Many major firms have experienced layoffs or implemented hiring freezes, and unemployment rates have crept higher and higher. Everywhere you go it seems … Read more

If you’re not consistently seeing or hiring enough top people, it might be time to evaluate everything you’re now doing from a different … Read more

If I hear one more person tell me their materials are EEOC compliant, I think I’m going to throw up! Time after time, people tell me this or that … Read more

In Part 1 of this article series, published in February, we discussed how to identify your organization’s culture. I argued that by adding a fourth … Read more

Recruiters are no different than most people; they gravitate toward what is easy. In sourcing, that means settling for “active” candidates. But … Read more

The message of the tale of Pandora and her fateful curiosity is to be sure you really want to know what you seek to learn ó before you act. Or more … Read more

“We don’t have a volunteer army; we have a recruited army.” ?????? U.S. Army Staff Sergeant I don’t know specifically who said … Read more

In many ways, Jack was the ideal candidate for International Widget. A respected, high-priced executive search firm had recruited him. After two rounds of … Read more

In every search, something will always go wrong. So why complain about it? That’s the life of a recruiter. That’s what you get paid the big … Read more

It is my contention that the only way to systematically hire superior people is to clearly define superior performance before beginning any new job search. … Read more