The candidate is happy. They get a call from a recruiter. Why should they be open minded enough to have a conversation? Well, there are many advantages to … Read more
A Facebook Job Board — Yawn
Someone I know who works for a struggling social media company recently asked if I’d heard about the excitement in the space. Not sure what he was … Read more
20 Reasons Why LinkedIn Will Be the #1 Recruiting Portal of the Future
This week on ERE.net, there is a unified focus by a wide range of authors on the use of LinkedIn. To me, this focus is justified because LinkedIn has the … Read more
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Hiring Pyramid According to Adler
Just about all of us are familiar with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Abraham Maslow was a mid-20th century psychologist who studied the behavior of … Read more
The Illusion That Is a Transparent Labor Market
As long as I can remember, there has been an ongoing discussion about the lack of transparency in the labor market. An improved transparency should lead to … Read more
The Strategic Recruiting of Purple Squirrels, Innovators, and Gamechangers
There is no more valuable recruit than a “Purple Squirrel.” In fact, a single Purple Squirrel recruit may be more impactful than all of your … Read more
Your Customers: A Near-perfect Recruiting Target
They are the perfect recruiting target because these prospects are currently employed (i.e. passives); they are diverse; it costs almost nothing to get a … Read more
Recruiting By the Numbers — Analyze This! (Part 2 of 2)
In Part 1, we looked at the importance of “knowing your numbers.” To be successful in meeting demand from hiring managers, great recruiters need to … Read more
Recruiting By the Numbers — Analyze This! (Part 1 of 2)
Many great recruiting departments and organizations pride themselves on being “metrics-focused” or “metrics-driven” — And for good reason. … Read more
How to Achieve the Recruiting Performance Trifecta of Quality, Cost, and Time
I’m going to contend that with new tools now available, “true” passive candidate recruiting can maximize quality, reduce time to fill to weeks, and … Read more