Tag Archives: Recruiting

All talent leaders try to be strategic, but most fall short. And it’s not because leaders don’t get the Xs and Os of recruiting right. Instead, my research has found that many fail to reach strategic status because most recruiting leaders are not strong business leaders. This lack of business …

Their accurate view of the future is a key sign that you have a top candidate. So when you need a forward-looking candidate for a key job, you should add a futur-view interview to capture both a candidate’s forecast of upcoming problems and how they plan to act in order …

Spirit’s massive shutdown should have activated your “layoff recruiting” process. This is a targeted recruiting strategy designed to let you cherry-pick the very best “released talent” who have recently been laid off by a major corporation. And this year, when you add Spirit’s sudden 17,000 employee release to the massive …

Note that the often boring topic of ethics has suddenly become a key talent attraction factor! Anthropic is an AI company that has successfully made its “put the public interest first” ethics strategy a major element of its employer brand image. Of course, every company says that it is ethical …

Remember that you felt guilty when, as a highly loyal employee, circumstances forced you to quit. And then you wished there was some way to repay the company/manager that had been so good to you. Well, fortunately, there is a way for a loyal employee to make one last contribution …

Rather than being constant, the supply of talent often suddenly increases after a recent event. So in order to maximize its impact, a recruiting strategy must have the capability of identifying what I call these “Sudden Recruiting Opportunities.” These SROs are sudden and unexpected surges in talent availability. And if …

You read it here… the impacts from the prediction market will soon blindside HR. Yet if you look at the forecasted HR trends for 2026, not a single one even mentions The Prediction Market (or TPM). Nor the broad impact that this market will have on employees, managers, and executives. …

A growing source for discovering hidden talent is scanning through online work in a given field. This sourcing approach mirrors the way you’d find a little-known artist: not through a resume (which may have been written by AI) or past job titles, but by reviewing their actual work on the …

Millions who stare at a computer all day will get pink slips within 12–18 months! Soon, AI will be able to handle all repetitive tasks. And this prediction will make many white-collar jobs redundant. So, take note and remember that you read it here… Dark times are ahead for those …

Most are surprised to learn how difficult it is to staff new AI data centers (AIDC). That’s important because the billions budgeted for new AIDCs will be wasted if the new centers cannot maintain continuous operations due to serious recruiting and retention issues. Staffing these AIDC jobs will be exceptionally …