Once upon a time, a significant percentage of organizations had policies against re-hiring former staff. These are people the HR community brands … Read more
A Tailored Approach to Hiring Boomerang Candidates
A study of 31,000 employees who returned to their former employers found that boomerangs often underperform their non-alum peers. At the same time, more … Read more
Boomerang Recruiting — Bring Back the Stars Who You Let Get Away
You could reduce the pain from today’s record turnover by getting some of your very best to return. And that’s often possible because 72 percent of past … Read more
The Top 5 No-cost Sourcing Approaches — And Each Is Guaranteed to Work
Despite all the technological advances in recruiting, most hiring managers are surprised to learn that the best way to find and hire top candidates still … Read more
What Millennials and Machines Are Doing to HR
The way your company thinks about and manages its workers needs to change. In some sectors, recruiters are already having trouble filling jobs that don’t … Read more
Boomerangs — The No. 1 Solution for Reducing the Need to Hire ‘Stranger Candidates’
Most have never heard of “stranger candidates.” However, most firms hire almost exclusively from a group of candidates who they knew nothing about before … Read more
Turnover’s Silver Lining
Employee turnover is higher than ever. In fact, a May 2016 report from Gallup estimates that turnover from millennials alone costs the U.S. economy $30.5 … Read more
Millennials Are Different — Very Different
Like any generation, millennials do a lot that give HR teams pause. Gen X was difficult to manage and motivate, and had different perspectives on work and … Read more
One Way To Make a Former Star a Boomerang
When you get a call asking for a reference on a star employee who left you, you’ve just been put on notice that he or she is looking for a new job. So, … Read more
Important Recruiting Lessons from LeBron, Stephen Curry, and Other Game Changers
LeBron James and Stephen Curry are without a doubt both great basketball players. However, those in recruiting should also realize that these two game … Read more