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
Diversity in Recruiting: How to Check a Company’s Diversity
Every now and again something happens which reinforces your values and motivates you to keep on keeping on. I had this experience the week after Easter in … Read more
All’s Hell That Ends in Email
Frank Candy, a prominent speaker and lecturer whom has spoken at hundreds of Fortune corporate events says it best: “Whether you’re selling … Read more
Diversity In Recruiting – Returning Veterans
“A man (or woman) who is good enough to shed his blood for this country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. More than that no man is … Read more