The resume or curriculum vitae (Latin meaning course of life) is dead as we know it. This decade of the Internet has already changed the way we look for … Read more
Finding the Best Sources of Candidates in a Constrained Market
FIFTEEN WAYS TO FIND EMPLOYEES: More than ever recruiters and managers have to be creative and willing to experiment in order to locate and woo candidates … Read more
42 Things You Can Do to Improve the Quality of Your Employment Function
This is a list of employment practices a recruiter might consider as you attempt to move into 21st century HR: Do a survey of all hires and ask them why … Read more
Rethinking Interviews – The “Fut R View”: A Better Way To Hire
Most interview strategies were developed long before the “Internet” age when the speed of change in business was rather slow. However, if your … Read more
Don’t Isolate Your Employment Function – Coordinate Your Recruiting And Marketing Efforts
Who… Places newspaper ads to get people’s attention and to bring in potential clients? Read more
Staffing – The Worst Customer Service Process in the World?
Applicants may also be customers: “Don’t call us…we’ll call you” is a phrase from customer service “hell.” This … Read more
The Most Effective Recruiting Tool: Employee Referral Systems
What’s the best recruiting tool? Web pages, relationship recruiting? It may come as a surprise to many that the tool which brings in the highest … Read more
Gaining A Competitive Advantage Through Increasing “The Speed Of Hire”
Want to achieve extraordinary results? Set unreasonable timetables! – John Patrick IBM Strategist What is the speed of hire? A deliberate strategy … Read more
How to Continually Improve Your Recruiting Program!
Many recruiters get it all wrong! They put major effort into finding great candidates but they almost universally leave out one of the most important … Read more
School-To-Careers: Alternative Ways to Source Candidates
I don’t know how many recruiters look beyond the requisitions they have in front of them. Unfortunately, I think it’s probably a small number. … Read more