With the extraordinary rise of web 2.0 and social media, a vast amount of talent pipelines were incidentally created. The source of your company’s hires … Read more
It’s Time to Blow Up Time to Hire
The foundation of recruiting performance has been built historically on three core business metrics: 1) Cost Per Hire = Can you recruit and do it with … Read more
Stop Doing Searches Over and Make Twice as Many Placements
From what I’ve seen over the past 15 years, working with recruiting teams around the world, it’s apparent that too much time is spent on doing searches … Read more
Recruiting By the Numbers — Analyze This! (Part 1 of 2)
Many great recruiting departments and organizations pride themselves on being “metrics-focused” or “metrics-driven” — And for good reason. … Read more
Improving Your Quality of Hires — ERE Workshop Preview
Every staffing manager is concerned about the candidate quality and quality-of-hire metrics. These are very hard to measure. But if you have sourcers, … Read more
10 Compelling Numbers That Reveal the Power of Employee Referrals
I strive to be the world’s most prominent advocate of employee referrals simply because there is no more powerful tool in recruiting. Well-designed … Read more
An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page — Action Steps to Avoid or Turn Around a “Great to Good” Slide (Part 2 of 2)
Excellence matters, and technology advances so fast that the potential for improvement is tremendous. So, since becoming CEO again, I’ve pushed hard to … Read more
Employer Brand Messaging Is Valuable, But Many Need Refreshing
Most organizations need to work on how they develop and articulate their employer brand strategies. Just over half of employers claim to have an employer … Read more
An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page — Avoid the “Great to Good” Downward Spiral (Part 1 of 2)
There are fewer sad things to observe than a once-great firm sliding into mediocrity. You might not be accustomed to hearing the word “sad” and … Read more
What’s Wrong With HR Metrics? Pretty Much Everything!
Or why HR metrics need to focus on helping managers to improve their people management decision-making For at least the last decade, HR departments around … Read more