Most of us have done it before: proudly unveil a glitzy new employment website, and the response is a resounding silence. The truth is that even the most … Read more
How To Measure The Quality Of Your Applicants (Before You Hire Them)
Managers are continually asking for a higher quality of candidate, while recruiters tend to focus on the cost or the speed of the hire. The quality of the … Read more
Pushing The Envelope, Ad-wise
It’s the end of a hard day, and you’ve finally had a chance to check out the news. Your boss was a jerk, so you jump to a major board, and an … Read more
Understanding The Application Development Cycle
Technology recruiting is always difficult, but it’s even worse when there are gaps in your understanding of the basic processes of technology … Read more
The Internet Candidate Approach
Have you ever called a candidate off of a resume that you found on the Internet? What type of response did you get? If you are like many recruiters, you … Read more
Non-Traditional Recruiting Methods, Revised: Some Ideas and Examples
As we reach end the year, I am going to reprint a few articles, with updates, that I think recap the messages of this first year of the 21st century. This … Read more
Tell Them Where They Will Be In 2 Years (With a “Where You’ll Be” Profile)
One of the primary questions in the minds of candidates is “Where will I be two years from now?” Unfortunately, most recruiters and managers … Read more
It’s All About Customer Relationship Management: Some Tips on Doing It Better
“CHARLOTTE, N.C. October 25, 2000 – Nearly eight out of 10 companies are not adequately using their Web sites for staff recruitment and … Read more
The Future of Internet Recruiting
Because I am a professor (and don’t really “work”), I have lots of time to study and forecast the future. As a vendor, candidate, or … Read more
Getting Back To Basics: Why eCruiting Isn’t Enough
There are many great eCruiting solutions available today. I’m very impressed with the offerings, interfaces, and applicant tracking systems on many … Read more