Three managers within the same department of the same company identify a requirement to hire a project manager simultaneously. The first manager spends … Read more
Most Recruiters Are Ignorant Honest
Recruiting is a strange field. You can’t get a degree in it at any university, and that makes learning how to become a great recruiter a difficult … Read more
Screening Foundations: Building an Effective Foundation Online
This article is the second of a two-part series focusing on building effective foundations for online screening. Last month’s article provided some … Read more
The Secret of Success
I’ve been tracking the success of most of my candidates, and many of my clients, for the past 20 years. After a few years of doing this, it became … Read more
Dealing with H-1B Employees in a Downsized Marketplace
You’ve spent all the money necessary to sponsor H-1B candidates to work in your company, and now you’re faced with laying them off. What are … Read more
Form Follows Function: Are You Organized in the Best Way?
Staffing directors frequently ask me how they should organize their recruiting functions. I spent time not long ago with Mark, a director of a staffing … Read more
Five To Seven Years Experience Required: Part 3
I wrote my first check 30 ó ah, let’s just say several ó years ago. It was an agonizing experience that required about a half an hour, … Read more
Total Cost of Ownership of Staffing Management Solutions
“Total Cost of Ownership,” or TCO, is a concept used to represent the true costs of owning enterprise software. TCO seeks to measure all of the … Read more
More Offer Closing Ideas
I received a number of follow-up ideas from readers as a result of my article in January on how to improve offer acceptance. Here are some of the best: … Read more
From the Front Lines: Part 2
In Part 1, we explored the ways a recruitment agency is working to scale its practice through technology and proven recruitment methodologies. Today we … Read more