OK. Suppose you listened to my ?Chicken Little? speech and decided to do a validation study. Where do you start? What do you use for criteria? Supervisor … Read more
Don’t Hire Them… Hire Their References!
It is interesting that a large majority of all U.S. firms use reference checks as a final screen for their applicants. However, few have any data to prove … Read more
If You Build It, They Will Come
In my previous article we talked about the importance of doing your homework before beginning your search. Once you have a clear understanding of the … Read more
Negotiating Yourself Out of the Corner You Talked Yourself Into
To refresh, Negotiating is the transition point in deal making, somewhere between, ?Dearly beloved?? and ?I do.? A great ceremony will not make a great … Read more
The Business Cost And Impact Of Employee Turnover
One of the most critical components of success for the business owner, regardless of size, is the ability to keep the cost of doing business at a minimum. … Read more
Retention – Talking an Employee Out of Leaving for a Start-Up
One of the most common reasons for leaving a large firm is to go to a start up and get “cash out the wahzoo.” Anyone who is not a DAT (dumb as … Read more
People not Paper – How to Begin Digging Out from the Piles of Resumes
One of my clients receives about 950 resumes every single day! That adds up to more than 28,000 per month and over 340,000 per year. Even though the … Read more
Shaking Things Up With Outrageous Ads
I wrote a great recruiting ad the other day. Maybe you saw it — maybe you even answered it! It was the one that asked the candidate to fast-forward … Read more
Pre-Need Hiring and Workforce Planning
Most employment systems were designed in the “dark ages” when business moved at the “speed of rock.” In the past when people … Read more
Why Care About Metrics? Part II
Part I of this series provided a perspective on the importance of interpreting metrics to make business decisions. Essentially, it focused on have a sense … Read more