Although recent terrorist events may have occurred thousands of miles away from you, there are many potential people-related problems that may still occur … Read more
Careers Website Visitors: Just the Facts
The purpose of the corporate website careers section is to promote the company’s employment openings. It would seem likely then, that visitors to the … Read more
Increasing Retention And Productivity: Let Employees Do What They Do Best!
If you ask average employees what percentage of their time they spend “doing what they do best,” most answer a disheartening 30%. If this was … Read more
Online Screening: Adding Screening Tools To Your Online Recruiting Strategy
The first two installments of this series have concentrated on providing useful background information about the process of online screening. The first … Read more
Recruit Smarter, Not Harder
When I first became a headhunter back in the mist-shrouded ’70s, I quickly discovered some basic truths about the search process: The best candidate … Read more
Some Emerging Trends in e-Recruiting
Well it’s over – summer, that is – and time for serious thoughts again. Whether the stock market is on the rebound or the economy is on … Read more
Air Raid! This Is No Drill! Part Deux
Ring, ring! HR Person: “Hello, HR/Staffing, can I help you?” Employee: “Yeah, I’m a disgruntled and agitated employee with a … Read more
Recruiting on the Internet: A Look Ahead
Recruiters today face a lot of uncertainty in their future. Many recruiters, even executive-search recruiters, are feeling the wrath of layoffs. Just this … Read more
The Lost Letters of Charles Darwin: Evolution and Web-Assisted Recruiting
AP Newswire: Historian’s searching through dusty trunks in an English row house in downtown London recently found a packet of notes carefully sealed … Read more
Competency Metrics for Recruiters
Recently, our team conducted a nationwide recruitment-skills competency study and discovered an interesting pattern. It became evident that while … Read more