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
Bringing Out the Best in College Hires
High-tech companies have long been known for their aggressive recruiting efforts on engineering college and university campuses. The brightest stars from … Read more
Search Engine and Directory Update: Gather the Hordes
Yahoo! Clubs and Excit[ing] Communities Everyone wants to be a portal-those entre?s to the Web where everyone begins and ends their surfing. As AOL … Read more
Quality Per Hire Vs. Cost Per Hire
Most of us who are involved in recruiting focus on the concept of cost per hire. We all want to hire great candidates at the lowest possible cost. Average … Read more
Mine a Rich Seam of Talent Through Recruiting Transitioning Military Personnel
Every year over 280,000 military personnel transition out of the military and into the civilian workplace. These job seekers represent 280,000 highly … Read more
Give Yourself The Midas Touch: Stay in Touch After They Leave
Most of us look at retention as a closed issue. People either choose to stay with our company or leave. As many of you know by now, I always take the … Read more