Pre-interview questionnaires can: Reduce the amount time that managers and recruiters must spend in interviews Allow you do reduce the number of interviews Give you insight into what types of activities they value the most (because preferences are forced) Allow the candidate to provide additional information and provide information specific …

Talent Management Defined Talent management is the integrated process of ensuring that an organization has a continuous supply of highly productive individuals in the right job, at the right time. Rather than a one-time event, talent management is a continuous process that plans talent needs, builds an image to attract …

All Recruiting Sources Are Not Equal Given the fact that the working population of the U.S. has become more diverse in recent years, you would think that it should be easier to recruit and retain a diverse workforce. Unfortunately for many corporations, diversity recruiting is a never-ending fishing expedition that …

Risk Taking CEOs love to bet on almost anything for fun, to show that they are good at taking calculated risks. Some CEOs will literally say that they are "betting the future of their corporations" on some of their major decisions. CEOs get major kudos and bonuses when they produce …

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 There are no shortcuts in developing a recruiting strategy. It takes a logical process and numerous interrelated steps. Steps 1 through 7 were covered in Part 3; the remaining steps are outlined below. 8. Select your …

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 If the modern business world were static, it would be enough that you dedicated time and effort to craft a recruiting strategy. But the world is not static, and the recruiting strategy you just invested so …

Note: This list references firms that are large by most standards. The absence of smaller sized firms does not mean that they do not possess best practices, or that they are not benchmark worthy; it only implies that they are less known. If you are looking to learn from any …

Business Reasons for Improving the Applicant Experience There are several reasons why recruiting organizations should focus on improving the way that applicants are treated. Some of them include: Passive candidates demand quality treatment. They are used to it at their current job and they expect the same level of respect …

Additional Applicant's Rights In addition to the potential elements of an applicants Bill of Rights that I provided last week, this part includes: More examples of rights for possible inclusion in your own applicant's Bill of Rights A list of applicant responsibilities and your expectations for any applicant A sample …

If you were going to attempt to recruit Tiger Woods to play for your golf team, you would realize early on that it would require the use of a different approach than most corporations currently use. Tiger certainly wouldn't respond to the traditional approaches, like ads in newspapers, or and …