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10 Ways to Increase Candidate Quality in Tough Economic Times
Recruiter Training
Written by Lou Adler   
Wednesday, 05 November 2008 03:16
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Here's a basic truism that's even more true in tough economic times: hire the best people you can, and don't ever compromise. Ever.  

Hiring top performers should be the ultimate measure of a recruiter's performance, and one of the top 2-3 for a hiring manager. This is difficult to pull off for a number of reasons. For one, candidate quality is not typically measured on an on-going basis, so it's hard to pin down the source or the reasons for success or failure. Worse, in economic slowdowns there are more people looking, and the best who are fully-employed hunker down and are more difficult to pull out of their relatively safe harbors. Regardless, the goal of increasing candidate quality should not be comprised. With this in mind, here some things you can do to improve the overall level of candidate quality, both in good times and bad::
 
The 15-Minute Hiring Manager Selection Training Course
Recruiter Training
Written by Lou Adler   
Thursday, 16 March 2006 04:00
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I was recently reminded of an old story from my pre-ERE days and heavy recruiting days. You might find it useful as you attempt to train your hiring manager clients to become better at defining their real job needs and assessing candidate competency.