We like to think of organizations as being “organized,” with individual pieces working together like a fine machine. But all too often, close … Read more
Periodic Potpourri: Customer Service and Communication
Customer service levels in the corporate recruiting environment have fallen to new lows ó if that is even possible ó given my conversations … Read more
Five To Seven Years Experience Required: Part 2
“When we last left our intrepid hero, Atomic Recruiter, he was being held captive in the Dungeon of Repetitive Tasks and Meaningless Efforts by the … Read more
The “Big Secret”: Top Performers Are a Bargain
Are top performers expensive? If you ask any expert in compensation to tell you what the typical pay differential (i.e., salary and bonus) is between an … Read more
The Next Wave of E-Recruiting Innovation
When the Internet appeared, the first wave of e-recruiting innovation was the creation of an employment or careers section on the corporate website. The … Read more
Investigative Recruiting: Using a Skip-Tracing Database
Whenever you are working on a candidate search, a number of potential candidates inevitably come up “missing in action.” The switchboard … Read more
The Best Are Different Than the Rest
Would you be open to explore a situation that’s clearly superior to what you’re doing today? This is what you need to ask top candidates when … Read more
Online Recruiting Evolves
Remember the days when Internet recruiting meant posting an opening on an online career center in lieu of a print ad? In those days, recruitment technology … Read more
Periodic Potpourri: The First Set of?Results
In a medley of graphs and words, this week’s article and next week’s will paint your own self-portrait of the state of recruiting, April 2002, … Read more
Your Employment Product
Recruiting is often compared to sales, marketing, and customer service ó in that recruiting departments market and sell your company’s … Read more