Few topics in the field of recruiting evoke such strong opinions as the subject of poaching talent, but it is a topic that must be explored further. In the … Read more
How to Negotiate Compensation
Sometimes you just don’t have enough money in the budget to attract a top person. The following compensation negotiation techniques will allow you … Read more
Using Blogs as a Strategic Recruiting Tool
Blogs represent an emerging and rapidly growing communication vehicle. Today, there are over 14 million blogs, and this number is increasing fast — … Read more
Best Recruiting Practices from the World’s Most Business-like Recruiting Function, Part 5
This the final article in my series profiling the benchmark recruiting best practices and strategies of the Valero Energy Corporation. After a lengthy … Read more
Skill Shortages, Ethics, and Innovative Thinking
We all get so caught up in our own perspectives, careers, and day-to-day activities that we often don’t see alternatives to problem we face. Instead, … Read more
Best Recruiting Practices from the World’s Most Business-like Recruiting Function, Part 3
This is Part 3 of my case study profiling the benchmark recruiting best practices of the Valero Energy Corporation. After a lengthy study that began in … Read more
Diversity In Recruiting – Leadership – Paterson on the Passaic
Leaving the army in early 1965, I returned to an entry level assignment in the (battle)field of civil rights in Paterson, New Jersey. This was about the … Read more
A New Twist On An Old Threat – The Third Party Counteroffer
While we are all familiar with the standard counteroffer given by a candidate’s current employer, I think less are familiar with the concept of a … Read more
Diversity In Recruiting
Writing on leadership has forced me to select, describe and list the qualities of the two best leaders I have experienced in my careers. This month we will … Read more
Diversity in Recruiting – Leadership
On a November night years ago, troops of the 101st Airborne Division were bivouacked in a remote US location. Most of the soldiers did not have winter gear … Read more