Yesterday I listed seven operational habits that characterize unsuccessful recruiters. In this second part, I examine not only the actions that distinguish … Read more
Is the Classic Job Description an Endangered Species?
Several leading business journals recently have declared the job itself, as a vehicle for packaging work, to be on the endangered species list . Commenting … Read more
What Unsuccessful Recruiters Are Doing Wrong
Most strategic recruiters seek to optimize the three most important factors in talent acquisition — cost, time, and quality. However, that objective … Read more
5 Recruitment Practices That Are Hurting Your Organization
Some recruiting tactics are actually doing more harm than good, reducing the organization’s candidate pool and tarnishing its reputation in the process. … Read more
Not-too-expensive Employer Branding
co-authored with Michael Pelts, RightJoin What do folks think about your company? Every organization has a public image as an employer (and if you don’t, … Read more
Crafting an Effective Job Description: How to Actually Do It Right
I’ve written before about how managers hated job descriptions. Now, let’s take a fresh perspective and look at how writing descriptions should be … Read more
What? No Job Postings?!?
If you ask my team, they will tell you that I love change and innovation. In the last couple of years I’ve helped push our team to new heights in sourcing, … Read more
Limited Language Recruiting and the Art of Haiku
tpfccdlfdtte pcaccplircdt dklpcfrp?qeiq lhpqlipqeodf gpwafopwprti izxndkiqpkii krirrifcapnc dxkdciqcafmd vkfpcadf. Need a hint? It’s a Twitter … Read more
Video Job Descriptions — a Not-to-be Missed Application Accelerator
If you don’t know what a video job description is, it is a short video clip where the hiring manager and team members describe the exciting aspects of a … Read more
HR Basics: How to Write a High Performance Job Description
Determined to find just the right people to fill your open positions? The process starts long before the interview, and as an HR professional, much of that … Read more