Just in Time: “’An inventory strategy companies employ to increase efficiency and decrease waste by receiving goods only as they are needed…’ … Read more
Ask Barb: Pre-Closing
Dear Barb: I was in your audience at a conference in Orlando, FL. You had suggested we should often pre-close during our interviews vs. just asking … Read more
We Did Something About the Candidate Experience
The experience was exceptional. I was impressed with the high level of professionalism. Very professional interviews that provided me an environment in … Read more
Help Identify the Dumbest Things Recruiters Do
One of the easiest ways corporate advisors and consultants help their clients improve performance quickly is highlighting and putting an end to dumb things … Read more
Mid-Size Companies Choosing Tech Over Talent
“Technology — rather than hiring — is on the minds of most executives of mid-market companies.” So says Mid-Market Perspectives: … Read more
Mid-Size Companies Choosing Tech Over Talent
“Technology — rather than hiring — is on the minds of most executives of mid-market companies.” So says Mid-Market Perspectives: … Read more
Strategic Market Research: What You Don’t Know Can Kill Your Recruiting (Part 2 of 2)
In Part 1 of this series I called out the need for the recruiting profession to embrace and make the business case for using market research to inform and … Read more
The Ideal Profile
It is the best of times; it is the worst of times, for recruiters. Millions of high-quality potential candidates are out of work, actively seeking … Read more
Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player
I really should go to bed because I have to get up very early tomorrow (by 10:00 a.m.) but my head is still spinning from my day-long attendance at the … Read more
The Answer is 42.
Dollars, That Is. For anyone familiar with The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, you know that the answer to the question of Life, the Universe and … Read more