Whether the talent market grows or shrinks, it is still going to be harder for companies to find key quality talent. We can expect to see more targeted hiring soon due to a pent-up demand by workers to make career moves and from companies who can’t put off hiring additional talent resources any longer. In... [full article »]
Hank Stringer
Hank Stringer (hank@hire.com) is the president and founder of Hire.com. He brings two decades of experience as a successful high-tech industry recruiter, entrepreneur, and innovator in the use of information technology in the recruitment and employment process. Hank founded Hire.com in 1996 in an effort to form scalable recruitment relationships through the use of the Net. He was formerly president and cofounder of Pedley-Stringer, Inc., a highly successful recruitment firm he established with partner, Sally Pedley. He has also served as the internal recruiter to both Tandem and Dell Computers during key challenges and corporate growth phases.
Articles by Hank Stringer...
Future Shock? The Future is Here!
by Hank Stringer Jan 17, 2003
“Change is the progress by which the future invades our lives.” ó Alvin Toffler, introduction to Future Shock, 1970 Our industry has been going through a dramatic transformation over the past 10+ years. It began with the Internet and has developed to a level of sophistication that many did not think possible. It’s time to... [full article »]
Why Is Toothpaste Sold at Eye Level?
by Hank Stringer Aug 14, 2002
Why is toothpaste sold at eye level? It’s obvious right? You’re grocery shopping, and when you turn down the household goods aisle and, boom, there it is…that toothpaste at eye level. You grab it and head for the milk section. There is an analogy to recruiting in our scenario. But before we connect the dots,... [full article »]
The Art of Credibility
by Hank Stringer Jul 18, 2002
Recruiters… Go to the closest mirror, take a look ó not a quick look, a good hard look ó and ask yourself this question: Am I credible? I’ll bet most of you answer, “Yes, of course I am.” And some of you are wondering, “Credible with whom?” Okay, let’s run the list: Candidates [full article »]
Not a “Hiring Process,” but a “Hiring Experience”
by Hank Stringer Jun 14, 2002
I enjoy the recruitment words and phrases we use to describe and define our recruiting domain. Often they can serve to describe recruitment methods of the past, present, and future, and are dead-on descriptions that always work. Some need to change with the times, however. Your “Hiring Process” may be one of those phrases that’s... [full article »]
From the Front Lines: Part 2
by Hank Stringer May 3, 2002
In Part 1, we explored the ways a recruitment agency is working to scale its practice through technology and proven recruitment methodologies. Today we visit the corporate side, in an effort to understand how recruitment processes there are working, changing, and converging with new technology. There may be ideas here some of you can use,... [full article »]
From the Front Lines: The Convergence of Methodologies and Technology
by Hank Stringer Apr 19, 2002
We hear and read so much about what the recruiting world will or should be, and much of the information, frankly speaking, comes from the theoretical side. That’s not a bad thing; in fact, it is a very positive and necessary exercise to imagine what should be and how we should be doing it. But... [full article »]
Some Recruiting Tidbits from Recruiting Veterans
by Hank Stringer Mar 14, 2002
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” - Charles Darwin We’ve been up and down, and now it appears we’re on our way back up. Our recruiting and staffing organizations have suffered through downsizing and budget cuts, which means it’s a... [full article »]
The Times Are Changing for Recruiters
by Hank Stringer Feb 12, 2002
“Oh the times they are a-changing…” - Bob Dylan The social changes Dylan heralded were directed squarely at the times. Our culture and our social fabric were changing back in the 1960s. Heavy stuff! Some of us (a few?) remember the raised fist and “Right on!” or the salutary, “Peace,” when we encountered anyone?? signs... [full article »]
