HR has come a long way over the past decade in terms of utilizing technologies and reaching out to employees with vital career information. But despite advances in technology, most companies rely on a similar approach to internal recruiting that they used twenty years ago: post a job (this time on a website rather than... [full article »]
Ed Newman
Ed Newman (ed.newman@tngconsulting.com) is the founder and president of The Newman Group, a consulting firm specializing in the implementation of recruiting technology. In the last seven years Ed has provided consulting services to more than 100 different clients, including such prestigious firms as Accenture, EMC, Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, SAP America, and The Walt Disney Company. Ed has a Bachelors degree in Psychology and more than 15 years of experience in human resources management, with the last 11 years specializing in recruiting and the successful implementation of various recruiting software systems.
Articles by Ed Newman...
Improving the Internal Recruiting Process: A Strategic Opportunity for HR
by Ed Newman Mar 29, 2005
Over the last 20 years, there has been a tremendous amount of change in human resources and recruiting. When I first got started in the field, we were called the “personnel” department, and the only computer in the office was a mainframe terminal tucked away in the storage room that gave us look-up access to... [full article »]
Change Management for Recruiting and HR
by Ed Newman Feb 22, 2005
Not long ago, you were hired as the director of recruiting for a Fortune 1000 firm. You were excited about your new job, because your first task was to select and roll out a new recruiting technology platform. By your estimates, your recruiters were going to save up to two hours a day with the... [full article »]
Recruiting Technology Trends for 2003
by Ed Newman Jan 7, 2003
With another year on the books and a new one staring us in the face, now is the usual time to evaluate the past and make predictions for the future. Predicting the future is always a tricky thing as it can quite often backfire on you if you are wrong. So for this article I... [full article »]
ERP Vendors: The 800-Pound Gorillas
by Ed Newman Sep 10, 2002
You were recently hired as the director of staffing for a major corporation. One of the main reasons you accepted the position was because you would be leading the initiative to select and implement a new recruiting technology platform. You form an internal team to define requirements, canvass the market, and come up with a... [full article »]
Recruiting Technology: Managing the Battle Within
by Ed Newman Jul 16, 2002
Imagine that last year your company spent hundreds of thousands (maybe even millions) of dollars to overhaul the technology platform that supports the recruiting function. As the director of recruiting operations for this company, it’s your responsibility to make sure that all the recruiters are using the systems and tools correctly and that the data... [full article »]
Is Talent Acquisition a Human Resources or Procurement Function?
by Ed Newman May 14, 2002
Three managers within the same department of the same company identify a requirement to hire a project manager simultaneously. The first manager spends about $5,000 and fills the vacancy in approximately 60 days. The second spends about $15,000 and fills the job in 20 days. The third manager fills the position in a week and... [full article »]
Getting Your Recruiters To Use Your ATS
by Ed Newman Mar 19, 2002
Imagine you are the director of recruiting for a Fortune 1000 company. You have just completed what appears to have been a very successful implementation of a leading applicant tracking system (ATS). It was a major investment: six figures at least, maybe even seven. But the project was on time and close to budget; you... [full article »]
