There is a next-generation college recruiting strategy that is gradually making the traditional approach seem as outdated as phones with wires. I call this … Read more
Referrals: A Powerful but Missing Element of College Recruiting (Part 2 of 2)
Last week, I highlighted the need for corporate college recruiting programs to include referrals by students and others to supplement a firm’s Career … Read more
Referrals: A Powerful but Missing Element of College Recruiting (Part 1 of 2)
Employee referral programs are the most powerful tool in recruiting, routinely producing the highest quality and volume of experienced hires. Yet for some … Read more
Building Relationships With Professors to Gain a Recruiting Edge (Part 2 of 2)
Part one of this series dealt with the business case of implementing a new college recruiting program aimed at moving the activity out of antiquated … Read more
Leveraging the Internet for College Recruiting: 6 Easy Tactics
In the United States, students are just beginning to return to campus after the summer holidays. For most organizations, college recruiting will also … Read more
Building Relationships With Professors To Gain A Recruiting Edge (Part 1 of 2)
Most university recruiting is pretty dull and ineffective! It takes little to no creativity or imagination to concentrate nearly 100% of a college … Read more
Weekly Update…Outsourcing, OFCCP, and Becoming Independent
I am keeping the Seven Wonders of the Week alive but I need your help! I picked out six of the top discussions and wanted to ask what you think #7 should … Read more
Building Deeper Relationships on Campus
Part 2 of a 2-part series In my last article, I talked about the value of relationship-based recruitment in the college arena, and how deepening the bonds … Read more
Much Ado About Nothing
Part 1 of a 2-part series Almost 10 years ago, when I took my first job in recruiting (third-party search), I read on my new employer’s website: “The … Read more
The Militarization of Human Resources
How is it possible that some companies’ human resources departments can act with such indifference that they actually behave in a manner that is … Read more