One of my favorite recent hot topics in recruiting is employer branding. The concept goes like this: All employers have a brand for the product or service … Read more
Don’t forget the reason we talked in the first place!
My peers extended three offers last week. In all three situations, the offers (on paper) provided better career opportunity and increased … Read more
Candidate Engagement
My definition of talent is simple: it’s those people who have the skills, knowledge, and desire to work for your organization. Increasingly, it is … Read more
Embracing Social Media to Find the Right Talent
Recruiters have traditionally relied on old-fashioned human “social networks” for decades. Now, job market trends and technology are … Read more
Onboarding That Welcomes and Inspires
At the recent onboarding conference I spoke at in Atlanta, I had the opportunity to listen to some great examples of companies that get concepts such as … 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
Balancing Your Business “It’s A Matter of Perspective(s)”
Companies with formal strategy execution process in place dramatically outperform companies without it. You may consider this statement as common sense, … Read more
A Talent Opportunity Alert Process: You Should Have One
One of the most common questions I get from recruiting managers and executives is “What differentiates a world-class recruiting function from an … Read more
Secrets Buried in a Salesperson’s Resume
In my sales management career, I would bet that I’ve seen about 5,000 resumes for salespeople. Yet, I still haven’t seen one that shows someone … Read more
Aggressive Talent Poaching in Bathrooms and Parking Lots
Ever since the unsolicited offer by Microsoft to buy Yahoo, recruiters have been literally “circling” Yahoo in a manner that would have to be … Read more