As many of you know, I advocate (and use) a policy of sourcing that emphasizes semi-candidates. Semi-candidates are either semi-active candidates who look … Read more

This article will take you down a slightly different path. Instead of the thinking of yourself as a hiring practitioner, become a customer. Now, … Read more

This was going to be an article on how to systematize one-on-one recruiter skills. It would have included topics like how to increase your effectiveness … Read more

Selecting salespeople is a real challenge. As I wrote in earlier articles, salespeople tend to be masters of first impressions, and sales managers tend to … Read more

Like many of you, I always thought employee referral programs were great for myriad (I love that word) reasons. Just a few of those reasons are: You get to … Read more

A few weeks ago, I wrote a semi-article about semi-sourcing. Last week, I wrote an article about systematizing the hiring process. This week we’ll … Read more

You’ve done it. You and your team have established a dashboard of metrics for your recruiting department or staffing firm. You are carefully tracking … Read more

Last week, I started to discuss how to provide a more positive candidate experience by introducing ways to discourage marginally qualified and unqualified … Read more

Every so often I come across some really fascinating stuff. Take this one, for instance. The Bureau of the Census released data from the 1997 National … Read more

Most job application processes fail miserably when it comes to providing any form of interaction that could pass a standard customer service satisfaction … Read more