Recruiting

“Those who have knowledge don’t predict. Those who predict don’t have knowledge.” – Lao Tzu The recruitment industry has an uncertain future because recruitment will die … and soon. Recruitment… Read more

The Future Called – Are You Ready? Price, Quality and Speed; natural relationships exist between these three business pillars. Such is true with selling jelly beans to folks that love jelly… Read more

Recruiting metrics are increasingly important in today’s global market where it’s becoming easier to obtain a large amount of candidate data in your applicant tracking system (ATS.) Though key word… Read more

Chapter III: Your Greatest Asset Isn’t Your People. It’s the Data About Your People Last of three parts An industry “influencer” recently posted a “SCAM ALERT” (his emphasis, not mine)… Read more

Chapter II: His Master’s Voice — The New HR Echo Chamber Second of three parts Perhaps the most dystopian view of the future I’ve seen came from a somewhat macabre… Read more

You know this if you have had to do it, but finding the right talent solution — and talent solution provider — can be a huge challenge, one that can… Read more

Part I: Hitting The Deck First of three parts If you’ve never been to Terranea along the coast just south of Los Angeles, it’s hard to describe one of the most… Read more

If there’s one thing I love about the television show Shark Tank, it’s getting insights into how uber-smart and savvy entrepreneurs think. If you’ve ever seen the show — and it’s… Read more

Technical talent comes at a premium, and the market for skilled developers is going to continue to heat up. Traditional business models are being upended by software solutions. Take the… Read more

Why did I headline this article with this phrase “Recruiting GI Joe?”  If you need to recruit veterans and don’t realize the negative connotation of the title, then it will behoove… Read more

When it comes to hiring, just about every experienced recruiter and talent manager has a story about the great candidate that turned out to be not so great. You know… Read more

About 20 years ago, I fell into this business wide-eyed, filled with wonderment, and not sure what the new day was going to produce. I was young, but not too naïve…. Read more

What would you ask someone if you had only five (5) minutes to interview them? It’s an intriguing question because it adds an element to interviewing that you normally don’t… Read more

Here’s a recruiting lesson to keep in mind: great workplaces are about great workplace cultures — and when you have a great culture, people will break down your door to… Read more

So, you finally got that fancy management title you’ve been waiting for. Congratulations! But now what? You think you’re ready? It’s not that simple, my friends! You can have all… Read more