You have staffed your team with all the right people: they graduated from top universities, worked at leading companies, stayed at each company the … Read more
Describing Yourself on Social Media? Here Are Some Buzzwords to Avoid
For a guy like me, the six most terrifying words in the English language are, “Could I get your bio, please?” I hate describing myself and what … Read more
The 12 Ways You Can Improve Your Corporate Careers Site
It’s amazing how many companies say that “people are at the heart of our business.” Oh really? So how come so few employers bother to really develop … Read more
Don’t Miss the Psychic Jobs at the End of This Roundup
We have finally found the reason why the American economy has been able to do so much with so few employees. Before we explain the roots of this high … Read more
Should You Replace the Incumbent?
I was talking to an old client of mine the other day. He was the CEO of a fast-growing manufacturing company in the 1990s, and now he’s on the board of … Read more
The Smoke and Mirrors of Job Descriptions, Part Deux: Get Your Job Descriptions Right
In my September 12 article called “The Smoke and Mirrors of Job Descriptions”, I took a stab at a job posting I happened upon during my usual perusing of … Read more
What Recruiters Can Learn From the TV Industry
As the new fall television shows are starting to air, viewers across the U.S. are deciding which shows they want to check out. This sort of judgment … Read more
The Smoke and Mirrors of Job Descriptions
I recently came across a job posting for an organization that was looking for a human resources business partner. It was intriguing so I clicked on to see … Read more
“Good Grief, Charles Brown. They Never Told You if You Got the Job?”
Charlie Brown never got much respect. Not from Lucy, who when she wasn’t snatching the football away at the last minute, was making fun of his … Read more
Exciting Job Titles Can Be Powerful Recruiting and Retention Tools
It’s pure genius. The approach that I call “Compelling Job Titling” involves giving a job a compelling title, and because it costs … Read more