For as long as HR has been a separate function from the business, there has always existed a certain tension when it comes to who is primarily responsible … Read more
100 Million Job-Related Searches on Google in June!
For months (and years) I’ve wondered what the number of monthly searches was for job-related keywords on Google. I always knew it was a big number, … Read more
6 Steps for Hiring the Best Every Time
Over the past 30-plus years, I’ve been involved in thousands of searches, worked with hundreds of hiring managers, trained 3,000 to 4,000 recruiters, and … Read more
For Managers Only: 10 Tips for Navigating the Market
Despite the much-ballyhooed economic turmoil, the facts are that for most recruiting firms, things are going well. There will always be individual niches … Read more
New Recruitment TV Show To Say Aloha to Hawaii
If nothing else, video branding is without a doubt the recruitment trend du jour. Hardly a recruitment conference is without at least one workshop … Read more
New Economic Index Debuts On The Downside
There’s news – none of it good – from The Conference Board today. In conjunction with a new index it began issuing today, The Conference … Read more
The 20 Principles of Strategic Recruiting
Corporate recruiting is an interesting field. There are no books entitled The Theory of Recruiting or Principles of Strategic Recruiting. As a result, most … Read more
Selective Outsourcing Initiatives and Talent Management Software-as-a-Service Dominate at the Mid-year Mark
At mid-year, employers are choosing to dip their toes in the outsourcing pool, rather than jump in feet first. Attempts at wide-scale HR outsourcing … Read more
A Few Books for Summer
This week I will keep my column short and devote it to discussing a few books that I have read over the past few months. These books will fuel your … Read more
Navy Eyes Recruiting Efficiencies
Talent acquisition leaders from private-sector companies aren’t the only ones trying to recruit more people with finite resources. The U.S. Navy … Read more