Your Recruiting Success Depends on How Well You Manage Managers

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0800

In a recent ERE article I made the case that a tipping point was close at hand for converting recruiting and sourcing into a scalable and systematic business process.

How an Intervene-Earlier Sourcing Strategy Can Multiply Your Pool of Top Candidates

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0800

We're currently conducting a major research project on how top people look for new jobs. This research will offer great insight into what companies need to do to better align their current sourcing efforts with market realities. If you'd like to take part, just send this survey link to all of your best candidates and those you've recently placed.

The Year of the Race!--Recruiting, Restructuring, and Rebuilding

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:58:49 -0800

2008 is the year of races, including the all-important race for the Presidency of the United States. As the presidential hopefuls gear up for their longest job interview ever, we shouldn't forget that the race for top quality talent in our own organizations has already begun, and candidates are bolting out of the gate at a tremendous clip. Unlike the presidential race, where now nine hopeful candidates are vying for one top job, the talent race is upside down with hundreds of thousands of candidates and even more open positions. As one pundit put it last year, "The talent wars are definitely over and the candidates have won!" Just like the bloated real estate market, we've got a glut of jobs and a shortage of talent (except perhaps in Michigan), and more recruiters than ever pitching their opportunities to an ever shrinking talent pool. Even if the economy dips into the dreaded recession, we'll still have jobs for talented people. It's a buyers market even for average talent, and recruiters are going to have to step up their game if they expect to attract top people. And just for the record... it's always a buyers market for top talent regardless of the position, industry, or economic circumstances.

Hiring and Recruiting Challenges Survey 2008 Preliminary Results

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0800

We are currently in the midst of our somewhat annual Hiring and Recruiting Challenges 2008 Survey. You should take the survey. Just the questions will get you jazzed. The answers, on the other hand, will make you shudder.

How to Control Your Hiring Manager Clients and Make More Placements

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:51:46 -0800

Our clients do a lot of dumb thing that cause us recruiters to work too hard. These all seem to fall into big buckets of lost opportunities. Here are the ones that head the list:

How to Assess Potential and Promotability

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:54:21 -0800

In a recent email I paraphrased the following quote. My son had sent it to me in regards to training and evaluating officers in the military. He thought it would be useful in assessing managers, executives, and leaders. It's been attributed to a variety of different people, and I can't seem to find the originator, so I apologize for not giving the true author official credit.

Amateurs think tactics.
Professionals think logistics, planning and strategy.
Reformers think staff selection, retention and team development.

Recruiting Circa 2010: Critical Hiring Trends You Must Watch

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0800

Web 2.0 has resulted in a rapid change in how hiring top talent could be conducted. But from what I can tell, very few companies are moving rapidly enough to take full advantage of this great opportunity.

Hiring the Best Is a Team Sport

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:00:00 -0800

If you want to hire top quality candidates in the shortest period of time at a reasonable cost, you'll need to organize your team to meet the ever more challenging recruiting demands of your company.

Do Your Hiring Processes Earn You Money or Cost You?

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:00:00 -0800

Let's play "Recruiting Monopoly." As you'll see, there are a number of critical stages in this game that correspond to the recruiting and hiring processes at most companies.

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 12:12:00 -0800

This article is exactly 1,000 words long. It contains instructions on how to draw a picture. Drawing the picture will have a profound affect on your ability to think strategically. It will also make you a better recruiter. Now grab a pencil and a blank sheet of paper.

Performance-based Hiring: The New Operating System

Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:00:00 -0800

In a recent article - Does Your Company Really Have What It Takes to Hire Top Talent? - I presented a 10-point assessment on how to measure your company's ability to hire top talent. Take the evaluation to see where your company stands. In this article, I'll make the case that by implementing an operating system for hiring top talent, companies will finally be able to win the war for talent by making sure everyone involved in hiring is on the same page - using the best tools and techniques available. Even better, I'll suggest that a proven operating system (OS) already exists - Performance-based Hiring.

Does Your Company Really Have What It Takes to Hire Top Talent?

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:00:00 -0800

Here's your chance to take a unique Hiring Top Talent evaluation of your company's hiring effectiveness. In 15 minutes, you'll find out how your recruiting department compares to the best in the country -- and what you need to do to get into the upper echelon.

Are You Chasing Your Tail, or Is Your Tail Chasing You?

Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:00:00 -0800

Over the past month, I've had the opportunity to discuss talent management strategy with over 500 recruiting and HR leaders from companies across the U.S. I started these talks by asking the question, "Are you aware that most corporate executives and line managers don't consider HR/recruiting strategic enough?"