Within most corporate HR functions, the atmosphere is simply too politically charged to even consider raising this powerful question:“Which HR function … Read more
Recruitment Value Insourcing Delivers Where RPO Fails
In recent years issues with the RPO model have been well documented. It’s not so much the model itself because the theory is sound, on paper. It’s the … Read more
Forget About the Cost — Modeling the Real ROI of In-house Headhunting
It’s no secret to any of us that the appetite and shift to more direct sourcing is driven to a large extent by the focus on cost savings. Agency … Read more
Recruiting Gets the Best of the Failing Grades
Recruiting gets the best of the bad news from business leaders, who say a lack of support from human resources is largely to blame for the worsening … Read more
What Drives Me Nuts About Staffing Agencies (and How They Can Work as a Better Partner)
(Editor’s note: With so many new ERE members coming on all the time, we thought that each week we’d republish one popular classic post. Here’s one, below.) … Read more
Show Me the Money — the Top 10 Revenue Impacts of a Great Hiring Process
Many are surprised to learn that in growing corporations, recruiting can have the highest revenue impact of all of the HR functions. That is a powerful … Read more
3 Lessons from the Olympics Security Debacle for Talent Acquisition Or . . . How Not to Embarrass Your Nation
As you may have heard, the company contracted to provide security guards to the London Olympics announced a scant three weeks before the event that — … Read more
Is the HR “Specialist” Function Becoming Obsolete?
More and more there is talk of the HR business partner and HR generalist functions when it comes to all things HR. These functions are HR’s way of … Read more
As FootSmart Grows, it Searches for Recruiters, Employees, and a Long-term Mindset
A footwear company, known by consumers as FootSmart and officially as Benchmark Brands, is growing quickly, hoping to double in about four years, hiring … Read more
Hire Like Google … Or Should You?
Sometimes I’m asked about the graphic of sheep on my website. Sheep will follow other sheep — regardless of the danger — and the flash … Read more