The goal – To reveal the many talent impacts and their costs from the upcoming deportation effort (A 4-minute read). It’s Better To Be Prepared… Than To Be Surprised Whether you agree or not with the new administration’s planned mass deportation of 12 million undocumented immigrants. It’s important for corporate …
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The Most Read Talent Management Articles Of 2024 (Dr. Sullivan summarizes his most popular articles)
I’ve compiled a list of my most-read articles from 2024. First, to reveal the hot topics my audience found most relevant to them. And second, to provide quick access to must-read articles readers might have missed during their initial publication. I would also note that I now find that staying …
Read More »Why The “Need-On-Date” Is The Best Time-Based Recruiting Metric (And why the “time to fill” metric is misleading)
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 …
Read More »Why Haven’t You Thanked Your Recruiter? (Because you wouldn’t have gotten the job without them)
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 …
Read More »Hire Managers That Excel At Execution… Because They Create Huge Business Impacts (The hiring of team/project managers is critical for strategic execution)
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 …
Read More »“Tis The Season” To Be Recruiting (Recruit in December when the competition is low)
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 …
Read More »Recruiting Opportunity Of The Decade – Target Anxious Federal Employees (Who might leave because of pending position and budget cuts)
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 …
Read More »Turn Your Boring Job Posts Into Talent Magnets – Using Advertising Science (The complete guide to compelling job posts)
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, …
Read More »Increase Applications – Also Post Your Jobs On Frequently Visited Online Sites (In addition to placing them on job boards)
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 …
Read More »Recruiting Videos – Reveal The Excitement & Passion In Your Team (Team-level smartphone videos can boost applications by 34%)
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 …
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15 High Value Action Steps to Elevate Your Employee Referral Program to the Next Level
Presented by Dr. John Sullivan Sponsored by Zalp Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Title: 15 High Value Action Steps to Elevate Your Employee Referral Program to the Next Level Time: 11:00 am PT, 2:00 pm ET, Duration: 60 minutes Cost: FREE Click here to register for today’s webinar Imagine having …
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Vacation Area Recruiting – “I Love This Area, I Wish We Could Live Here Year-Round”
How often have you heard the “I wish we could stay here” phrase while you …
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Strategic Omissions – Business-Like Actions That Make Recruiting More Strategic
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“Futur-View” Interviews – Reveal How A Candidate Will Act In The Future (When a future focus is essential)
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Rethinking Failure – Consider Hiring Those Who Have Failed And Learned From It
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Layoff Recruiting – The Strategy For Cherry Picking The Best From Large Layoffs
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