External recruitment marketing companies are not one-size-fits-all. The key to a successful collaboration with an outside agency is finding the right fit … Read more
RPO Company Futurestep Rolling Out a Data/Metrics Tool
Futurestep has quietly been developing a tool called “Foresight” it will be rolling out to its clients, a dashboard meant to make heads and … Read more
It’s Time for Recruiters to Adapt (Again!)
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change” — Charles Darwin There is a … Read more
The Ultimate in Outsourcing, or HR’s Ultimate Nightmare?
I read a story the other day that made me shake my head and think “there is no limit to human creativity.” The story is about “Bob” — a (nameless) … Read more
The Future of RPO? 3 Predictions for 2013 and Beyond
I don’t have a crystal ball. Nate Silver, who wrote a bestseller and predicted the outcome of presidential election better than any other pollster, said … Read more
This Week’s Roundup Was Outsourced to Unpaid Interns
Bob is the kind of guy people don’t look at twice. He’s described as a family man, quiet, and inoffensive. For years he got stellar performance … Read more
Adopt a “Whole Career” Strategic Hiring Model
If you are a recruiting leader, I would like to introduce you to a concept that many are not familiar with, which is “whole career employment.” The … Read more
Recruitment Value Insourcing Delivers Where RPO Fails
In recent years issues with the RPO model have been well documented. It’s not so much the model itself because the theory is sound, on paper. It’s the … Read more
IBM Buying Kenexa
Kenexa’s stock is up about 40% early today on news IBM’s buying the company for about $1.3 billion. IBM says it’s buying Kenexa to … Read more
More on the Fired Lifeguard: Is It Simply a Parable About Outsourcing?
That story last week about the young Florida lifeguard who was fired for going to save someone out of his area seemed to get a lot of people talking. One … Read more