Recruiting Strategy

Most people see the role of recruiting as a relatively isolated one. Managers and recruiters are intimately involved in recruiting, but other HR functions (like training and compensation) play only a shadow role. This is a major error because the training and compensation functions need to accept that they also …

The forgotten target in recruiting is the currently employed person that will only consider another job when they are directly approached and asked the big question: Would you consider a job with our firm? I call them the “have to be asked” type. Let’s face it, most people are settled …

Great recruiters realize that there are individuals who act like “magnets”?meaning that if you attract these people to your firm, others will quickly follow them. Mentors are the second strongest “magnets” (after best friend and spouse) in recruiting. Mentors Are Great Magnets We all have people that mentored us and gave us …

What Is One-Day Hiring? One-day hiring is a deliberate strategy for improving both the quality and the number of hires by making hiring decisions on top candidates in one-day! Steps In One-Day Hiring One-day hiring means making a one-day decision–but not a quick and uniformed decision. The steps you need to take in …

In a war for talent it is essential that you differentiate yourself from your competitors. If you want to wow top candidates (who have the potential to get multiple offers), you must act differently. Making same day offers will certainly get the candidates attention. What Is One Day Hiring? One day hiring …

Winning the war for talent requires an aggressive approach. Unfortunately, many HR types are rather passive “bambi” types that often shy away from using aggressive recruiting tactics. Recruiting and retaining top talent isn’t a “tea party.” It’s a war?and that means aggressive tactics and strategies. There are very few laws …

If you want to succeed in the war for talent, you will find that it takes a great deal of creativity and innovation. The staid old approach won’t “cut it” in a world that expects “WOWs.” You must stand out from the crowd if you are going to get the …

If you want to retain your best workers it takes hard work! Gone are the days when employees would stay at a firm and make it a career. It’s no longer true in professional sports, and it’s no longer true in the business world. I am constantly amazed at the …

Assumptions: Employed “top performers” are different from other candidates and must be treated that way. These candidates are not in the job search mode often, and are certainly not likely to be on the day we happen to have an opening. People who are currently employed are “harder to find” …

Recruiting is a form of marketing where it is crucial to understand the unique needs of each of your niche customers. Unfortunately, it is difficult for most managers and recruiters to understand the unique needs and wants of certain groups of people. Since the workforce gets less homogeneous as each …