Imagine the following scenario: You go to an all-inclusive resort where you’re treated to mediocre service, meals, and accommodations. When you check … Read more
5 Essential Recruiter Skills
The skills that once defined a corporate recruiter are not sufficient. Indeed, those skills are actually detrimental to success today. A corporate … Read more
What’s Fashionable in Diversity Recruitment and Hiring?
Abercrombie and Fitch, a leading retail clothing chain, recently entered into a consent decree, or settlement, to resolve a set of three race … Read more
A Look Back at 2004 from a CEO’s Perspective
Last year, I wrote an article from a futuristic perspective ó January, 2005, to be exact. The CEO of some mythical company was looking back at 2004 … Read more
Recruiters and Technology
Recruiters tend to fall into one of two camps. The first rejects most technology as unnecessary. They feel that the traditional recruiting methods still … Read more
Incorporating Organizational Competencies Into Hiring, Part 2
In my last article, we focused on why professionals can seldom use home-grown competency lists. In this article, we’ll focus on fixing chronic … Read more
The Best Business In The World
I know the best business in the world. Yes, I do. And not just for me. Not just depending on where we are in the economic cycle as you read this for the … Read more
Separation Anxiety
You’ve extended an offer to a candidate, and the candidate accepts. Follow-up calls during the next week indicate all is well. Your new employee is … Read more
Strengthening Your Leadership Bench with External Succession Planning, Part 2
article by Dr. John Sullivan and Master Burnett External succession planning is much like traditional succession planning, with the exception that the … Read more
Good Interviewing Starts With Knowing the Answers, Not With Asking Questions
It hit me like a snowstorm this week: The problem with interview training is that too much time is spent on learning to ask questions, rather than knowing … Read more