Recruiting Tools

This article is in response to a recent social media discussion on the use of the “time to fill” metric. Its goal is to urge you to switch to the more effective “Need-on-Date” metric. Just-In-Time Hiring Is The Ideal Approach If you’re familiar with the business term “just-in-time,” then you …

Few things are as impactful as landing a good job, so why not thank your recruiter for their help? If you’ve started a new job this year, you should thank those that helped you. First, of course, thank your family, friends, and colleagues who provided you with support throughout the …

I’ve found that a hidden key to overall corporate success is the effective hiring of project managers.  Why? They are the ones who ensure the execution of each of the critical projects that make up the overall corporate plan. Most corporate Talent Acquisition functions have standalone hiring processes for executives …

With an abundance of candidates and little competition, the best actively recruit during December. Corporate sales or marketing leaders will quickly tell you about the many advantages of taking action when the competition is low. But they would be puzzled to learn that the highest volume of recruiting usually occurs during …

Beat your talent competitors by being the first to implement a federal employee recruitment program. And take advantage of the huge federal employee exodus that is just beginning (in response to the “efficiency committee’s” announced massive position cuts). Be grateful that this mass influx of available talent is coming after …

Job posts have an astonishing 90% failure rate because less than 10% of those who view a post actually apply. This failure rate is also extremely expensive. Because of its low success rate, some functions have to spend up to 60% of their recruiting budget on job postings alone. So, …

Post jobs on sites that your top employees visit because top candidates likely visit them, too. There is so much overlap in the actions of your top employees and top recruiting targets. That means that if you know the Internet, information, and learning sites that your current employees visit regularly …

Stop keeping the excitement in your team a secret by revealing it in smartphone recruiting videos. Add them because these team-generated videos can increase your job applications by as much as one-third. These informal videos have such a significant impact. For the first time, they allow outsiders to actually “feel …

If you can’t afford to hire a single candidate who has lied about their experience or credentials, you must first realize that the standard reference-checking process designed to catch those resume lies ranks painfully low (#11) in predicting whether a candidate will perform well on the job. Unfortunately, your current …

Professional association officers know emerging industry-wide talent better than anyone. This extensive talent knowledge is accessible to them because almost every eager new hire entering an industry will join the top association. Association officers pride themselves on knowing and building relationships with all up-and-coming members (some openly brag about their …