The two dumbest things in recruiting are not soliciting candidate feedback and not assessing new-hire performance (a.k.a. quality of hire).  Unfortunately, most in recruiting are not even aware of the practice of “candidate exit interviews,” soliciting new hires and candidate feedback after completing each hiring process. Unfortunately, gathering exit interview …

At most companies, executives are demanding the continuous upskilling of their workforce. And especially in the “soft skills” area, where in many cases, they are equal in importance to technical skills. And if hiring is going to do its part. It must add more innovative and accurate approaches for assessing …

It surprises most that a 4-day/32-hour workweek creates a problem for every hour worked under it. Let me state upfront that if you have a giddy Pollyanna attitude toward a four-day workweek, this article is not for you. Yes, the 4-Day/32-hour workweek is one of the hottest new trends in today’s …

In a talent shortage, when you must increase participation in recruiting, learn to pay for it! During these extremely challenging recruiting times, there is ample proof that even small incentives will increase participation rates during important recruiting steps.  “What gets rewarded gets done.” When looking at the big picture, it’s …

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(The complete guide for recruiting Ukrainian refugees) Feeling helpless? Here’s a 2 for-1 opportunity to bolster sourcing and aid desperate refugees.  This is an action piece – whose goal is to nudge the reader into taking immediate action. If you have a strong desire to help the Ukrainians, here is …

Distractions like high commute costs and the Ukrainian war lower productivity and hurt retention/recruiting.

PDQ boomerang re-recruiting is the most powerful undiscovered opportunity in all recruiting.

Boldly obscure names, age indicators, voices, etc. – to limit most conscious and unconscious screening biases.  Diversity hiring fails to meet its goals regularly. Less than 2% of surveyed companies recently reported that they were “confident that they were achieving their DEI goals.” One of the primary reasons why diversity …

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