Recruiting is essentially a response to supply-chain problem. There is demand for new or more employees. There is a supply of potential candidates, which … Read more
A Global Workforce Calls For a Global Database
An annual survey by iLogos Research, now in its sixth year, reveals that in 2003, 94% of the Global 500 maintains a corporate careers website. The near … Read more
Delivering a Balanced Employment Brand Experience
Beyond balancing the unlimited creativity and seductiveness of the Internet lies the challenge of delivering on and perpetuating the promise of the … Read more
10 Trends in the Online Screening and Assessment Marketplace
In the course of working with clients and writing our Buyer’s Guide to Web-Based Screening and Assessment, my colleague Steve Hunt and I had the … Read more
Dreaming? A Success Story About What Could Be, Part 1
Soren Smith had done the impossible! Her recruiting department was able to hire top-notch candidates almost at will, or so it seemed to her managers. They … Read more
Imprint or Impact? It Depends On You!
During a recent telephone consultation with an experienced recruiting professional, I asked him whether he was interested in making an imprint on his … Read more
This Is The Way They Dodge The Fee: Fraud, Theft & Conspiracy
I’d like to read a statement that was recently received from a turncoat candidate. You know the kind . . . one who forgets how you helped him get off … Read more
Stand Out By Recruiting With A Purpose
Recruiting with a PurposeWhat is your purpose for being in this business? If you are like many recruiters, making money may be one reason that comes to … Read more
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Search Research
Almost 31% of practitioners in our recent Consultant Earnings Survey indicated that they employ a “researcher” or an “administrative … Read more
Six Sigma in Recruiting, Part Two
In my previous article on Six Sigma, I gave a brief overview of the term, hoping to demystify it, and discussed its application to the staffing function. … Read more