Over the last several years finding talent, particularly good technical talent has escalated to the top of the priority list in many corporate boardrooms. … Read more
Hire Them Both – A Package Deal
In a tight labor market, firms can gain a tremendous competitive advantage by breaking the old rules and acting differently from the average firm. … Read more
Special Feature: Just How Good ARE Recruiting Web Sites? Some Comments on a Report from Creative Good
Have to ever logged into a corporate web site and tried to find out whether there was a job that met your skills and interests? Have you tried to apply for … Read more
Branding, Marketing and Customer Service– Uncommon Concepts in Recruiting
To start off our series on strategic planning for the recruiting function, I am going to focus on how to attract people to your company, how to excite them … Read more
Sharing Best Practices In Recruiting – Some Examples
There was a great response to my best practices request. Sorry, I couldn’t mention them all. This is a continuing process so if you do something … Read more
Using the Internet to Attract Transitioning Military is a Lot Like Fishing
The Internet is a wonderful tool for both information flow and communication ability. Recent statistics show that approximately 38% of Americans use the … Read more
So You Have to Create a Strategic Recruiting Plan? The First of a Series to End the Millennium
Is it time to start thinking about next year yet? I know that many of you are about to start the process of developing your strategic recruiting plans for … Read more
Your Firm’s Web Page Stinks!
A World Class Web Page Includes These Great Web Features (Listed by Category): Over-all features: Meets each of the goals set by the firm Read more
You Can’t Get There From Here
There is an old story that goes something like this. A driver is very lost and has driven around for hours trying to find his way. (Yes, the driver is … Read more
Results of Interactive Exercise
Last week I presented a scenario – which proved all too realistic for many of those who responded. The scenario is reproduced below for those of you … Read more