I see many recruiting functions wavering back and forth between centralized, decentralized, and some hybrid forms of organization. Recently this has been … Read more
How to Show You’re Working at Capacity
Is there anyone who could help me build a business case that we are working at capacity? That question came in August 17. I sent it along to Richard Newsom … Read more
5 Things Recruiters Should Stop Doing
First the good news: many companies are hiring again. Now the bad news: if your company is among them, you’re probably looking at too many requisitions and … Read more
The Language of Success
There is a common language used by top-level managers in every company. It is a language centered on business concepts and understanding a handful of … Read more
Easy In, Easy Out: Keeping Recruiting Simple
How much should we let chance and circumstances define who we hire, rather than continue to invest time in tough screening and many interviews? In the … Read more
SHRM Minutes Show Concern With Secrecy
From the beginning, SHRM’s .jobs advisory council agreed to veil its meetings in secrecy, withholding its minutes and cloaking the names of speakers … Read more
Disruptive Recruiting: Rethinking What Recruiting Is All About
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. –-Andy Warhol It is time to change the recruiting game. Someone … Read more
Full Body Photo Required; Resume Optional
For several days now, Gawker has been shining a light on hiring practices at American Apparel, a 10,000-worker garment manufacturer where “employee … Read more
How to Become a Corporate Headhunter
At Chicago’s SMA Symposium last month, I presented an updated version of my corporate recruiter scorecard. Here’s a link to the handout and the ranking … Read more
How Microsoft Does Social Recruiting
How does Microsoft find the talent to do cool things like develop a gaming platform, or perhaps make that platform operate without a controller like … Read more