If you must have extremely high-quality cheese, bread, furniture, or a suit, you buy it from an artisan producer. Artisanal work is famous for producing high-quality and unique outputs because it is done methodically, using traditional methods and by a highly skilled craftsperson. Let’s face it — most corporate recruiting is the exact…
You’ve got to know when to hold them (candidates) know when to fold them, know when to run, or walk away … Just like the song, there is a lot to say about us recruiters and how we play the game of hiring correctly and to win. Below are some strategies for recruiting…
Your best hire is out there looking for compelling reasons to further investigate his or her next career move, and you can find that person. Rather than leaving it up to the chance of organic posting or sponsored jobs, find them right where they spend their time: on Facebook and Twitter. Paid promotion…
I’m a big believer in the power of social media for talent acquisition. Each month, I conduct a survey of the most successful recruiting content over a seven-day span on the three biggest social platforms. If you’d like to engage your ideal job-seekers and create a buzz on social media, here are the…
The CEO of Uber recently posed one of the most important questions talent acquisition leaders can ask about their own organizations. Appearing during the first week of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Travis Kalanick was asked about the future of Uber. He focused on Uber Eats, an on-demand food delivery service being…
I’ll never forget him. The network engineer who waited until one minute before an onsite interview was supposed to start to send me an email saying he had been in a car wreck and needed to reschedule. And this was the third time he had needed to reschedule. Hmmm. Or the desktop support…
True or false: There’s still a healthy dose of fear about using social media in human capital management today. I’d answer this as true. I’ve seen human capital management colleagues make forced, half-hearted attempts at using Facebook and Twitter for talent acquisition, with little result to convince them of its value. Others staunchly ignore…
If you must have extremely high-quality cheese, bread, furniture, or a suit, you buy it from an artisan producer. Artisanal work is famous for producing high-quality and unique outputs because it is done methodically, using traditional methods and by a highly skilled craftsperson. Let’s face it — most corporate recruiting is the exact…
You’ve got to know when to hold them (candidates) know when to fold them, know when to run, or walk away … Just like the song, there is a lot to say about us recruiters and how we play the game of hiring correctly and to win. Below are some strategies for recruiting…
The recent stories about Ernst & Young deemphasizing college performance as a hiring criterion and the even-more-important case of CapGemini now hiring future consultants right out of high school has gotten more employers wondering about whether focusing on hiring college grads — in most cases the best ones — is really worth it….
Job growth may have slowed in August and September, and staffing’s outlook is less robust than it has been, but CareerBuilder says this fourth quarter could see some of the strongest hiring since 2006. Its quarterly hiring forecast says 34 percent of U.S. employers plan to add full-time, permanent workers before the end…
Just in time for Halloween, independent sci-fi thriller Nightmare Code, an eerie and thought-provoking film about employees, computerized behavior recognition, and the future of the workplace. Recently released and now available on iTunes and in select theaters, this is must-viewing for HR and talent execs — especially if you want to explore the dark…
The recent stories about Ernst & Young deemphasizing college performance as a hiring criterion and the even-more-important case of CapGemini now hiring future consultants right out of high school has gotten more employers wondering about whether focusing on hiring college grads — in most cases the best ones — is really worth it….
Job growth may have slowed in August and September, and staffing’s outlook is less robust than it has been, but CareerBuilder says this fourth quarter could see some of the strongest hiring since 2006. Its quarterly hiring forecast says 34 percent of U.S. employers plan to add full-time, permanent workers before the end…
Just in time for Halloween, independent sci-fi thriller Nightmare Code, an eerie and thought-provoking film about employees, computerized behavior recognition, and the future of the workplace. Recently released and now available on iTunes and in select theaters, this is must-viewing for HR and talent execs — especially if you want to explore the dark…
Consider a guy named James who goes to work every day filled with purpose, or a woman named Julia who has a deep-seated passion for what she does at the office. You want to hire them, right? Someone who feels that sort of calling is bound to inspire others, wouldn’t you think? The…
