Ring, ring! HR Person: “Hello, HR/Staffing, can I help you?” Employee: “Yeah, I’m a disgruntled and agitated employee with a … Read more
Recruiting on the Internet: A Look Ahead
Recruiters today face a lot of uncertainty in their future. Many recruiters, even executive-search recruiters, are feeling the wrath of layoffs. Just this … Read more
The Lost Letters of Charles Darwin: Evolution and Web-Assisted Recruiting
AP Newswire: Historian’s searching through dusty trunks in an English row house in downtown London recently found a packet of notes carefully sealed … Read more
Tough Times, Tough Actions: Five Steps to Becoming Business Focused
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had an interesting article about HR cuts. “Those HR workers delivering layoff news at your workplace may face … Read more
Competency Metrics for Recruiters
Recently, our team conducted a nationwide recruitment-skills competency study and discovered an interesting pattern. It became evident that while … Read more
Online Screening: The Reality of Jobseeker Behavior
It is interesting that prescreening has been the focus of much recent discussion. While not a new concept, the active examination of prescreening’s … Read more
Five Tips For A Targeted Job Ad
Here’s what one recruiting newsletter had to say recently about online job ads: “The job hunt, driven by slothful job ads, results in a huge … Read more
Employment Brand Names and Slogans
One of the crucial elements in building an employment brand is to develop a “theme” that sends a clear brand message to potential candidates. … Read more
Competing For Your Own Employees — Online
An increasing number of job seekers are managing their careers online. The popularity of the major job posting sites and hopefully your own corporate … Read more
My Favorite Interview Question
In a recent article, I described the single best interview question of all time: “Can you please describe your most significant … Read more