You have to wonder, why is it that every time there’s an economic slowdown, the RIF, redundancy, right-sizing, and layoff mindset takes over, and … Read more
Talent Swapping: Hiring Without Impacting Headcount
It’s ironic that, at the same exact time that CFOs are instituting hiring freezes and demanding that we add “no new headcount,” there … Read more
Knowledge is Power: The Value of Research
Used properly, research is perhaps the most powerful tool in the world of marketing and advertising. Marketing departments use several forms of research to … Read more
Data Minefields in Global Recruitment
In recent years cross-border and multinational recruitment has increased tremendously, be it recruiting foreign nationals to work in North America or … Read more
Recruiting Trends: A Brief Survey
Will you help me ? and your fellow readers? This has been an extraordinary year ? a year of tragedies and events that were unimaginable. Because of the … Read more
Six-Sigma Hiring
I keep hearing about Six-Sigma hiring. I guess it was only time before HR started using quality improvement tools. I just hope they are ready to discover … Read more
OFCCP: Friend or Foe?
If anything has ever kept a staffing director up at night, it’s worrying about an OFCCP audit. Or, worse yet, the fear of bad PR, or maybe even a … Read more
Making a Business Case in HR: An Illustrated Example
The following is an actual example illustrating how to successfully make a business case in HR. It follows the format outlined in Parts One and Two of this … Read more
Targeted Candidates, Better Results
These days, recruiters are often overwhelmed by the resumes of unqualified candidates. And because there are so many people looking for new positions, the … Read more
Everybody Knows Your Name, But Do They Know Your Face?
Several months ago, New Media, the online publication for Internet architects, which recently ceased operations, featured a puzzle by Scott Kim. Called … Read more