I was in the middle of writing a paper on the intricacies of multi-site recruitment process alignment when I received an email from a very experienced … Read more
Five To Seven Years Experience Required
Dear Candidate, I am writing to thank you for expressing interest in our current opening. However, I regret to inform you that we feel that your current … Read more
Quality of Hire: Why You Should Measure It
I consider the single biggest fault with corporate and external recruiting functions to be their almost universal failure to measure the quality (or … Read more
Building a Solid Foundation
The importance of providing a good foundation for every action used to narrow down an applicant pool cannot be understated. This is a universal concern … Read more
Technology: Changing the Face of Recruitment
In a recent white paper published by the Talent Market Group, the following comment is made: “In the future, recruiting departments will see their … Read more
A Parable: Who Moved My Behavioral Interview?
This is a story I heard about sheep as a young boy, which I hope you will find as useful as I did. At the time I heard it thought it was about being … Read more
I Didn’t Know the Military Could Do That Job!
Former military personnel were working in New York City during the terrorist attack rescue effort and courageously evacuated thousands of citizens from the … Read more
What Is CRM All About? A Primer for Recruiters
It is usually more difficult to execute a new idea than it is to understand it. Customer relationship marketing, or CRM as it is usually called, is an easy … Read more
Integrating the Internet Into Your Recruitment Plan
Though it has been widely adopted by human resource professionals both as a source of candidates and a recruitment tool, the Internet is still often viewed … Read more
Resume Volume: Can You Handle It?
Lately, I have been meeting corporate recruiters whose sourcing strategy has been shaped by negative conditioning. Sheer volumes of responses have … Read more