Recruiting Strategy

(or Why Recruiters Need To Take a Broader View of the Business) Managers need to do all recruiting. Yes at most firms, recruiters (or executive search firms) do most or all of the recruiting and there are many reasons they shouldn’t! OK, calm down fellow recruiters. You still have an important role to play but you have to take a broader …

(A checklist to help you assess whether you are ready for 21st century recruiting) The world of recruiting has changed dramatically over the last few years. Technology, low unemployment, globalization and other factors have turned the recruiting world upside down. Unfortunately many recruiters haven’t changed at all. Here is a checklist to help you assess yourself and see if you are …

I know dozens of employment directors that claim they want their function to be world class or to become “an employer of choice” but talk is heap and few seem to have a plan on how to get there. If you are wondering why you are having difficulty recruiting talent look no further than the tools you use. Just like …

Part 2 of a 3 part series on “Developing a World Class Eemployment Function” I know dozens of employment directors who claim they want their function to be world class or that they want to become “an employer of choice.” But talk is cheap and few seem to have a plan on how to get there. If you are wondering why …

Part I of a 3 part series on “Developing A World Class Employment Function” I know dozens of employment directors that claim they want their function to be world class or to become “an employer of choice” but talk is cheap and few seem to have a plan on how to get there. If you are wondering why you are having …

There are basically 4 ways businesses motivate workers. They include: Cash   Benefits Non-monetary (recognition, challenge, etc.) Stock or stock options

Recruiters have been “placing ads and reading resumes” for decades. As an HR professor I get to review hundreds of resumes and I never have understood why any HR professional would rely on it as an accurate source of information about a candidate. If you really want to find out about a candidate go beyond the resume and ask for …

This is the second of a two part series on how to “close the sale” after a world class recruiting effort Sales Reps know it – First impressions are everything! HR professionals need to know it also. Many corporations miss an opportunity to make a great first impression and to “close the sale” on a newly recruited individual by providing …

This is the first of a two part series on how to “close the sale” after a world class recruiting effort. SALES REPS KNOW IT – FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE EVERYTHING! HR professionals need to know it also. Many corporations miss an opportunity to make a great first impression and to “close the sale” on a newly-recruited individual by providing a …

Most interview strategies were developed long before the “Internet” age when the speed of change in business was rather slow. However, if your business is in a rapidly-changing environment, you will need new tools that can tell you more about the future possibilities of a candidate than what they did years ago. Does your business require “outside-the-box” solutions that didn’t …