By Mike Digiovanna, Allegations against Angels’ Mickey Callaway prompt scrutiny of MLB hiring practices “It makes you look negligent,” said Dr. John Sullivan, a retired San Francisco State professor of management who has advised numerous Silicon Valley companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, on how to vet candidates for past …
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This Common Recruiting Approach May Mean Jail Time – An Alert
If you’re one of many firms that have used no-poach recruiting agreements, realize that jail time may be in your future. Last month, many were shocked when they learned that, on top of the millions in civil penalties historically levied against firms like Google, Apple, Intel, and Pixar, three Texas …
Read More »Recruiting Lessons From The Super Bowl
Examining how Super Bowl teams recruit will provide corporate leaders with valuable lessons on how to improve their recruiting. The first is avoiding candidate generalizations. Yes, many of the candidate generalizations routinely made by hiring managers covering age, experience, and college backgrounds would be laughed at by NFL recruiters. For …
Read More »Why Your Diversity Results Stink… Explained In 10 Quick Bullet Points
Celebrating MLK day, unfortunately, also reminds many of their company’s continually disappointing diversity results.
Read More »2020 vs 2021 – What If 2020 Was The Good One?
Note: This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about the 2021 job market. If you’re considering a job search, you may be shocked to learn that the 2021 job market may be worse than our current dismal one. Of course, I realize that few want to hear negative …
Read More »Are You The Recruiter Of The Year? Use A Recruiter’s Scorecard To Find Out
Champions keep score! So why not conduct a year-end assessment of whether you are among the top recruiters in your organization? One of the reasons champions remain on top is that they set aside the time to conduct self-assessments periodically. So, during this late December lag in recruiting, why not …
Read More »Why December 2020 Is The Most Lucrative Recruiting Month This Decade
With 14 million losing their unemployment benefits, this December will be flooded with suddenly interested prospects. It will literally be the most lucrative recruiting month. For the first time in memory, a tidal wave of 14 million individuals will all instantly be forced into active job search mode (on a …
Read More »Only Hire Self-Motivated People – The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Nothing eases a remote work team manager’s burden, where close supervision is difficult, more than only hiring self-motivated people. I recommend that during this troubled time when managers are so busy, recruiters commit to easing their burden by helping them hire technically qualified candidates who are also self-motivated.
Read More »CEO Calls – The Most Effective Recruiting Closing Tool
A CEO’s call is the top offer closing tool because it makes the candidate feel like they will have a continuing CEO relationship. So, why not utilize the influence power of your CEO when you have a “must-have” candidate that’s working in “an impossible to fill functional area.” This approach …
Read More »A Recruiting Game Changer – Remote Work Adds Powerful Talent Competitors
Note: This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking on remote work and how it dramatically changes the recruiting competition in every country. Every global recruiting giant offering remote work jobs is now a serious competitor in every previously local job opening. It’s no exaggeration to say that adding …
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