After closing 2007, at Veterans United Home Loans, the leading dedicated provider of VA Loans, we employed a 109-person workforce, all within our … Read more
7 Reasons Your Hiring Process Repels Candidates
The hiring process is tough on everyone, especially the job seeker. It’s even a little bit harder on them actually, since while talent acquisition … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Why Don’t Most Hiring Managers Do the Obvious?
I wonder why most hiring managers and HR folks don’t do what is obvious? For example: Hire tough so they get to manage easy. To have a happy work place, … Read more
Hiring Forecast: Softening Some From 2012, While Tech Will Remain Strong
While hiring by all employers is likely to be lackluster in the first part of next year, the intense competition for tech workers that has marked the last … Read more
Hiring For Cultural Fit: The Key Question is – Can I Be Objective?
A few months back, Eric Sinoway wrote an article on HBR.com about firing a top performer whose behavior wasn’t in line with the company culture. Many of … Read more
Are These the Top 10 Talent Management Trends for 2013?
It’s that time of year for resolutions, predictions, and reflections back on all that has happened during this past year. Of all of these, it is the … Read more
Terminations: A True Test of Your Company Culture
All of us have heard about messy terminations, and some of us have witnessed them firsthand. The most memorable are the employee who is escorted from the … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Who Is Your Next Great Employee?
Who is going to be your next great employee? You can start by asking yourself these three questions before you start looking: Describe how he or she … Read more
The Holiday Candidate Snatch-up
Anyone who has been recruiting for the last five-plus years has likely experienced the holiday candidate snatch-up. Most veteran recruiters understand that … Read more
Why the Client Should Never, Ever Discuss Money With the Candidate
Most recruiters and consultants realize the importance of preparing their candidates to “never, ever, discuss money” with one of their clients. However, … Read more