Anyone who has ever read anything I’ve written about, or has heard me speak, knows that I love metrics. I’m a big proponent for using science to drive our … Read more
What 1 6-sigma guy Says Quality of Hire is NOT … and What He Says Is the Only Quality of Hire Metric We Really Know Works
Quality of hire: some people measure it, others want to — and many aren’t sure how. Derek Gillaspy and I talk about this conundrum in the … Read more
The Ultimate Talent Acquisition Performance Scorecard
Over the years I have been asked by talent acquisition and HR leaders for the best scorecard to set expectations and educate executive leadership against … Read more
What We Did When Our Reqs Went From 80 to 400
Hire hundreds of people, faster than we ever have, with no decrease in quality. That was our task, and we completed it. Let me tell you our story. A … Read more
So You Want to Be the Head of Talent Acquisition?
Over the last 20 years I have mentored and developed a lot of people both formally and informally. At some point the same question comes up around how do I … Read more
The Top 10 Thought-provoking CFO ‘Questions From Hell’ for Recruiting Leaders
Recruiting questions from hell that most recruiting leaders can’t answer May I suggest that this may be the most thought-provoking recruiting article that … Read more
Time to Fill Average Now at 27 Working Days
The national time-to-fill average rose in February to the highest level in 15 years. Sponsored by the career sites publisher Dice Holdings, the Dice-DFH … Read more
We Got Them to Accept Our Offers
This is the second article in a series I’m writing detailing talent acquisition at Spectrum Health and our journey to best large TA team. Last month I … Read more
Revealing the ‘HR Professional of the Decade’ – Laszlo Bock of Google
A Case Study Compilation of the Amazing HR Practices That Make Google the Benchmark to Learn From Using any set of assessment criteria, Laszlo Bock of … Read more
Show Me the Money for Talent
If you ask most CEOs who don’t work for a non-profit what is most important to them, they will reply, “whatever makes the company money (revenue) or … Read more