article by Dr. John Sullivan and Master Burnett This past Friday (March 26, 2004), Lou Adler penned an article for his ER Daily column entitled, Why You … Read more
Why You Must Hire Top Employees, Not Top Candidates
[Note: Someone sent me a note recently with the observation that there are frequently two themes in my articles ó one obvious and one hidden. This … Read more
Don’t Let Tactics Drive Strategy
[Note: Don’t forget my Defend Your Desktop ATS survey today, Friday, March 19, 2004, at 4 p.m. EST (1 p.m. PST). I’ll be revealing the names of … Read more
Turnover and Lost Productivity: Links to Weak Hiring Practices
Question: What are some common symptoms of bad hiring and promotion practices? Answer: Turnover, low productivity, and high training expense. It is really … Read more
Offshoring: Reasons For Failure
Offshoring has become a major topic of conversation lately as more and more firms look to leverage the economic benefits of lower labor costs and … Read more
10 Outside-the-Box Wacky Ideas for Hiring Better People
[Note: Don’t forget to defend you desktop. You can now help design the next generation ATS system. Take my survey and determine which features are … Read more
Defend Your Desktop: Help Design Your Next Applicant Tracking System
[NOTE: This is an interactive article that includes an online survey. Visit my Applicant Tracking System Top Features Survey and cast your vote now on the … Read more
A Hiring Expert’s Dream
I had a dream last night. It went something like this: I was in a huge room filled with groups of people having heated discussions. “Red chicken … Read more
Why Your Hiring Strategy Must Map to Your Business Strategy
“Each year China produces as many engineers and scientists as the United States does ó and while its numbers are going up, America’s are … Read more
Dialing for Dollars: Calculating the Costs of Hiring Decisions
After I became a graduate student for the second time, I learned that Maslow’s “hierarchy of needs” was thoroughly unproven as a … Read more