Has your company considered the 2.1 million disabled vets as potential hires? Since the beginning of the Gulf War, there have been more than 725,000 people … Read more
Partnering With Your Organization
Most recruiters look at recruiting as their sole responsibility. But in fact, recruiting should be the responsibility of each and every employee in your … Read more
Finding the Diamond in the Grass: Screening in and Screening Out
Let’s assume you have a good website, complete with an online resume builder. Candidates fill out a questionnaire and the data ends up directly in … Read more
Recruiting at Cisco
As a speaker at a recent recruiting conference, I had the opportunity to spend some time with Randall Birkwood, Director of Employment at Cisco Systems. … Read more
Fire Your Administrative “Bambi” Recruiters
It’s amazing that only one company I know, Cisco, requires rigorous internal recruiter training before a recruiter can start recruiting. Most firms … Read more
Where Can I Find a List of Good Interview Questions?
Ever heard this question before? Did you ever look for such questions yourself? Searching for a “list” of interview questions is like searching … Read more
Top Ten Rules for Successful Internet Sourcers: Part 2
Successful sourcing follows a pattern of rules and tricks of the trade that helps those sourcers be the best in their field. But not all sourcers know all … Read more
Sourcing 101: How to Find the Really Great Candidates
Last week I began a series of articles devoted to the 10 basic steps that I define as critical to a successful recruiting effort. The ten steps are: … Read more
Attrition: A Key Element to A Successful Staffing Program?
When I was in college, to be truly cool, you had to be a fan of Kurt Vonnegut. You had to acknowledge that he was “deep” and “ahead of … Read more
Make Your Advertising Dollars Count: Recruitment ROI Tracking in the Digital Age
“Hear that giant sucking sound? That’s the sound of your money.” ? Ross Perot Way back when, your recruitment spending was one-quarter … Read more