As seen on 1-PAGE BLOG. A tsunami of change. A rapid acceleration in technology. The adaptation of algorithms and data with pinpoint precision. 2017 is certainly shaping up to be a dynamic and interesting year in the world of recruitment. In this third and final installment of what’s to come, …
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The Top 5 Dumb Things That Hiring Managers Do That Hurt Their Recruiting Results
The talent management practice with the highest business impact, by far, is recruiting. But, a significant part of that impact will be reduced if your hiring managers do dumb things. Yes, hiring managers are the No. 1 contributing factor to hiring success, according to Bersin by Deloitte. Unfortunately, most hiring …
Read More »2017 Recruiting Trends: Be Prepared for these Four Waves of Change Coming in the New Year
As seen on 1-PAGE BLOG. You thought this year was a watershed year for talent acquisition – and it’s only going to keep transforming. In the second of his 3-part series, Dr. John Sullivan predicts the major trends – and impacts – of the coming year. With the growth of …
Read More »6 Ways to Screen Job Candidates for Strategic Thinking
As seen on Harvard Business Review. Every organization needs strategic thinkers. In a 2013 Management Research Group survey, when executives were asked to select the leadership behaviors that were most critical to their organization’s future success, 97% of the time they chose being strategic. This is because people who are able to …
Read More »Dramatically Improve Your Applicant Quality Using A Simple Side-By-Side Job Post Test
A quick and low-cost approach for improving the attraction power of your job postings The most damaging failure point in recruiting is having a weak job posting! Even if your job is exciting, you will get fewer applications if your post doesn’t come across as the most exciting among the current postings …
Read More »2017 Recruiting Trends: Welcome to “The Year of The Algorithm”
As seen on 1-PAGE BLOG. Dynamic, rapid change is not something we traditionally associate with corporate recruiting, but buckle your seat belt, because 2017 is going to bring exactly that. As the rate of change and level of uncertainty in the business world rapidly accelerate, recruiting will have no choice …
Read More »December Is Prime Time For Recruiting … Because The Competition Is So Low
Recruiting is a direct competition between firms. So, unless you’re a firm with a great employer brand like Google, Facebook or GE, focus your recruiting during the months where the competition is extremely low. And, in the U.S. and many other industrialized countries, the time period between late November and …
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Read More »Hire 360° People — Because They Add Situational Awareness And A Strategic Perspective
If you are a manager who operates in a complex environment where problems seem to come at you from all sides, you can dramatically improve your business results by hiring “360-degree people.” If you aren’t familiar with this type of person, a 360-degree individual is much like an agile basketball …
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