Over the past several months a number of contributors to various on-line chat rooms and human resource forums on the Internet have been exchanging … Read more
Developing A World Class College Recruiting Program
Have a shortage of talent? Why not reinvent college recruiting and make it a prime recruiting source? Unfortunately most college recruiting programs were … Read more
Hume Resource and the Egyptian Book of the Dead Recruiter
As he slogged the last few miles through intense desert heat, Hume turned his face away from the stinging sand and thought about his goal. He had almost … Read more
I’ll See It When I Believe It! How We See What We Expect to See
Interviews are examples of how easy it is to abandon the tools of objectivity – the scientific method, logic and the rules of evidence – for … Read more
As a Manager – Why You Need to Pay Attention to Recruiting
Print This Out – and Give it to Your Managers The most common recruiting question I get whether consulting or speaking is “How to I get … Read more
The Shelf Life of Resumes (Sit on resumes – lose the best candidates)
One of the dumbest things recruiters/managers can do is to “sit on” the resumes of top candidates for days without taking action. Yes, I know … Read more
The Anatomy of Internet Job Posting Content
In Part I of this series we created WOW by improving our job titles. We emphasized the importance of have an informative, thorough, eye catching job title … Read more
Where are the Best People? Competitive Intelligence as a Recruiting Tool
What makes headhunters and great executive search people successful? Their golden tongues? Their superior intelligence? No. It’s their network of … Read more
Why People Accept And Quit A Job Made Simple: It’s Just Market Research
The two hottest issues in the Silicon Valley are the attraction and retention of top talent. I am often asked by very tired recruiters “what is the … Read more
Are You Using a Personality Test to Predict Job Performance?
We’re all pretty sure personality has something to do with job performance (at least until you become a senior manager). People graduating from … Read more