It has become common for firms to strive to become an “employer of choice” (EOC). Unfortunately, it’s easy to say that you have become an … Read more
Making Time Work for You
A comment I often hear in the recruiting business is that you can be busy all day and get absolutely nothing done. Cindy, a recruiter in California, … Read more
Seeing Portals Clearly
With the dot-com business slowing down and the e-commerce wave long since crested, companies are now beginning to look at additional ways to leverage the … Read more
The Best Interview Question of All Time
Over the course of the past 20 years, I’ve been searching for — among other things — the single best question to ask in an interview. … Read more
The Plight of the H1-B Employee
Over the last several years, the shortage of qualified IT workers became so great that many companies had to look beyond the traditional recruiting grounds … Read more
Some Current Myths About Recruiting Debunked
At the SHRM conference in San Francisco this week over 19 individual sessions and workshops were related to employee selection, staffing, and retention. … Read more
Your University Recruiting Program: Now’s the Time to Take Stock
Corporate recruiters could take note from the way university recruiting programs are often reassessed and fine-tuned. Each year, university recruiters take … Read more
Hiring Advice for Small Businesses
Smaller firms need talent also, but they normally have more limited resources and recruiting expertise than larger firms. If you are a small business … Read more
Help! The Budget’s Gone, But I Still Need to Recruit
How times have changed! A year ago our heads were spinning. We had so many open requisitions, managers to support, and candidates to contact that we would … Read more
Building a Winning Employer Brand
Historically, recruiting has been a very reactionary and somewhat circular discipline. You identify job openings, fill them as quickly and cheaply as … Read more