Quality of hire is always a subject of much debate. Some argue that most of the measures in use actually measure the quality of the hiring process versus the quality of the actual hires made. We agree that some of these hire-quality measures are more process oriented, but one thing …
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Win Program Excellence Awards to Enhance Your Employer Brand and Your Career
In my experience, there is no single action that has a greater impact on your employer brand image then by winning an external award for excellence in your people management programs. It is the equivalent to winning an Oscar for a movie. This external assessment sends a message to everyone …
Read More »Social Media: the Most Powerful Recruiting Tool Since the Telephone
A common question raised these days by senior HR leaders and business journalists pertains to the reality of social media empowered recruiting. By asking if it is “real,” I presume they want to know if it is a fad or something that will dominate recruiting in five years. My answer …
Read More »The Future of College Recruiting Will Be Dominated by Market Research (Part 2 of 2)
In part one of this two part series I indicated that now is an opportune time to evaluate new strategies and tools with regard to college recruiting. Leading talent functions in corporations around the globe are migrating their approach to college recruiting away from being a game of chance to …
Read More »The Future of College Recruiting Will be Dominated by Market Research (Part 1 of 2)
The current lull in college recruiting is an opportune time to evaluate new strategies and tools. It is no secret that the vast majority of organizations that recruit from college campuses globally do so tactically, employing little or no strategy. To even the casual observer, the approaches used are predictable, …
Read More »How to Get Your Executives to Pay Attention to Metrics (Part 2 of 2)
Include an executive summary — if you must push out a lot of information, keep in mind that like you, busy executives don’t have the time to read an entire report, so be sure to include an executive summary highlighting the problems or opportunities that your metrics point out. Continue …
Read More »How to Get Your Executives to Pay Attention to Metrics (Part 1 of 2)
Five Differentiators of Great Metrics Initiatives Most metrics initiatives kill the design phase upon selecting a final short list of “easy-to-provide” metrics. Unfortunately this approach assures mediocre results! Delivering “easy to provide” metrics is like writing a free newspaper to be delivered via those plastic cubes alongside major streets …
Read More »Real Time Location Recruiting: Using Emerging Technology to Meet Prospects
The scenario goes like this: while on your way to grab lunch you check out one or more of the location-based social networking apps (a.k.a. prospect locator apps) to see if any of the top talent you have been courting happens to be in the area. Within seconds, you have …
Read More »Think Piece: The Only Competency That Will Matter Is Continuous Learning
Characterizing the Last 20 Years While the adoption of technology has certainly been a major driver of change, there are ultimately four characteristics that define the business environment of the last two decades. Those characteristics are: Continuous churn — frequent cycles of both rapid economic growth and contraction that forced …
Read More »Learn From HP’s Errors — a Checklist for Designing an Effective Succession Plan
Most organizations do a weak job at succession planning, but as recent events highlight, Hewlett-Packard deserves some sort of award for completely blowing it! While the “entire story” behind the departure of CEO Mark Hurd has yet to be uncovered, it is clear the issues leading up to it were …
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