Business has improved and many of you are beginning to re-staff and reconfigure. Hopefully you have learned the importance of NOT just “FILLING A … Read more
How Performace Profiles Will Make You A Better Recruiter
For years, I’ve been writing about the use of performance profiles as the lynchpin of effective recruiting. Everybody who has ever used one for … Read more
Why Recruiters Are Worth What They Charge
“When I need a heart by-pass, rest assured that I won’t select my surgeon on the basis of what he charges.” That’s what an ailing … Read more
Growing Your Firm – The First Step
Our already good market continues to heat up, with prospects of a long boom ahead. In this type of market, many owners are rightfully adding to their … Read more
Some Thoughts On The Candidate Acceptance Agreement
The obvious contractual defect to the Candidate Acceptance Agreement is a failure of consideration. The recruiter is really not giving up anything in … Read more
The OFCCP’s Final Definition of an Internet Applicant
Last year, I wrote an article examining some of the implications of the OFCCP’s proposed definition of an Internet applicant. Approximately one and a … Read more
How To Find a Great Recruiter
One of the biggest problems facing directors of corporate recruiting these days isn’t the shortage of applicants, but rather the shortage of great … Read more
Performance-Based Hiring: The New Operating System
In my recent article, Does Your Company Really Have What It Takes to Hire Top Talent? I presented a 10-point assessment on how to measure your … Read more
Building Creative and Aggressive Sourcing Strategies
A few people have wondered if I might be dead. They have not seen any activity from me on ERE lately (no articles; no postings; I wasn’t at … Read more
Fooled by Our Own Rationality
Many of us have read the book Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, in which he postulates that chance and “gut feel” may play a bigger role in our lives … Read more