Are you ready for the upcoming recovery? If your primary sourcing technique is to find active candidates through ads, you may soon find this tactic is … Read more
The Human Element of Recruiting
RECEPTIONIST: XYZ Corporation, can I help direct your call? CALLER: Yes, I’d like to speak to someone in staffing/recruitment please. RECEPTIONIST: … Read more
E-Recruiting for Government and Non-Profits
Government agencies, non-profit organizations, and universities are facing a staffing crunch. Many are having difficulty attracting MBAs, IT specialists, … Read more
Filling the Leadership Gap: It’s Time To Raid HP
We all acknowledge the fact that for the past few years we have been fighting a war for talent. While the war may have subsided as the economy retrenched, … Read more
Better Email Correspondence With Candidates
Which one of these examples most resembles the email you send to confirm an interview with a candidate? Example A: Steve, You are set for your interview … Read more
Look For the Union Label
The days of organized labor seem to have eclipsed. We have grown and moved on. After all, we are a technology-driven, finance-driven, medical-driven and … Read more
Is Talent Acquisition a Human Resources or Procurement Function?
Three managers within the same department of the same company identify a requirement to hire a project manager simultaneously. The first manager spends … Read more
Most Recruiters Are Ignorant Honest
Recruiting is a strange field. You can’t get a degree in it at any university, and that makes learning how to become a great recruiter a difficult … Read more
The Secret of Success
I’ve been tracking the success of most of my candidates, and many of my clients, for the past 20 years. After a few years of doing this, it became … Read more
Dealing with H-1B Employees in a Downsized Marketplace
You’ve spent all the money necessary to sponsor H-1B candidates to work in your company, and now you’re faced with laying them off. What are … Read more