OK. Suppose you listened to my ?Chicken Little? speech and decided to do a validation study. Where do you start? What do you use for criteria? Supervisor … Read more

It is interesting that a large majority of all U.S. firms use reference checks as a final screen for their applicants. However, few have any data to prove … Read more

In my previous article we talked about the importance of doing your homework before beginning your search. Once you have a clear understanding of the … Read more

One of the most critical components of success for the business owner, regardless of size, is the ability to keep the cost of doing business at a minimum. … Read more

One of the most common reasons for leaving a large firm is to go to a start up and get “cash out the wahzoo.” Anyone who is not a DAT (dumb as … Read more

One of my clients receives about 950 resumes every single day! That adds up to more than 28,000 per month and over 340,000 per year. Even though the … Read more

I wrote a great recruiting ad the other day. Maybe you saw it — maybe you even answered it! It was the one that asked the candidate to fast-forward … Read more

Most employment systems were designed in the “dark ages” when business moved at the “speed of rock.” In the past when people … Read more

Part I of this series provided a perspective on the importance of interpreting metrics to make business decisions. Essentially, it focused on have a sense … Read more

Job boards have proliferated over the past two years to the point where there are so many that recruiters spend most of their time in a smog of indecision … Read more