If you are looking for the pro forma, here’s-a-neat-idea-to-improve-resume-processing article all packaged up with a bow ó sorry, not today. … Read more
Dealing With Bad Hires: The “No-Fault Divorce” Option
According to Jerry Seinfeld, 95% of the population is “undatable.” Even after months and years of “assessment,” nearly 50% of the … Read more
What’s A Recruiter, Anyway? Five Critical Skills for Success
As I wrote last week, recruiters are suffering from an identity crisis. The skills that once defined a corporate recruiter are not sufficient. Indeed, … Read more
It’s in the Details
Some people say, “God is in the details.” Others say, “The devil is in the details.” But to me it’s, “Excellence is in … Read more
Rebuilding Your Staffing Function: It’s Past Time to Get Started
Article by Dr. John Sullivan and Master Burnett Around the country, firms are slowly but surely starting to realize that growth after a slowed economy does … Read more
Using SPIN Selling in the Interview Process
In my article in January, A Sales Lesson for Recruiters, I wrote about how to apply a popular sales technique, SPIN Selling (pioneered by Neil Rackham) to … Read more
Twenty Questions About Online Screening: A Survey
If you read my columns regularly you probably already know my opinion about the usefulness of online screening tools. Here’s a quick recap just in … Read more
Planning Ahead for Better Military Hires
Did you know that the average military person knows his or her next assignment as much as 12 months in advance? Throughout their careers, military … Read more
The Recruiting Badlands
Langdon was tired, really tired of his profession. He had been a recruiter for more than a decade. He had enjoyed it for the first few years. He really … Read more
Live by the Keyword, Die by the Keyword
I recently read an article in USA Today that described the new cyber-warfare going on between the United States and other countries. The article went into … Read more