Happy Independence day! As seen on Visier by Josie Sutcliffe. According to Dr. Sullivan, Human Capital is the #1 global business challenge facing CEOs for the fourth year in a row. This is because few CEOs are confident in the quality of their Human Capital metrics. Often what is shared …
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The Definitive Action Guide for Minimizing Bias and Increasing Diversity Hires (Part 1 of 2)
As seen on ERE Media June 26, 2017. There has been a great deal of recent coverage on unconscious biases. However, almost all of the attention has been on becoming aware of these unconscious biases. This is problematic because even data-driven Google could not prove that unconscious bias training actually …
Read More »Begin Your Next Job Interview With Just A Text Message
As seen on PSFK by Laura Yan she quotes, Dr. John Sullivan on his insight with text interviews. Canvas is a startup that seeks to change the job recruiting process, screening candidates through text conversations before proceeding to real life interviews. The startup capitalizes on millennials’ evident preference for communication …
Read More »Gig Hopping In The C-Suite
As seen on Forbes by Victor Snyder (CEO at BossMakers) he quotes, Dr. John Sullivan on his expertise with job hoppers. From your employer’s point of view, they may like your large network and breadth of experience, or they may be reluctant to risk an investment in you. Increasingly though, …
Read More »Hiring Innovators Requires Managers To Utilize Bold Recruiting Approaches
The boldest actions for recruiting individual innovators Almost everyone agrees on the value of innovators, but unfortunately, because of their design and their lack of boldness, most corporate recruiting processes simply cannot successfully hire a highly desirable innovator. If you have been unable to get innovators to complete your interview …
Read More »Note This Trend — TV Ads for Building Your Image as a Technology-Driven Firm
As seen on ERE Media (June 19, 2017). Technology has grown in importance to the point where every firm has no choice but to become a technology-driven firm. Yes, technology hardware and software are now integral to the operational success of firms in every industry, including healthcare, retail, real estate, …
Read More »Want a job? It may be time to have a chat with a bot
As seen in the San Francisco Chronicle, June 15, 2017, by Nicholas Cheng. A report by the McKinsey Global Institute estimates that more than half of human resources jobs may be lost to automation, though it did not give a time period for that shift. “Recruiting jobs will definitely go …
Read More »How to Spot Critical Thinking in Job Candidates
As seen on Business Analysis & Leadership Skills Blog by Paul Crosby, June 12, 2017, quotes Dr. John Sullivan. To read entire article click here. Critical thinking requires an employee to form their own decisions and to understand that their decisions might change when new information comes to light. One …
Read More »Wonder Woman – Why Every Firm Needs to Hire One
The Wonder Woman movie has been a blockbuster success at the box office, at least in part because both the main character and the director are women. Giving women the director role on major film projects is, unfortunately, rare. However, the success of director Patty Perkins should serve as a …
Read More »The Top 7 Ways to Get Hiring Managers to Devote More Time to Recruiting
As seen on ERE Media (June 5, 2017). Of all of the contributing factors that lead to success in recruiting, the hiring manager has the highest overall impact. For example, one study found that recruiting’s relationship with the hiring manager was the No. 1 driver of overall talent acquisition’s performance …
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The Costliest Failure In Recruiting – “Settling” For The Number 2 Candidate
You won’t hire a number 2 candidate for a critical job after you discover the …
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Competitor Talent Mapping – A Powerful Recruiting Tool That No One Uses (Despite its numerous benefits)
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Strategic Omissions – High Impact Things That HR Should Be Doing (But Isn’t)
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A Holiday Opportunity… To Cherry Pick Top Talent (Learn why there’s a surplus of talent and little competition)
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Should Recruiters Give A Hiring Preference To Disadvantaged Candidates? (Or should they avoid acting like social workers?)
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