The fight for top talent is intense and it will get worse. Interim results from our 2006 Recruiting and Hiring Challenges survey (this is the last week you … Read more
Candidate Relationships: What Are They and How Do You Improve Them?
The most successful recruiters recruit from the networks they have built relationship by relationship. But, building a network takes getting to know a lot … Read more
On Becoming a Great Recruiter, Part 6
If one of your client groups has ever incorrectly eliminated a good candidate because someone on the hiring team was a weak interviewer, this article is … Read more
A Case for Better Recruiter Training
Every time I talk to people who have recently sought new jobs, I am amazed at how poorly recruiters have treated them. Yesterday, I spoke with a friend who … Read more
When Good Recruiters Get Bad Managers
Frank Johnson was an experienced recruiter who had worked for two previous companies. He had recently started as a technical recruiter for a fairly large, … Read more
On Becoming a Great Recruiter, Part 4
We’re into the fourth week of our eight-week program on becoming a top 10% recruiter. By now, you should have taken the online recruiter diagnostic … Read more
Southwest Hopes to Fight Off Low-cost Imitators with Its Culture
Everywhere you go, they are held up as the standard for a successful employment brand. They have managed to take their customer promise and make it real to … Read more
Let’s Put an End to Our Inferiority Complex
HR conference season is nearly complete, and 2006 was a banner year for attendance at all of the conferences. Lots of people were out in force seeking to … Read more
The Answer to Charlene’s Problem
Last week, I presented a short case study about a recruiter named Charlene. After just a few weeks of employment, she was being criticized by her boss for … Read more
Why They Hate Recruiting
For all staffing directors that lament that they can’t get a strategic seat at the table, Keith Hammonds of Fast Company magazine has an answer for … Read more