Way back in 1999, Business 2.0, an Internet-age magazine that has managed to survive to this day, listed ten principles for the new economy. I wrote a … Read more
Labor Market Indicators and Staffing Strategy
Hiring is in the news. Every day articles cover the current state of employment and unemployment along with analysis and predictions of future labor market … Read more
Where Less Is More
For the benefit of our clients, this can be a business where “less” can be “more,” but only if the staffing firm can consistently … Read more
Getting Effective and Efficient: First Steps In Putting Your House In Order
In the wake of downsizing, work overloads, and an uncertain economy, few recruiting functions have taken any time at all to think about how efficient or … Read more
Is It Time for Candidate Advocacy?
Do you have any idea what candidates or even just interested job seekers say to their friends and family about your organization and its service level to … Read more
5 Major Staffing Assessment Trends in 2004
As people often do at the start of the new year, we recently took time to reflect on the online staffing assessment trends we saw unfolding during 2003 and … Read more
(Not So Artificial) Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a revolutionary technology tool that has started to change the way that many of us search for and find candidates. If you … Read more
MAKE IT PERSONAL
An experienced recruiter who has enjoyed considerable success over the last few years called me recently to discuss a developing problem he was having with … Read more
Are Your Business Proposals Losing You Sales? – 10 Steps To Get The “YES” You Deserve
Your ability to write an effective and persuasive business proposal directly relates to your level of success. Write a great proposal and you’ll get … Read more
Annual Online Screening and Assessment User Survey Results: Part 1
Towards the end of 2003, I invited ERE readers to participate in my second annual “20 Questions About Online Screening and Assessment” survey. … Read more