Recent terror alerts focusing on newly uncovered terrorist plans to strike five U.S.-based financial institutions in New York, New Jersey, and Washington, … Read more
More Ideas Regarding the Government’s Definition of an Applicant
A few months ago I wrote an article discussing the long awaited definition of a “job applicant” put forth by the government agencies charged … Read more
Action Steps for Handling the Aging Workforce Problem
It’s no secret to managers, senior HR professionals, knowledge management experts, and recruiters that in the next few years most firms will once … Read more
What Are the Best HR Metrics for a Large Organization?
As a recognized expert in the area of HR metrics, I’ve had the opportunity to advise numerous large firms on what HR metrics they ought to be … Read more
ATS and Assessment: Where Are We Headed?
Although it is happening a bit more slowly than many of us would have liked, the worlds of applicant tracking and assessment are slowly beginning to … Read more
Preparing for the Upcoming Hiring Boom: A Checklist for Leaders in Recruiting
You might disagree with me about exactly when the next hiring boom is coming ó but there can be no doubt about the fact that it is most certainly … Read more
The Illusion of Workforce Planning: Traditional Models Don’t Work Anymore
As the economy improves and fears of mass turnover grow, HR and recruiting departments are focused on workforce planning. Those who remember the unplanned … Read more
The Worldwide War for Talent II Is Coming: Are You Prepared?
Do you remember the war for talent in the late 1990s? Well get ready, because it’s about to return with a vengeance. If you read my articles and … Read more
The Future Of Recruiting, Part 6: Recruiters Will Change
This is the final installment in a six-part series on the future of recruiting. In the first five parts of this series, I looked at how the recruiting … Read more
Taking Advantage of Staffing Assessment Trends in 2004
We recently took some time to reflect on some of the online staffing assessment trends that we saw unfolding during 2003, and to begin thinking what these … Read more