Recently I had an interesting conversation with David Morris of The Seedling Group about college students who espouse the entrepreneurial spirit. The … Read more
The Selection Interview: It Doesn’t Work, but it Won’t Go Away
I have never been a fan of interviews. Having been both interviewee and interviewer too many times to count, I can honestly say that most of them fall into … Read more
Target The “Have To Be Asked” Candidate!
The forgotten target in recruiting is the currently employed person that will only consider another job when they are directly approached and asked the big … Read more
How To Get a High-Paying Job (No Skills Required)
How many times have you read a posting on the ER Forum that starts, “Does anybody know of a good test site for…?” Well-meaning recruiters … Read more
The Hiring Process: Getting It Together
Hiring Manager: Hi (insert your name here), I have this great candidate that I want to make an offer to today. Can you send him an offer letter? Recruiter: … Read more
A Tradition of Diversity
The military is a diverse group of people, trained in a variety of skills with dedication to a strong work ethic. With those qualifications, plus the fact … Read more
HR Generalists Vs. Recruiters: Some Thoughts on the Internal War
Human resource generalists usually leave most of recruiting to the professional recruiters. But in some organizations, the HR generalists like to play a … Read more
For The Ten Billionth Time, Stop Exaggerating!
An age-old issue between Recruiters and Corporate HR (or Corporate HR and Hiring Managers, for that matter) is the act, or art, of “prepping” a … Read more
Technical Intimidation: How To Learn the Language
Congratulations on your new position! As part of your responsibilities, you will be asked to sit across from candidates, interpret a foreign language, and … Read more
Why Hiring Freezes Are Dumb
One of my pet peeves in HR is the “overuse” of hiring freezes. All too often, senior managers respond to a minor budget crisis by immediately … Read more