Ever wonder why recruiting gets so little respect by top management? In my work (regardless of the size of the company or no matter what industry) I find that the reason that recruiting gets no respect is because it fails to quantify its impact (in dollars) on the bottom line! …
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Death By Interview
“Too much of a good thing is bad for you” is true for both “sweets” and for interviews. I was at Agilent Technologies the other day when one of their many talented HR reps described “over interviewing” with the accurate and humorous phrase “death by interview.” I laughed and I …
Read More »Hire Them Both – A Package Deal
In a tight labor market, firms can gain a tremendous competitive advantage by breaking the old rules and acting differently from the average firm. Unfortunately it’s often quite difficult to get conservative HR departments to realize that the recruiting game has changed forever. And if you are going to get …
Read More »Sharing Best Practices In Recruiting – Some Examples
There was a great response to my best practices request. Sorry, I couldn’t mention them all. This is a continuing process so if you do something innovative, please send it on to me at [email protected]. REWARDS FOR SAME DAY HIRING – SUPERIOR BANK Our company, Superior Bank is a nationwide $2billion dollar …
Read More »Your Firm’s Web Page Stinks!
A World Class Web Page Includes These Great Web Features (Listed by Category):Over-all features: Meets each of the goals set by the firm It attracts quality applicants Prioritizes jobs and shifts web resources toward those key jobsAttracts “active” job seekers by being an “answer guy/ learning” site (Attracts employed …
Read More »Your Firms’ Web Page Stinks! (Here Are Some Ideas on How To Assessing Your Firms’ Career/Jobs Page)
Use this check list to assess whether your jobs web page is up to current (and future) standards! Don’t be surprised when it fails the test because most web pages are just “paper” ads that have been reproduced on the web. Emerging web pages will differ dramatically from current ones. …
Read More »The Only Recruiting Measure That Matters – Measure The Quality Of Your Hires!
Note – Let me be clear, the single most important thing you can do to improve ANY staffing function is to measure and reward the quality/performance of the people you hire. Everything else pales by comparison in changing the way you recruit! Most employment managers measure success in the wrong …
Read More »Stop Being Boring – Become The “Talked About” Company In Order To Build Your Employment Brand!
The best recruiting tool in the world is to become “the most talked about place” to work. Although many firms strive to become what is known as an “employer of choice,” it is a lofty, difficult, and probably an unnecessary goal for most firms. A better alternative is to do …
Read More »Share Your Best Practices In Recruiting
During my visits with staffing managers I’m continually amazed at the number of innovations that firms are implementing in order to increase the impact of their recruiting efforts. Because I can’t visit every firm I am asking for your help in spreading the word about innovations in recruiting. As a …
Read More »Where Have All The Good Candidates Gone… The “Shortage” Explained!
(Or do you want to know why you are losing the war for “IT” talent?)When I talk to senior HR people or to managers, the most common complaint I hear is that there are “no good IT people to be found.” Did they suddenly pass away or go off to …
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