Why is it that we are always attracted to that which we cannot have?or at least cannot have easily? And as soon as something becomes easily obtained, we no … Read more
Dear Hiring Manager, Welcome to the Next Plateau!
Dear Hiring Manager, Listen, I know you are busy, what with the new job and all. I even suspect you have not been able to unpack all the moving cartons, … Read more
Put the Work Where the Talent Is
A famous thief was once asked, “Why do you rob banks?” He responded simply: “Because that’s where the money is!” Managers … Read more
Putting Your Money Where Their Mouth Is: How To Handle Tricky Salary Negotiations
Financial considerations are rarely why a deal falls apart. In the past 20 years, in over 1000 different salary negotiations that I’ve been involved … Read more
Know Thy Enemy
Sadly, I have become entranced by the recent television voyeurism phenomena called ?Survivor.? This show is addicting! It?s about 16 castaways on an island … Read more
Developing A Cost Benefit Analysis for Internships, Part I
It’s clear that internships are an integral part of a college recruiting program, which is in turn a crucial part of an organization’s … Read more
Looking in the Windows
Traffic to your corporate website contains sub-groups of potentially valuable candidates. Job seekers, of course, visit with a clear mission in mind. In … Read more
Are You Really Using Resume Databases?
I recently met with a prospective client about Internet Sourcing. She is in charge of the sourcing function for all of the recruiters at her company. Her … Read more
They Just Don’t Get It: Part 2
In Part 1, we discussed the relative strengths and weaknesses of techie tests. In this part we’ll examine the personality test vendors and the … Read more
What Do You Really Know About What You Do? It’s All in the Numbers!
Here are a few questions I ask recruiters. In my experience, only a handful of them could answer the questions with any degree of confidence. Some could … Read more