Let’s face it, most hiring managers aren’t great interviewers. They tend to base their judgments about candidate competency on first … Read more
Creative On-Boarding: Building Productivity and Promoting Retention
At the Charles Schwab Corporation, Charles Schwab himself or Dave Pottruck, the co-CEO, often make personal appearances at new employee orientations. At … Read more
The Times Are Changing for Recruiters
“Oh the times they are a-changing…” – Bob Dylan The social changes Dylan heralded were directed squarely at the times. Our culture … Read more
The Staffing Supply Chain
This article, the fourth in a series, covers how human capital management has changed dramatically over the last several years. This series of articles is … Read more
Employee Referrals and Diversity: Legal Issue or Opportunity?
Article by Dr. John Sullivan, Susan Wong, and Master Burnett Few things set us off more than uninformed people making assumptions without facts. And our … Read more
Best-in-Class Hiring: Salespeople
The Sales Position Salespeople are the “life’s blood of the organization.” Hire a poor salesperson and you can lose market share, fail to … Read more
The Ever-Changing Landscape of Recruiting Technology
The business and economic uncertainties of 2001 resulted in many companies choosing to delay their investment in recruiting technology. It wasn’t … Read more
When Perception Doesn’t Equal Reality: Legal Defensibility and Online Screening
Recently I collaborated with Global Learning Resources on a survey examining best practices for the use of screening in the employee selection process. … Read more
Stop Living Dangerously, and Start Managing Turnover
2001 was a tough year. Like many of you, I saw a lot of staff pack up and go, and the ones that remained had to work harder, smarter, and wider (doing … Read more
A Receding Recession Will Leave Us With Many Changes
The hunt for senior-level executives and directors has heated up recently, indicating to me that we may be seeing the beginning of the end of this short … Read more