Losing a candidate to a counteroffer is one of the worst things that can happen to a recruiter. Though the candidate will always do what he believes is in … Read more
Boomerangs: The Strategic Process of Rehiring Your Former Employees, Part 2
As previously discussed in Part 1 of this series, a corporate boomerang/alumni rehire program is an excellent, low-cost, high ROI recruiting approach … Read more
What Are They Thinking?
As the resident ERE contrarian, I often find myself at odds regarding best practices (i.e., fair and effective ways) to hire employees. Past readers might … Read more
Boomerangs: The Strategic Process of Rehiring Your Former Employees, Part 1
Boomerang efforts have one of the highest ROIs in recruiting. When you take the time to examine the profile of new hires who produce the best on-the-job … Read more
Recruiters Hawking Dead-End Jobs May Want to Quit
Seth Godin, a leading marketing expert, is often mentioned with superlatives. BusinessWeek has called him “The Ultimate Entrepreneur for the … Read more
Three New Roles Every Modern, Strategic Talent Management Function Must Have
article by Dr. John Sullivan & Master Burnett The human resources profession is one often perceived by those outside the function as a bureaucratic, … Read more
Recruiting Using a Competency-Based Approach
article by Dr. John Sullivan & Master Burnett As advisors to a number of leading organizations, it is safe to say that we have seen multiple … Read more
Convincing Reluctant Candidates on the Right Day, Part 2
As you may have figured from Part 1 of this series, there many categories of “right days.” Identifying them requires just six basic approaches. … Read more
Convincing Reluctant Candidates on the Right Day
If you were going to ask someone to marry you, you would know almost instinctively that there are certain times when your chances of getting a yes improve … Read more
Lessons from the Ethics Panel at ER Expo
In my time in the recruiting space, I have learned that there is one topic that routinely incites the masses: ethics in recruiting. The recent … Read more