Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, a professor of education at Harvard University, believes that respect is the single most important ingredient in creating … Read more
Baby boomers shape future business
Sometimes it’s hard to believe that I’m as old as the man in the mirror I shave every day. To keep from getting too lugubrious about this I … Read more
Staying ?Up? (And Productive) In Down Times
It would be wonderful if life sailed along, with no problems, traumas or turmoil. Yet the reality is, to coin a phrase, “stuff happens.” A … Read more
Diversity in Recruiting: Opinions and Facts
Bernard Baruch once affirmed. “Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.” It’s … Read more
Gays in the Workplace
In my life I’ve met many courageous and tireless human rights leaders. One of the strongest most dedicated, and fearless died a few months ago in … Read more
Blind People in the Workplace
Everyone who has been in the placement business for a few years has stories to tell. Some are humorous and unbelievable. Others are weird and tragic. We … Read more
Candidate Preparation: Expand The Context
For most practitioners in our industry, the purpose for preparing the candidate prior to a meeting with a client is to improve their interviewing skills, … Read more
Integrating the Internet Into Your Recruitment Plan, Part 2
As discussed in Part 1 of this article series, the successful integration of the Internet into a recruitment marketing plan relies on two phases: planning … Read more
Integrating the Internet Into Your Recruitment Plan
Though it has been widely adopted by human resource professionals both as a source of candidates and a recruitment tool, the Internet is still often viewed … Read more
Sell, Don’t Tell: A Quest for the Great Job Description
Twenty-five years ago American businesses faced a very different set of problems than they do now. The basic issue then was to screen out the excess of … Read more