When you walk into a meeting and immediately think “this is going to be trouble” that feeling is not based on objective, measurable factors; it’s … Read more
Here’s What Happens When a Finance Guy Runs Recruiting Operations
I recently met Shane Noe, the head of recruiting operations for Box, at a dinner we hosted in San Francisco. In the midst of conversations about … Read more
Which Comes First: Management or Analytics Software?
Since time immemorial, human beings have puzzled over, and been fascinated by dualities: yin and yang, thought and action, strategy and execution. As CEO … Read more
Are You Doing Analytics Or Just Reporting Data?
Many HR software packages include built-in analytics. This is a good thing, some data is better than no data. However, as HR gets more sophisticated, we … Read more
Don’t Lower Your Cost Per Hire, Raise It (This Is Not a Typo)
Note: This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about the damage done by typical cost-cutting in recruiting Spend More Win More In my … Read more
Diversity, Interviewing, Analytics and AI are the Top Global Recruiting Trends
Each year, over the past few years, I look forward to reviewing LinkedIn’s annual recruiting trends report. The 2018 version is no different! It’s 60 pages … Read more
Hiring Insights From a CEO Who Places Non-Traditional Workers
Parallel Travel is a rapidly-growing San Francisco Bay Area startup that works with talented local artists across the U.S. to design unique experiences at … Read more
2018 Headlines — the “War for AI Talent” and Other Top Recruiting Headlines
In my nearly four decades of involvement in recruiting, I have found no period in which change has been more rapid and impactful than during the last two … Read more
Analytics Is Not Better HR Reporting
We’ve all recognized there is a certain hype and faddishness in people analytics. That’s okay; it’s bound to be part of anything new. We’ve all rushed … Read more
As You Embrace Predictive Analytics, Consider These Issues
Think in the most personal sense about data you share at work. You share with your employer, and sometimes with potential employers, so many aspects of … Read more