New principles of human capital have emerged from the combination of technology and the new economy. To lead in any economic environment, both HR … Read more
Toward a New Beginning
We are well into the new year now, and incontrovertibly into the new millennium. Things are looking a little brighter from my window on the world. … Read more
Year-End Recruiting Trends: Survey Follow-Up
Two weeks ago I published a short survey here, and the response has been terrific! Dozens of you sent in your answers and thoughts, which I am analyzing. … Read more
A Skilled Workforce Is a Cash Multiplier
This article, the first in a series, covers some of the dramatic changes human capital management has undergone during this last year. This series of … Read more
Recruiting Trends: A Brief Survey
Will you help me ? and your fellow readers? This has been an extraordinary year ? a year of tragedies and events that were unimaginable. Because of the … Read more
Bye-Bye Paper, Hello Resume of the Future
In my last article examining the staying power of paper resumes, we looked at the history of the paper resume and the factors in our recruiting business … Read more
Maintaining Morale and Productivity During Layoffs
The uncertainty caused by layoffs can impact both companies and employees in many ways, most of them negative. During large-scale layoffs, morale and … Read more
Job Board Trends: Going Niche
In Part One of this article series, we reviewed the landscape of the recent and pending acquisitions of HotJobs, FlipDog and Headhunter.net by the industry … Read more
Service Level Agreements: Summing Up
For the past two weeks we have been discussing the value of service level agreements, or SLAs. There has been a large response to the questionnaire I … Read more
Paper Resumes…An Endangered Species?
Paper resumes. Are they going out of style? When will they really be obsolete? As I visit various large companies to help re-engineer staffing processes … Read more