Members of the Society for Human Resource Management have plenty of business in Washington regardless of whether they’ve traveled to the … Read more
12 Key Negotiating Techniques for Success Inside and Outside of Recruiting
You possess skills that, when applied to your boss, your staff, the manager of your favorite store, the home-repair company, and the hybrid-car salesman, … Read more
Workforce Vendor Looking Behind the Persian Curtain
The Albany Group calls itself the “largest provider of global workforce management solutions in the world.” Some vendors would debate that, but … Read more
Fourth Annual Screening and Assessment Usage Survey
We IO-psychologist-types tend to be real data hounds. Much of the work we do for our employers/clients involves the use of data to investigate specific … Read more
Charlene’s Problem: An Interactive Case Study
Charlene was faced with a challenge. Twelve days ago, she had been hired into a new company to a work with a hiring manager who had about 200 … Read more
Core Competency # 4: Boost Your Confidence
You need confidence when you deal with high level decision-makers, strong candidates, and even stronger gatekeepers. If you don’t sound like you have it, … Read more
The Fatal Assumption
The Fatal assumption: One of the biggest reasons that so many small businesses fail is that they lack a clear system of operation. Michael Gerber, author … Read more
Choose Wisely
The Shoe Maker’s kids go around with holes in their shoes. I hear this repeatedly as an analogy for how recruitment companies run and operate. … Read more
Avoid 3 Deadly Momentum Killers and Find Your Zone
When a reporter asked Michael Jordan (the greatest Chicago Bull to ever play the game of basketball) “What gives you the confidence to take those last … Read more
The Simple Brilliance of Larry, The Super Manager
Finally, a Contest, and an Award, That Motivates In my travels over the years, I have had the advantage of meeting many fine managers — producing and … Read more