Dr John Sullivan Talent Management Thought Leadership

During the newly reinvigorated and exciting ERE conference, two attendees posed related but powerful questions to me. The first was “What advanced topics should be on the agenda of recruiting leaders at elite firms?” Or as another put it “What should Google be planning to do next in recruiting?” At least to me, future agenda items are an important topic. Because after visiting well over 100 firms, I have certainly found a dramatic difference between the agenda items that are found on 95% of the firms (cost per hire, ATS issues, req loads etc.) and the truly advanced subjects that only elite recruiting firms like Google, DaVita, Sodexo etc. would even attempt to tackle. So if you have the responsibility for setting agendas or recruiting goals, here is my list of truly advanced recruiting topics that elite leaders would find compelling but that most others would simply find to be out of their reach. If you want to be among the elite, you should select a handful for implementation. However, even if you are currently overwhelmed by your current agenda, you might still find them to be interesting reading.  Read More »