In a recent ERE article, I made some predictions about the world of recruiting circa 2010. Based on what I saw at the recent HR Technology Conference in … Read more
Postal Service Targets Hispanic Labor Market
The U.S. Postal Service, in an effort to “continue to look like America,” launched a national initiative designed to recruit more Hispanic … Read more
Healthcare Staffing Remains Weak
It does not come as much of a surprise that U.S. healthcare organizations have struggled to attract and retain registered nurses and other critical-skill … Read more
Managing Talent
Over the past 20 years, American corporations (and most corporations worldwide) have embraced a variety of initiatives for improving efficiency, increasing … Read more
ADP Shakes Things Up
The news that ADP Employer Services recently acquired VirtualEdge Corporation is being received well by customers and consultants alike. This deal is being … Read more
What Do You Really Want?
I wrote “Finding the Best Person for the Job” a few weeks back. Since its publishing, the amount and content of correspondence I received has … Read more
One Monster, Many Opinions
New York-based Monster Worldwide, the parent of Monster.com, appears to lack immunity to the mounting pressures of a Securities and Exchange Commission … Read more
Be a Control Freak and Close More Deals
According to Wikipedia, “a control freak is a derogatory term for a person who has an obsessive need to control other people or situations.” … Read more
A Profile of the World?s Most Aggressive Recruiter, Part 2
Questions and answers with Michael Lackaye (and some outrageous quotes!) I asked Michael to highlight some of the approaches he used at Quicken Loans and … Read more
Consultant Says Deal Was a Good One for Kenexa
Human capital management firm Kenexa Corp. has agreed to pay an aggregate purchase price of approximately $115 million for all of BrassRing’s assets, … Read more