As a novice world-traveler, your attention is drawn to the differences between your native culture and the foreign one you are immersed in. However, as you … Read more
A Note to Recruiting Leaders: Reporting Is Not Analytics
There’s a lot of talk currently about the use of analytics in recruiting. Unfortunately, in my experience many talent acquisition leaders seem to be … Read more
Getting Managers to Take Action on Turnover … By Using Heat Maps and Dollar Impacts
Turnover rates are reaching record levels at many firms. But many managers aren’t paying much attention to turnover because, in the corporate world, most … Read more
Goldfish Have a Longer Attention Span than Job Candidates
A Microsoft study shows human attention spans to be eight seconds in our mobile-device-driven world. Goldfish have an attention span of nine seconds, … Read more
This Is What Military Veterans Are Thinking When They Visit Your Company for the First Time
I used to manage a 30-person office for a national military recruiting firm. We placed transitioning military service members into Fortune 500 companies … Read more
An ROI Roadmap for Talent Acquisition Leaders
Recruiting leaders are constantly asked to justify additional investments in their team, tools, and technology. At the same time, they face increasing … Read more
How to Build Custom Behavioral Interview Questions
Most behavioral interview questions are not questions at all. They are statements designed to get a candidate to reveal information in a job interview. … Read more
The Power Problem of Hiring
Feeling powerless is one of the darker aspects of being human. Whether you’re a parent who can’t stop an illness from ravaging your defenseless child, or … Read more
A ‘Most-wanted List’ — a Forward-looking Way to Hire Exceptional Talent
One of the most frequent questions that I get is, “What are the best practices in recruiting?” Well, one best practice that always appears near the … Read more
Aim Higher … From Talent Acquisition Business Partner to Trusted Advisor
We hear a lot about being a “business partner” or having a “seat at the table” with our business leadership. As HR professionals we pursue this goal like … Read more