In a related companion article last week, I highlighted why using the term “passive candidate” or “passive job seeker” was inappropriate and I proposed a … Read more
Sourcing Revelation — Work Anniversaries Are the Best Time to Recruit Employed Prospects
Rather than being data-driven, I have found that most recruiters and sourcers contact employed prospects almost randomly on a trial-and-error basis. … Read more
The Power Has Shifted to the Candidate, So Current Recruiting Practices Will Stop Working
Areas where recruiting must change during 2015 If you are frustrated because your recruiting approaches are no longer producing great results, you will be … Read more
Hire to Hurt: the Boldest Recruiting Strategy of Them All
The recruiting function is unique among business functions because almost no one in recruiting can actually name even a handful of the different strategies … Read more
Aggressive Talent Wars Are Good for Cities
California is often ranked among the world’s most inventive regions. But most observers miss one of the major reasons why: the absence of non-compete … Read more
Recruit Top Prospects During Their ‘Angry Hours’ — Because Timing Is Everything
An in-depth analysis on how the right timing can dramatically improve recruiting In my experience, the hardest-to-recruit exceptional targets are those who … Read more
Retention — The Top 10 Ways a Manager Can Identify Who Is About to Quit
There are few things that are more shocking to a manager then to have one of their top-performing employees suddenly quit on them. Some managers have … Read more
15 Ultra-bold Recruiting Practices — Are You Falling Behind Your Competitors?
by Trena Luong and John Sullivan In case you haven’t noticed, the world of corporate recruiting has become so intense that formerly rare aggressive and … Read more
End the Shortage — Recruit STEM Women Who Are Working at Your Competitors
I almost broke out laughing when I came across an article in Fast Company magazine entitled Why You Can’t Find Women Engineers. This title reflects a … Read more
Employee-driven Non-compete Litigation: A New Hook on an Old Line
Hypothetical situation: John Smith, an employee with Fast and Speedy Cab Co., a taxi company, leaves his position as a dispatcher. Smith and Fast and … Read more