A few days ago, in a conversation with a senior-level recruiting manager, I was surprised to discover that her idea of an Internet-based recruiting process … Read more
Becoming One: HRIS & ATS Technical Integration
My last article for ERE – on the integration of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) – observes that … Read more
How The Sales Function Can Help A Firm’s Recruiting Efforts
“Recruiting is just sales with a crummy budget” is my favorite phrase in recruiting. Kind of funny, but also alarmingly true. Yet in most firms … Read more
Understanding Personality And Job Performance
Q. So, you are an ENFZ (Extraverting, Intuiting, Feeling, Organizing) personality type. Just what does that have to do with job performance? A. Absolutely … Read more
What’s The Deal With Reservists?
When you think about tapping our men and women of the armed services for employment opportunities, chances are you don’t normally think of the over … Read more
Taking a Requisition the “ER” Way
How many of us receive a requisition for an open position, immediately go to the hiring manager to talk it over, then start recruiting off of it? Are you … Read more
It’s About What You Do, Not What You Say: Strategies for Reducing Turnover
As organizations work hard to lower turnover rates, it is wise to take a look at some of the causes of turnover, and at some of the reasons that actions … Read more
Great Content, Poor Execution: The Latest in Job Posting Challenges
For the past few years, the e-Recruiting industry evangelists have been preaching the importance of well-written job ads for achieving maximum quality … Read more
The Horseless Carriage of Recruiting: The Internet
One of the most truthful comments I ever heard in school was made in reference to history, of all things. It went, “Those who ignore history are … Read more
Put The Work Where The Talent Is: Part II
When there is a war going on, sometimes the smartest thing to do is to avoid the battle entirely and live where there is relative peace. In a similar … Read more