Workforce planning was one of the hottest areas within HR during the 1980s. Now it’s back on top of the hot HR issues list. Why is workforce planning … Read more
Twenty Questions About Online Screening: Part 2
In June I asked ERE subscribers to participate in a survey aimed at collecting the information needed to examine some trends related to the current and … Read more
Recruiting Gold: The Layoff Reports
Mondays. I love ’em. Why? Because Mondays are when one of my favorite sets of “gold reports” come out: the weekly layoff (outplacement) … Read more
How To Assess Candidate Competency
You can assess the effectiveness of any business process by conducting an end-to-end yield analysis. Just divide how much you have left by what you started … Read more
What Would You Do? A Summer Rumination
A medium-sized organization is in the midst of rapid growth. Through a series of small acquisitions and a vigorous hiring campaign, the firm has added more … Read more
Faith Can Move Mountains!
A wise person once said, “Faith can move mountains.” An extension of that philosophy should be, “The absence of faith can stagnate an … Read more
Why Recruiting Needs To Own Workforce Planning
Workforce planning is currently one of the hottest topics on the planet. Unfortunately, most recruiters see workforce planning as something that occurs … Read more
Candidate Care: Do Unto Others…
One aspect of the recruitment process guaranteed to irritate, if not enrage, candidates is lack of communication from prospective employers or recruiters. … Read more
Does Your HR Department Help or Hinder Company Change?
I love it when companies announce they are going to “reorganize.” There is plenty of hoopla and fanfare, and a bazillion dollars are spent on … Read more
Plain Talk for your CIO and CFO
Recently I have been asked a question which, although simple, is still critical for the success of any staffing department: “How can I explain to my … Read more