A statement made by John Challenger, CEO, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, in a speech at Fisher College of Business is thought provoking and encouraging … Read more
Administrivia VS Placements- Conscious Time Management
It’s 9 A.M. and you have a planner in front of you with 30 important calls to make when the “urgent” call comes in from an unemployed … Read more
The 8 Elements of a Successful Employment Brand
Many organizations are starting to see glimmers of faster paced growth. As a reaction, many are becoming more aware of the need to build their employment … Read more
Diversity In Recruiting – bias in the workplace
“A bias is an inflexible positive or negative prejudgment about the nature, character, and abilities of an individual and is based on a generalized … Read more
Operation: Strike Sheet – utilizing candidate knowledge to find job orders and secure job offers
“There’s got to be an easier way to do this business,” some of us have muttered these days. There must be easier ways to find solid job … Read more
Diversity – The Business Case For Diversity
I wish TFL readers and their loved ones a happy, healthy, successful and peaceful 2004. Recently we were in the midst of Boston’s first … Read more
Lucy & the Football
Remember the periodic Peanuts comic strip where Lucy would con Charlie Brown into kicking a football she was holding; then at the last second, she’d … Read more
What the Dinosaur Teaches Recruiting Firms
In July the lively diversity recruiting postings on Electronic Recruiting Exchange, gave us plenty to think, wonder, and talk about. One made a subtle but … Read more
Diversity Recruiting: Why Such a Hot Issue?
On a beautiful evening last May, Paul Hawkinson and I had dinner in St. Louis. Over the years and in a variety of cities we’ve enjoyed many memorable … Read more
Little People: Parvum Sed Potens
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, a professor of education at Harvard University, believes that respect is the single most important ingredient in creating … Read more