A few days ago, we found a rather interesting article about ineffective hiring strategies hurting some companies in Minnesota. Specifically, these growing … Read more
Nabbing the Best and Brightest Millennials for Your Company
Like most generations, millennials have been branded with a variety of stereotypes. A Pew Research Center quiz, “How Millennial Are You,” gets to the core … Read more
Please, Don’t Hate Me! Here Are the Biggest Lies That Recruiters Tell
So, last week I wrote a little HR blog post called Top Candidate Lies, and it got a rather large reaction. LinkedIn’s What’s Hot picked it up from TLNT … Read more
Three Keys to Creating a Data-Driven Hiring Strategy
Most HR professionals view monitoring employee competencies and skills across the organization as an equally important part of their jobs as tracking … Read more
How Job Candidates Lie, and the Best Lies They Always Seem to Tell
Every Monday morning, I have a meeting with my recruiting team. It’s a great way to kick off the week. We share what we are working on, we talk about … Read more
5 Reasons Hiring Managers are More Important Than The CEO
Hiring managers, temporary and transient though they may be, are the single most important employees in your company. So, who is a hiring manager? Hiring … Read more
16 Steps to Help You Give Job Applicants Solid Feedback
Second of two parts Here are some action steps to consider if you have decided to provide more information and feedback to your job applicants. They are … Read more
The One That Got Away: Why Some Companies Just Can’t Land Top Talent
“We need to win the war for talent!” “People are our most important asset!” “The only capital we have is human capital!” Blah, blah, blah. Insert CEO’s … Read more
An Open Letter to Every Ineffective Hiring Manager Everywhere
A friend sent me this text the other day: Well, no news on my front. Can you believe this company? Early Friday, we agreed on a starting salary and a start … Read more
Why Aren’t Job Applicants Given Decent Feedback?
First of two parts One of the most powerful unanswered questions in recruiting is “Why are ‘not hired’ applicants and rejected candidates not provided with … Read more