Editor’s Note: ERE is the new place where you will find the first run of the Best Hire Ever podcast, which explores a simple truth: There’s nothing … Read more
Talent Data Is Only As Good As How You Use It
Way back in 2005, in his now classic book, The Singularity is Near, futurist Ray Kurzweil described an eminent and optimistic future in which human life … Read more
Let’s Talk About Metrics Please
“Let’s talk about Metrics please. Let’s talk about you and me. Let’s talk about all the good things and the bad things that may … Read more
Managing Your Desk…Ya Slob
It happens in an instant. You get an email from your boss asking you to join a pipeline meeting. You come with your laptop and a cup of coffee expecting to … Read more
Recruiting Is a Science Not an Art — How Intuition Hurts Recruiting Results
The future of recruiting is scientific, data-driven, and businesslike. The roadblock to that transition is our current “art not science” approach where … Read more
My Journey to a Data-driven Talent-acquisition Team
I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to build a new talent-acquisition team from scratch. I faced the tough challenge of building metrics that enabled … Read more
Recruiting’s Top 7 Bottom-line Business Impacts That Most Ignore
The ultimate goal of any business function should be to have a direct and measurable impact on their company’s bottom line and corporate strategic goals. … Read more
Exploring the Only Recruitment Metric That Matters: Quality of Hire
Performance metrics are important for all company departments and positions. The right goals keep employees motivated and the organization successful: … Read more
Improve Talent Performance by Adding Prescriptive Actions to Your Metrics
This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about a major omission from your talent metrics. Can you imagine the frustration that a manager … Read more
‘Complementary HR’: HR Learns from the NFL About Complementary Outcomes
If you haven’t heard the term “complementary football,” it’s a performance improvement approach that corporations and HR shouldn’t ignore. This approach … Read more