All the talk these days about talent assessment and big data can be seen as positive: people management is a science and the more data we have, the better … Read more
Talent as a Horror Movie
Just in time for Halloween, independent sci-fi thriller Nightmare Code, an eerie and thought-provoking film about employees, computerized behavior … Read more
Here’s What Your Hiring Managers Can Learn from the Major League Baseball Playoffs
Hiring employees who are naturally gifted is only half the battle. It used to be that physical ability mattered most. Today, however, employers are … Read more
4 Ways You’re Not Really Listening in the Screening Interview
Data published by Glassdoor in June shows that the amount of time required for the interview process has grown since 2009 — and screening processes … Read more
Putting Job-hoppers in Perspective for Employers
A lot of hiring managers consider multiple short-term jobs on a resume as “job hopping” and will immediately reject a candidate based solely on … Read more
Finding Leaders Who Can Take on Today’s Complexities: 8 Capabilities Recruiters Should Put on the List
It’s a complex world out there. Thanks to globalization and technology, organizations need leaders at all levels who’ll be able to step up to the challenge … Read more
The War With Talent, Part 3 — Elimination vs. Personalization
This final installment of a three-part series about the increasing tension between employers and talent (i.e., the war with talent), explores the role … Read more
Look for These 6 Things in Top-performing Technical Sales Support Pros
Do your salespeople struggle to hold their own when customer conversations take a technology deep dive? Then throw them a lifeline and recruit a technical … Read more
5 Legal Lessons to Consider When Handling Millennial Background Checks
By the end of 2015, Millennials are expected to outnumber Baby Boomers in the workplace for the first time ever. As the largest generational group in the … Read more
The Case Against Hiring Smokers
I’m going to tick off nearly every smoker who visits this website — and delight most every non-smoker — by detailing why it’s a good rule of … Read more