Here’s a riddle for everyone looking to make a hire or get a date for Saturday night: How is Sadie Hawkins Day like recruiting? Give up? Really?? … Read more
Assessing Whether You Have an Elite Strategic Recruiting Function — a Checklist
Corporate recruiting is a field where there are distinct and measurable differences between the average and elite functions. In short, what that means is … Read more
Want a Job? You Can Commit a Crime — Just Don’t Job-Hop
You might remember that post back in April with interesting data about job-hoppers. Dan Enthoven argued that there is “zero correlation between the … Read more
Retaining Talent? It Starts at the Top
Hiring and retaining top talent is critical to every business’ success. But many employers are reporting that despite the high number of job seekers in the … Read more
13 More Bold and Outrageous HR Practices That May Indicate Your Approach Is Too Conservative (Part 2 of 2)
In part 1 of this article, I highlighted my top 10 recently implemented bold and outrageous practices in HR and talent management. The goal is not to … Read more
Weekly Wrap: $720 Million Spent on Engagement and This Is All We Get?
Employee engagement is one of those topics that people can’t seem to get enough of. There are a lot of reasons for that, but mainly, I think it is … Read more
Employer Branding Numbers Everyone Should Know
Think you don’t need an employer branding strategy? Read on about a few numbers. 88% Read more
Checklist of 53 Employer-of-Choice Engagement Practices
Because it is difficult to focus on implementing several practices all at once, you may wish to use this checklist to put items in order of importance or … Read more
HR’s Primary Role in Recruiting? It’s Really All About Retention
HR doesn’t get as much credit for recruiting as they should. But it’s not for the reason you might think. An organization that seemingly recruits well … Read more
Are You Ready For the Recruiting Nightmare Heading Our Way?
According to a recent USA Today article, the U.S. birthrate is in sharp decline and is at it’s lowest levels in the past 25 years. Here’s probably a few … Read more