Now through the end of the year, ERE will be re-running some of the most popular articles from 2003. This article was originally published on June 2, 2003. … Read more
HR’s Dirty Little Secret: Nobody Is Reading Resumes
Now through the end of the year, ERE will be re-running some of the most popular articles from 2003. This article was originally published on June 2, 2003. … Read more
Magical Hiring Formula: Just Measure These Three Core Traits
Based on surveys and operational reviews we’ve conducted over these past 10 years, it appears that there is one common hiring mistake which just … Read more
Science Threatens To Replace Gut Reactions?
I often get the feeling recruiters and hiring managers think science takes the “gut” out of hiring decisions. To me, these comments reflect 1) … Read more
How Many “Turkeys” Do You Hire? Part 2
In the Part 1 of this article series, I described the high failure rate of most new-hire processes and provided some basic tips on how to improve the … Read more
Job Matching and the Universal Core Trait of Success
Here’s an idea. Let’s ask 25,000 people from all walks of life, in every profession, in every job, in every industry, in every country, what … Read more
The Other Side of Experience, Part 4: Potential and Teamwork
This a four-part article series for forward-thinking recruiters that explores six candidate attributes that should be considered while interviewing … Read more
How Many “Turkeys” Do You Hire?
No process that involves humans produces perfect results. Even hospitals, with all the quality control systems they implement, still have a measurable … Read more
Quality of Hire: The Holy Grail of Recruiting
Because quality issues are a focus of mine in the recruiting industry, I have a lot of people coming to me and asking me to weigh in on quality of hire. … Read more
Change Your Recruiting Metric From Time to Fill to Need Date
As the earliest proponent of speed of hire, I am pleased that so many managers and recruiters have come to the realization that reducing the time that it … Read more