In an ERE article from last year (ERE December 16, 1999), we visited Santa’s Workshop to take a peek at how he was managing his recruitment during … Read more
Life-Long Learning
As recruiters, human resources professionals, or line managers, we are charged with developing a workforce with not only the skills to compete today but … Read more
Going to a Recruiting Conference?
If you are like most recruiting and HR professionals, you will probably attend at least one or more recruiting/HR conferences next year. I have been … Read more
What Do You See Happening? Thoughts on 2001.
As we come to the end of another year, and the first of this century, it is perhaps wise to take a few moments and ask ourselves what is different today … Read more
Using Field Identification to Hire Santa Claus (or Other Customer Service Talent)
If you wanted to hire a great “Santa Claus” (or any other customer service person), would you wait until November 15th and then run an ad? Or … Read more
Seat Warming
A few days ago, I was reading some reviews of past articles. One of the reviewers suggested that good selection practices would never be followed as along … Read more
Women of Character
Women who have served our country through military service are an excellent source of talent in the civilian world. It’s only during the last 30 … Read more
Tips For Hiring an Internet Sourcer
A lot has been said about the pros and cons of hiring an Internet Sourcer. Having hired and managed my own sourcing teams for a few years now, I’ve … Read more
If We Can’t Define Talent, How Can We Find It?
About once a year I get the feeling that we aren’t making any progress in really improving our approaches to acquiring and retaining talent. Perhaps … Read more
Understanding Passive Candidate Research
On October 3, the Wall Street Journal published a wonderful article by staff reporter Rachel Silverman titled “Shrewd Recruiters Search Through … Read more