the hiring process. … Read more
Labor Shortage or Labor Surplus? The Two Myths Explored
Unemployment is higher than it has been for many years, yet it’s still far from historical highs. The recent U.S. unemployment figure of 5.7% is … Read more
Developing Great Managers
Despite your efforts to locate?? either internally or externally?? the best possible management candidates, at the hiring stage your work has only just … Read more
Forecasting Company Growth for Workforce Plans
In last week’s article, we looked at the “precursor approach” to workforce planning. We saw how using this approach was a great way to … Read more
Recruiting Gold: Mergers and IPO Reports
In my article last month, we looked at some of the obvious uses of layoff reports and talked about some internal controls they offer. But today it’s … Read more
Retention: Beyond Goodies and Gimmicks, Part 2
In the first part of this article series, we discussed why retention strategies based on “goodies and gimmicks” are misguided and how such … Read more