Recruiting is essentially a response to supply-chain problem. There is demand for new or more employees. There is a supply of potential candidates, which … Read more
A Global Workforce Calls For a Global Database
An annual survey by iLogos Research, now in its sixth year, reveals that in 2003, 94% of the Global 500 maintains a corporate careers website. The near … Read more
10 Trends in the Online Screening and Assessment Marketplace
In the course of working with clients and writing our Buyer’s Guide to Web-Based Screening and Assessment, my colleague Steve Hunt and I had the … Read more
Dreaming? A Success Story About What Could Be, Part 1
Soren Smith had done the impossible! Her recruiting department was able to hire top-notch candidates almost at will, or so it seemed to her managers. They … Read more
Six Sigma in Recruiting, Part Two
In my previous article on Six Sigma, I gave a brief overview of the term, hoping to demystify it, and discussed its application to the staffing function. … Read more
Building a Compelling Employer Brand, Part 2: Your “Default” Brand
In the first part of this series, we discussed five key principles and practices involved in building a compelling employer brand. Here in Part 2 of this … Read more
How To Build a Compelling Employer Brand
When you make the effort to create a compelling employer brand, you save yourself the work of trying to convince candidates that you are an employer of … Read more
Tilting at Windmills, Part 2: Change Agents in Business
The first step in becoming a successful change agent in your world is to take your superman or superwoman costume, your Social Worker Cloak of Moral … Read more
Tilting at Windmills: Change Agents in Business
When I was at one of those crossroad moments of my life my Uncle bought me two tickets to see “Man of La Mancha” live on stage in Boston. Even … Read more
Who Is Teaching Your Staff? Part 2
Some emails or attachments contain viruses. The damage they can potentially do to your organization is staggering, and therefore we have no reason to … Read more