Just when it appeared the year would end without more consolidation in the talent acquisition arena, two deals managed to get in under the wire. On the … Read more
Hiring Salespeople You Only Dreamed About (Part 2)
I ended Part 1 with Arthur C. Clarke’s third law, “Any sufficiently advanced (hiring) technology is indistinguishable from magic.” It’s a play on words, … Read more
Newly Aggressive EEOC Sues Over Credit Checks
With the US beginning its fourth year of a sour economy that is taking its toll on consumer credit scores, the EEOC signaled last week that it is taking a … Read more
Hiring Salespeople You Only Dreamed About (Part 1)
Senior managers, at least the ones I know, think spending $10 today to get $100 back is a no-brainer. They think getting $100 back, over and over, is even … Read more
Make 2011 the Year of Blue Ocean Recruitment
I read a lot, and one of my favorite books that I read in 2010 is Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne. I have no relationship to the … Read more
Newly Aggressive EEOC Sues Over Credit Checks
With the U.S. beginning its fourth year of a sour economy that is taking its toll on consumer credit scores, the EEOC signaled this week that it is taking … Read more
What’s Wrong With Reference Checking? Pretty Much Everything (Part 2)
This article addresses five questions raised in response to Part 1 of this series published last week. It addresses the best ways to assess candidate … Read more
What’s Wrong With Reference Checks (Part 1)
Employment reference checking and background screening should win recognition as the weakest of all corporate HR processes. A validity meta-analysis study … Read more
Fed Chair Says 4 to 5 Years To “Normal” Unemployment
Ben Bernanke says it could be four or five years before the U.S. unemployment rate returns to a “more normal” 5-6 percent range. But when it … Read more
Recruiting’s First Job-seeker Incubator Launches
When Chris Forman left AIRS earlier this year he told friends he intended to kick back for a while, tend to his New Hampshire farm, enjoy sugaring season, … Read more