Not getting great hires? Look no further than letting your recruiters/managers develop their own whimsical resume screening process. In many cases, these unstructured and undocumented resume screening processes produce the most damage to your hiring results of any screening step. That resulting hiring damage is so severe because there are …
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A Tidal Wave Of Vacation Requests Will Soon Reduce Productivity And Retention
Few managers are prepared for the overload of post-COVID vacation requests to become their #1 operational problem soon Alert: Expect a high volume of pent-up and overlapping employee vacation requests this summer. Because one survey showed that 92% of Americans didn’t take or postponed a vacation last year due to …
Read More »Improve Your Hiring Results… By Increasing Transparency In Your Interview Process
Unnecessary stress hurts interviewee performance. However, increasing transparency reduces most candidate stress. Stop Treating Interviewees Like Adversaries By Increasing Interview Transparency Let me be blunt. Most recruiting organizations seem to enjoy making their interviews highly stressful. In fact, throughout recruitment history, job interviews have been highly adversarial and exclusively one-sided. …
Read More »Borrow “Know Your Customer Surveys” From Sales… Because Recruiting Is Just Sales With A Crummy Budget
“What is it going to take to get you into this job?” is recruiting’s most revealing but seldom asked question. Yes, there is a recruiting variation of this common car salesperson’s “what’s it going take” pitch. It reveals the importance of the recruiting function knowing which factors or job elements …
Read More »Increase Remote Worker Performance… By Adding Personalized Performance Metrics
With few face-to-face meetings, remote workers still need feedback, so provide it through performance metrics. Yes, those working remotely no longer have the multiple opportunities to discuss any progress on their work with coworkers and managers. Fortunately, there is an alternative approach for providing feedback that may be more effective …
Read More »Update Your HR Metrics For The SEC’s Human Capital Reporting Rules
The SEC now requires listed firms to report their human capital metrics publicly, so this topic should be our #1 HR issue. However, few in HR seem even to be aware of these new requirements. No less the tremendous impact that these new public reporting requirements will have. Already in effect, the new SEC reporting rules will force HR to focus on identifying, quantifying the impact, and then publicly reporting each of its major human capital initiatives.
Read More »Build Credibility With Hiring Managers – By Using This “See I Told You So” Tool
Individual recruiters must have the courage to occasionally confront managers with “See I told you so data” that unambiguously reveals that the ratings, advice, and recommendations from their recruiter are often superior to their own.
Read More »Proactive Referrals From Your Top Performers – The World’s Most Effective Recruiting Program
Employee referrals are the top hiring source, and among niche subprograms, proactive referrals from top performers are the best. So why not prioritize your top-performing employees as a primary source for referring additional exceptional candidates. All employee referrals are not equal. Because a referral from a top performer employee will …
Read More »Cherry-Pick Amazing Customer Service Talent From The Struggling Retail And Hospitality Industries… And Become A Corporate Hero
During this pandemic, many “hidden gems” of talent can be found among employees in the retail and hospitality industries. In fact, it’s an amazing once-in-a-lifetime recruiting opportunity.
Read More »How Recruiting Won The Super Bowl By Targeting “Wrong Fit Candidates”
Credit recruiting with winning the Super Bowl because every Tampa point was scored by recently recruited players plucked from “wrong fit” situations. Yes, each of the 5 Buccaneer players involved in scoring every winning team point during Super Bowl LV. Surprisingly, each individual was recently released from their previous teams …
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