Employee referrals are up at eBay, the owner of such brands as PayPal and StubHub, up enough that it has candidates in a pipeline that is hasn’t … Read more
An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page — Action Steps to Avoid or Turn Around a “Great to Good” Slide (Part 2 of 2)
Excellence matters, and technology advances so fast that the potential for improvement is tremendous. So, since becoming CEO again, I’ve pushed hard to … Read more
Which Are More Valuable: Internally or Externally Sourced Candidates?
The science of recruiting is years behind our peers in other disciplines, but when I see research like this journal article, “Paying More to Get … Read more
Unless No One Gets Sick, Quits, or Dies, A Plan’s in Order
Does your organization have a succession program in place? Too many organizations and small businesses default to the practice of reactionary assignment of … Read more
5 Predictions for Recruitment 2012
I was just reviewing the predictions I made for 2011 written at roughly this time a year ago. Much of what I thought would happen unfolded as expected, … Read more
Why Not Start the New Year by Doing Something Strategic in Talent Management?
The New Year is an opportune time to “raise the bar” by doing something strategic in talent management. In many corporations, new plans and budgets take … Read more
Does Your Company’s Passive Talent Acquisition Strategy Need a Chiropractor?
Of late I’ve been making the contention that the strategies and tactics used to recruit active candidates is fundamentally different than the ones used for … Read more
Strategic Market Research: What You Don’t Know Can Kill Your Recruiting! (Part 1 of 2)
I have stated for years that “recruiting is just sales with a crummy budget,” but there is one major differentiator: sales professionals widely accept the … Read more
Talent Management Lessons From Apple … A Case Study of the World’s Most Valuable Firm (Part 2 of 4)
In Part 2 of this case study on Apple’s talent management practices, I look at its approach to innovation, compensation, and benefits, careerpathing, and … Read more
The Complete List of Employee Referral Program Best Practices (Part 2 of 2)
In Part 1 of this series we looked at the first 35 of 70 exceptional employee referral program features. This episode continues with 36-70 and covers … Read more