“It’s my way or the highway.” If I were to develop a list of the ten dumbest things a manager can say to his or her direct reports?? in … Read more
Accommodating the Renaissance Job Seeker
For the next few minutes, let’s take on the persona of a talented job seeker, based in North America, who is looking for a mid- to senior-level … Read more
Reduce Advertising Expenses and Invest In Your Recruiters
The economy will recover, and the most important thing you can do now is to upgrade the quality of your recruiting team. I’d like to make a business … Read more
Twenty Questions About Online Screening: Part 2
In June I asked ERE subscribers to participate in a survey aimed at collecting the information needed to examine some trends related to the current and … Read more
How To Assess Candidate Competency
You can assess the effectiveness of any business process by conducting an end-to-end yield analysis. Just divide how much you have left by what you started … Read more
Twenty Questions about Online Screening: The Results
Last month I asked readers to complete a survey aimed at gathering information needed on the adoption and use of online screening. My survey sought to … Read more
What It Takes to Be a Great Recruiter: Applicant Control
In my work with some of the top staffing executives in the country, I constantly hear about their biggest concern: that many of their recruiters lack good … Read more
What It Takes To Be a Great Recruiter
Over the past few months, I’ve surveyed more than 30 staffing executives from top companies around the country, asking them to describe their biggest … Read more
You Validate Parking, Why Not Tests? Part 2
In Part 1, I discussed a major lawsuit involving a large corporation and used it as a learning example. In Part 2, I’ll discuss how common HR … Read more
You Validate Parking, Why Not Tests? Part 1
Lately, I have been so wordy that I have had to separate articles into two parts. This is yet another example of having so much to say about hiring and … Read more