Times are tough. Organizations are downsizing, changing the skills mix of their workforces, and correcting for bad hiring decisions made in the heat of the … Read more
Air Raid! This Is No Drill!
If you saw the recent movie “Pearl Harbor,” you probably walked away wondering exactly how anything like that ever could have happened. How … Read more
Making The Most of Pre-Screening Tools
Online pre-screening tools seem to be the latest “buzz” in the e-Recruiting marketplace. They are becoming a standard feature on ATS systems, … Read more
Another, Less Pleasant Use of Hiring Technology: Downsizing
Organizations are sometimes faced with the unavoidable economic decision to downsize operations. Nothing shakes the confidence of employees like a … Read more
Source on Wants, Not Needs
I have personally been involved in over 500 mid- and senior-level hiring decisions in the past 20 years. Not all of them were successful. The mistakes can … Read more
College Recruiting’s Changing Face
As we simmer in summer heat, it is awfully hard to think about the coming of September and the advent of the college recruiting season. Yet we must be … Read more
Now For Something Completely Different: “SMEAC”
(What the heck is he talking about now? Excuse me, where is the emergency exit!) I would venture a guess that maybe one to two percent of the subscribers … Read more
Recruiting Nurses (With No Recruiting Budget)
As the economy winds down, many organizations have severely curtailed their recruiting. However other organizations are still fighting the war for talent, … Read more
Form vs. Function in Employment Website Development
As more recruiters and HR managers see the cost and timesaving benefits of making employment websites a major hub of interaction with candidates, the sites … Read more
Parakeet Tuxedos: Validity Revisited
I often hear people asking, “Is this test validated?” It is a reasonable question that everyone using a test for selection needs to be asking. … Read more