As seen on Dice (January 31, 2017). Dr. John Sullivan has enjoyed a long and illustrious career as a talent management expert. He’s published hundreds of articles on the topics of recruiting and talent management, in addition to dozens of whitepapers and 10 books, and spoken about the topic to every …
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In An Interconnected Digital Business World … Why Is Recruiting Still An Island?
As seen on ERE Media A “think piece” designed to stimulate your thinking about strategic recruiting Corporate recruiting, unfortunately, operates as if it were an island. Recruiting can, justifiably, be accused of acting as if it is an autonomous corporate entity because it seldom has any formal processes for sharing …
Read More »Want Managers To Focus On Retention? — Show Them The $ Impacts Of Turnover
Almost everyone in talent management agrees that managers don’t place enough emphasis on employee retention, despite the fact that retention is often ranked as the No. 1 people-management problem. In fact, according to a recent PayScale survey, “63 percent of employers consider retention a top priority” (where five years ago, …
Read More »[Slides] Giving Your Managers Simple Intuitive Retention Tools… Can Reduce Key Turnover by Up to 50%
You Can’t Calculate Employer Branding’s ROI if You Omit Its Negative Impacts
Understanding the Top 10 Problems Associated With Having a Strong Employer Brand There are only two long-term strategic recruiting approaches: employer brand building, and talent pipelining. Of the two options, employer brand-building is by far the most powerful. In fact, it was ranked by BCG as No. 4 highest in revenue and …
Read More »How Small Business Can Use a Higher Minimum Wage to Rethink Operations
WSJ Small Business Expert John Sullivan says that rising minimum wages can give small-business owners a chance to reassess productivity. (Originally published in the WSJ Experts May 2, 2016 12:55 pm ET). If you’re among employers facing a higher minimum wage, instead of agonizing over rising payroll costs, consider using the …
Read More »Getting Managers To Take Action On Turnover … By Using Heat Maps And Dollar Impacts
Turnover rates are reaching record levels at many firms. But many managers aren’t paying much attention to turnover because, in the corporate world, most turnover reports are barely scanned. And even when they are read, the way that most turnover numbers are presented simply don’t drive managers to act. And …
Read More »The Biggest Mistake In Employer Branding — Failing To Measure The Business Impacts Of Employer Branding
In my experience, the current state of employer branding is dismal. I have been developing employer branding solutions since before the advent of electricity it seems — back when it was called Employer of Choice. Since then, we have shifted to the term employer branding, but unfortunately, little else has …
Read More »How to Identify Employees Who Are at Risk of Quitting Your Small Firm
As seen in the Wall Street Journal The Experts (Dr Sullivan is a member of the panel of experts). Retaining every employee is critical to a small business, because with a low number of employees, losing even one has an impact that even your customers will notice. Because it …
Read More »December Is the Critical Month to Recruit (and Retain) Salespeople
If you haven’t already shifted to a data-based recruiting approach, December is an ideal time to see the benefits resulting from using data to take what I call “right-time” recruiting actions. Most executives and recruiting leaders are shocked when they learn that nearly 50 percent of all employee turnover in …
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