Let’s take a poll. What was the average amount of years that your father stayed in his positions? What has been the average amount of years that you … Read more

Note – Let me be clear, the single most important thing you can do to improve ANY staffing function is to measure and reward the quality/performance … Read more

While the business of recruiting has changed dramatically over the past five years, the nuts and bolts of the career has not and will not change. … Read more

As recruiters we tend to focus ourselves almost completely outward. As I look back over the past year’s columns, I don’t see any that focus on … Read more

Wanted: Physically attractive candidate who can make a positive first subjective impression on interviewer. Short, handicapped or mentally weak candidates … Read more

The best recruiting tool in the world is to become “the most talked about place” to work. Although many firms strive to become what is known as … Read more

As a recruiter, I have often heard the words: ?we need help in identifying some excellent diversity candidates.? Although I fully understand the intention … Read more

As I wrote last week, time — time to source, time to close, time to interview — is one of the most critical factors in how you are perceived as … Read more

A few issues ago, Business 2.0, a magazine for the Internet age, listed its ten principles for the new economy. In reading them, it seemed to me that they … Read more

(Or do you want to know why you are losing the war for “IT” talent?) When I talk to senior HR people or to managers, the most common complaint … Read more