In Part One of this article series, we reviewed the landscape of the recent and pending acquisitions of HotJobs, FlipDog and Headhunter.net by the industry … Read more
The Incredible Cost of a Bad Hire: Part Two
In Part One, I outlined how an “average” standard deviation in worker productivity can amount to huge dollar costs for a company. In many cases … Read more
Service Level Agreements: Summing Up
For the past two weeks we have been discussing the value of service level agreements, or SLAs. There has been a large response to the questionnaire I … Read more
Paper Resumes…An Endangered Species?
Paper resumes. Are they going out of style? When will they really be obsolete? As I visit various large companies to help re-engineer staffing processes … Read more
Effective Online Screening Begins With a Solid Foundation
Online screening has been getting a lot of attention lately. This is very encouraging for those of us who have been working hard to demonstrate the value … Read more
Effective Layoffs: The Quick and Dirty Approach
No one likes to do layoffs. Even under the best circumstances, when layoffs are done over time and with some degree of planning and due diligence, they can … Read more
Going Back To Square One
At a recent workshop for CEOs, I asked these three questions: Who would you rather hire… Someone who needed a job, or someone who wanted a better job? Read more
Service Level Agreements: An Introduction
Last week I conducted one of my frequent informal surveys of ERE readers to see how many of you are using service level agreements (SLAs) with your … Read more
But First, Remember to Deliver the Paper
It all started with a phone call six weeks ago from one of the two major newspapers in the Boston area. Their telemarketing department was offering a free … Read more
Effective Layoffs: Avoiding Layoffs in the First Place
Shifts in the economy are a fact of life. But managers and HR professionals are often forced into recommending layoffs during economic downturns because … Read more