Training and Development

It’s always blown my mind that for some reason, you need a license to drive a car, but when it comes to having kids? You don’t need a license.  There’s… Read more

  If you’ve seen one of the Horrible Bosses movies by now (and chances are good, if you get Showtime, since they’ve pretty much got it on an alternate loop… Read more

There’s only one hard rule I have when I’m giving resume advice: don’t use the same resume for every single job. Just like every opportunity you’re applying to is different, the… Read more

You don’t have to have read one article or post – and there are too many to read, anyway – about the disconnect between recruiting and HR to notice that, yeah,… Read more

When I was just beginning my recruiting career, I was lucky to encounter some great trainers early on who inexorably impacted my talent acquisition mindset and methodology. While their strategies… Read more

When I was a district manager, I honestly believed I could develop anyone. I believe in people. I believe in potential, I believe in Harvey Dent. Wait, that last one… Read more

Every company these days seems pretty preoccupied with the concept of corporate culture; you can’t simply get away with providing a steady job or living wage for workers, it seems…. Read more

In my last Recruiting Daily article, Unscientific Assessment: Phrenology for Recruiters, I explored some of the stupid, silly and specious culture of talent acquisition in which scientifically validated, insightful assessment tools… Read more

One of the hottest of hot button issues in human capital these days seems to be the categorization of the recruiting function and whether or not it belongs in HR… Read more

If there’s one time where talent management practitioners actually get the chance to achieve actual alignment on organizational vision and values (key determinants in employee engagement and job satisfaction) it’s… Read more

If you’re in HR, you already know the correlation between employee engagement and employee performance; studies and statistics repeatedly prove engagement to be the critical driver for productivity, satisfaction and… Read more

We all spend a lot of time online dealing with nonsense from half-assed recruiters, at some point or another. Regardless of our years of experience, we will inevitably come across… Read more

I’m scratching my head in wonder at new evidence that many organizations are not developing the very people in the very skills they need to ensure business success. In early… Read more

Many people believe HR is: Old. Slow. Dowdy. Bloated. Bureaucratic. Run by middle-aged women who like cats. Some of that is true — especially the part about cats — but… Read more

How much of an impact does our environment have on our performance? Psychologist Adam Alter explores this question in his book, “Drunk Tank Pink.” The inspiration for the book’s title… Read more