The economy seems to be on the mend lately. The unemployment rate is going back down. Corporate spending is up. And it’s been over a month since … Read more
Employer Confidences – Drawing The Line
As the placement industry has developed over the past 40 years, placers have become more candid about who they are and what they do. From the misleading … Read more
What’s Going On in the Corporate Staffing World? Results of Our Recent Survey
Two weeks ago I presented a survey to compare how things are looking in the staffing world today versus 18 months ago. While there weren’t too many … Read more
The Year of Great Change Is Dawning: Some End-of-the-Year Thoughts
We come close to the end of another year, and a good time for a look at where we have been and where we are going. ERE has been around now for more than … Read more
Quality: The Bottom Line
Over the past several years, I have written extensively about a wide variety of issues related to online screening and assessment. Most of the material I … Read more
Boom! How to Handle the 2004 Hiring Explosion
(Note: Recruiters, you might want to send this article to your boss, your clients, and your CEO. It’s about your well-being in 2004.) Here’s … Read more
From Succession Planning to Scenario Planning
Last week I was once again confronted with a hiring manager who was frustrated, and frankly angry, that his organization’s recruiting department had … Read more
The Branded Hiring Process
In my last article, I discussed how technology plays an important role in how your organization is perceived by candidates. An equally important component … Read more
Cold Calls – The Big Chill
Four decades ago, McGraw-Hill had a promo featuring this guy as a typical buyer.This guy was staring out from a page, saying: I don’t know who you … Read more
The Five Cold-Call Icecrackers
Michael Korda noted in his bestseller Power! How to Get It, How to Use It: The person who receives a telephone call is always in an inferior position of … Read more