Why is the iPod such a phenomenon? It’s not because it looks neat or works well. Those things are just a small part of it. The real reason it’s … Read more
The Key to Gathering Employee Referrals: Changing Employee Perceptions
From the outside looking in, most people see the human resources function as a necessary corporate evil that slows down the business. Still referred to as … Read more
Reframing Traditional Workforce Planning
Recruiting needs to ensure that an organization has the talent it needs to meet business needs in the foreseeable future. Ideally, recruiting should … Read more
Peoplesoft Is Being Swallowed by the Evil Empire
For anyone who really cares about HR, January 14, 2005 will be a black day. On that day, as many as 6,000 PeopleSoft employees will be terminated by the … Read more
How to Eliminate the Three Biggest Hiring Errors
A common New Year’s resolution for recruiters has something to do with becoming better at recruiting. My New Year’s resolution for 2005 is to … Read more
A New Year’s Greeting to the EEOC
It seems like the HR world is separated into two groups: those who know and follow the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures and those who … Read more
A Letter to Hiring Managers: How to Make Sure You Always Hire the Best
As a hiring manager, you probably only hire a handful of people each year, and the recruiter assigned to your team has always done a reasonable job at … Read more
How to Develop a Capture Strategy
Did you ever notice that, when a candidate accepts an offer, all of the people who even breathed the same air as the candidate pat themselves on the back, … Read more
Recruiting and Talent Management Trends for 2005
It’s better to be prepared than surprised. Almost every pundit who has examined the year 2005 has come to the conclusion that it will be a year of … Read more
Clarify Expectations And Follow Up With Those Tough Questions
To get people to do what we want them to do, we need to give a clear understanding about how we work and ensure that the client and candidate are willing … Read more