In a recent Harvard Business Review blog I came across this quote attributed to Steve Jobs (this has been paraphrased for the ERE audience): Screw the … Read more
Measuring and Maximizing Quality of Hire
Measuring quality of hire (QoH) is somewhat elusive, but critical if a company wants to know if its sourcing, recruiting, assessment, and hiring programs … Read more
Cyber-vetting’s Usage, Risk, and Future
Cyber-vetting may sound like solely a way to dig up dirt about someone. But it can be used to not only avoid a bad hire, but also help perform a good hire … Read more
Obama Has Uphill Fight Even Before Jobs Plan Unveiled
Whatever jobs plan President Obama unveils tonight (7 p.m. ET) when he addresses Congress and the nation, it will face a tough, uphill battle to be … Read more
Are You Leaving Job Candidates with a Negative Impression?
Over the past few years there seems to be a change in the candidate experience, and it isn’t a positive one. Let’s forget for a moment the hundreds of … Read more
5 Ways to Keep Executive Candidates Secret
While running the executive recruiting department for a Fortune 50 company, I once overheard a conversation between two people at a well-known coffee bar. … Read more
Developing Exclusives – Q&A and Final Thoughts
Our previous three articles have focused on “how” to develop exclusive client relationships. In this article I will provide a summary of the … Read more
Developing Exclusives – The Written Agreement
The agreement to work on an exclusive basis with your client can be confirmed either verbally or in writing. However, as a wise man once noted: … Read more
Recruiter Chronicles: Five Years, Five Mistakes – Part 3
To commemorate the fifth anniversary of my career in recruiting which recently passed, I am sharing with you over the coming weeks the five biggest … Read more
Developing Exclusives – The Presentation
In our previous article we stated that “… exclusive relationships generally produce better results, in less time, while requiring the … Read more