Although it’s a proven best-practice, most employers do not use a structured, standardized question set to interview job applicants. This inevitably leads … Read more
Too Many Tools Are Killing Your Recruiting Effort
You’ve heard of this concept of the inverted-u curve, right? It’s fairly straightforward. In the beginning, you have nothing or very little. As you … Read more
Chicken, Scrambled Eggs or Tim Tebow
In the recruitment and sourcing world, there will always be a different set of opinions as to what makes an individual great at what they do. In today’s … Read more
Here Are 10 Spoons of Advice for Managing Your Recruiting Energy
When your day is full of sourcing, screening, interviewing, negotiating, reporting and more, it’s important to stay focused. I’m going to show how … Read more
How to Hire Right the First Time
Have you ever thought you hired the workplace version of John Wayne, only to find out youʼve been duped and ended up with a Woody Allen? Poor hiring … Read more
Introducing ATAP: Driving the Future of the Talent Acquisition Profession
The talent acquisition profession is one that has grown and evolved over the years, mostly by necessity. It has happened without standard education, … Read more
How Our Own In-house Talent Acquisition Is Standing Out From the Crowd
In 2016 SAP needed to stand out from the crowd and have its biggest year for employment branding, with actual employees telling their own life stories. … Read more
Memo to Recruiters: Don’t Want To Be Replaced By A Robot? Stop Recruiting Like One
Like you I have seen the many articles the past months with statistics that say that X percent of the workforce is one day going to be replaced by a robot. … Read more
Talent Advisors and Exceptional Hiring Managers
Over the last decade of my career, I have spoken to and received feedback from hundreds of talent acquisition, HR, and business executives. One theme rings … Read more
Why Are There No College Degrees in Recruiting?
Recruiters have the most important role in the organization. And that is by no means an overstatement. The vast majority of CEOs we work with cite people … Read more