The most important aspect to gaining advantage from your network, is to never miss an opportunity to use it. To do this you must manage your network, just … Read more
Are You A Networker? Or Are You Just Bothering People: Building Your Network
You may have just come into the business, and want to get started building your network. Or, you may have been in the business for years, have a pile of … Read more
Are You A Networker? Or Are You Just Bothering People?
Several years ago I was giving a seminar on job search techniques at an outplacement center that was supporting a recent, and dramatic lay-off at a major … Read more
Selecting Your Employment Strategy: Possible Suggestions
Imagine the head of the function that has one of the most strategic impacts on the business not even having a name for their own business strategy? Many … Read more
So Many Sites, So Little Money: Thinking Strategically About Your Recruiting Plan
In Part I of this series we covered alternative ways of allocating your recruiting budget to include the Internet without sacrificing other strategies that … Read more
Hiring the College Grads You Really Want How to Structure the Offer and Get to Yes!
Structuring the offer for a college graduate these days has become complex. More of them they have choices of employers and many offers and can be very … Read more
Instead Of The Cost Of Hire?Measure The Cost Of A Bad Hire
If your company has a turnover of 20% per year and all of your new hires are mediocre, it will only take 5 years for all of your entire workforce to be … Read more
So Many Sites, So Little Money: Thinking Strategically About Your Recruiting Plan
In Part I of this series (published on December 10 — before the snow, tornadoes, floods, ice storms, and flu season) we covered alternative ways of … Read more
The Web of Influence: Building On-Campus Relationships
Last week we discussed how important it is to create a brand image for your organization on campus. Equally important, is building long-term relationships … Read more
Stop Worrying About The Cost Per Hire – A “Better Metric” Is The Quality Of Hire
I hear HR professionals say they want to be strategic but often their actions indicate otherwise. Take the all too commonly used “cost per … Read more