Lean manufacturing has been a regular practice in Japan for almost 50 years, where it has helped Toyota achieve high profits and a breakeven point in car … Read more
Internal Mobility: Performance Measures
To know whether an HR program such as internal mobility has met its objectives, the standards for measurement of the program performance must be defined. … Read more
Monsters Can Be Ugly: The Problem With Job Boards
I am frequently asked about the use of large job boards as a recruiting source for finding top performers. My answer is always quick and to the point: … Read more
How Staffing Has Adapted to Today’s Economic Climate
Although there are a wide variety of different staffing models out there, all of them include the external environment as a core component. This make … Read more
What Would the “Perfect” Recruiting Function Look Like? Part 1: Talent Philosophy
If you were fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to build a recruiting function from scratch, put in place any set of processes or technology that … Read more
Flying Home: Notes on ER Expo 2003 Chicago from 30,000 Feet
You should have been there. I mean it. You really should have been there. Winging my way back to Boston from ERE’s ER Expo 2003 Chicago, I had time … Read more
Six Sigma, Part 5: The Voice of the Customer
Quality can be such an elusive term, particularly in recruiting and hiring. It is inherently subjective, and its definition varies depending on whom you … Read more
Internal Mobility: Simultaneous or Staggered Posting?
My last article, Internal Mobility: Process Design, discussed the overall structure of an internal mobility process and specific ways that the process is … Read more
Defining Commonly Used Web-Based Staffing Technology Terms
I often receive useful feedback and opinions about my articles for ERE and I try my best to address and learn from this feedback whenever possible. This … Read more
What’s Going On in the Corporate Staffing World? Results of Our Recent Survey, Part 2
Two weeks ago I presented a survey to compare how things are looking in the staffing world today versus 18 months ago. Last week I presented the first set … Read more