Job posts have an astonishing 90% failure rate because only 10% of those who view them apply. Fortunately, you can cut that failure rate for your most valuable recruiting targets (top performers) by up to one third. By merely shifting the content of your job posts away from listing job …
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Government Shutdown Recruiting – A Listicle Highlighting Its Many Benefits
The shutdown has forced millions of well-trained and experienced employees to consider a new job. So why not target and then cherry-pick from among the most desirable ones? During this time period, many federal employees and contractors are thoroughly frustrated. To show you why you shouldn’t pass up this rare …
Read More »AI’s next casualty… Remote Job Interviews (Why AI cheating is bringing them to an abrupt halt)
A whopping 20% of candidates use AI to improve interview scores, and it may exceed 50% in 2 years (my prediction). Why such a rapid increase? From the candidate’s perspective, AI has been wildly effective in deceiving even corporate recruiters. But also because the ethical barriers against its use have …
Read More »Do Seemingly Harmless Workplace Catchphrases (Like Quiet Quitting) Require Action? (Or should you ignore the hype?)
Because these catchy phrases are popular, some employees might assume it’s okay to copy them. Yes, these seemingly innocent but growing list of workplace catchphrases with cute and memorable names (like quiet quitting) has, at least in theory, inspired some disgruntled employees to act selfishly. This is why I label …
Read More »The People Vs The March Of Technology – The Case Against Hiring People (Contrasting employee productivity with technology’s)
An employee is productive a mere 12.5 hours a week. So learn why a “people first” policy is costly. A think piece – designed to get you to objectively consider the cost of hiring people. A Complete List Of Costly Problems That Workers Create (that tech solutions do not) This …
Read More »Frustrated With Disengaged Employees? Start Hiring The Self-Motivated (Hiring steps to follow)
Having to work with disengaged employees is a major frustrater for managers/teammates. So, limit that frustration by filling your team’s vacancies with self-motivated new-hires. First, the self-motivated (SM) produce the second-highest level of hiring impacts (after hiring top performers). Also, unlike quiet quitters and other disengaged toxic employees, managers and …
Read More »ICE Is Hurting Your Corporate Recruiting… And Your Business Results! (Even if you don’t hire the undocumented)
Unknowingly, ICE is reducing job applications from the immigrant community. And that can have significant business impacts. Especially in cases when a significant portion of your customer base is comprised of immigrants. So that any reduction in new-hires with immigrant backgrounds will directly reduce your corporation’s ability to communicate with …
Read More »Interviews – Getting Employed Candidates to Show Up (A checklist for improving interview attendance)
Employed candidates are the most valuable because their skills and experience are up-to-date. But because they are busy working, employed candidates usually have the highest “didn’t complete” rate among all interviewees. This checklist is intended to be used as a tool for dramatically improving your interview completion rate, especially among …
Read More »Extended Recruiting – Stops Recruiters From Dropping New-Hires “Over The Wall” (The benefits of remaining in touch)
Recruiters are your best friend during hiring, but most disappear after you accept. But “extended recruiting” changes that. Ending The Recruiting Process Early Is A Costly Mistake Before the recruiting process even begins, everyone involved needs to realize that this process shouldn’t end when the new hire starts their new job. …
Read More »Which Employees Add The Most Value?
They call them high-impact employees because they have the largest impact on business results. The impacts they produce may double when these high-value employees (HIE) work in a high-impact position (HIP). This makes the tandem of high-impact employees working in high-impact positions the strategic goal that every smart talent leader …
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