At iLogos we have been working with many large companies on metrics recently. Demanding economic conditions and increasing concern about the alignment of staffing with corporate goals are prompting companies to measure staffing departments’ activities more systematically. As many staffing departments consider cutbacks, a frequent question is, “How can I determine if my recruiting department... [full article »]

Fiscally responsible CEOs insist that every business decision their companies take must create value. Investing resources in areas of an organization such as infrastructure, research and development, or marketing can be linked to increases in financial performance, and thus shareholder value, in measurable ways. HR has often been considered not to create value, primarily because... [full article »]

Recently I have been asked a question which, although simple, is still critical for the success of any staffing department: “How can I explain to my IT department that staffing is not only a department that we try to squeeze as much as possible?” Or, “How can I make sure we get the support that... [full article »]

IT and staffing can often seem to be on either side of many issues. They appear to talk different languages: a cold, hard language of logic and facts on the one hand and a holistic language of relationships and emotions on the other. The two departments have different values, different ways of making decisions, and... [full article »]

Government agencies, non-profit organizations, and universities are facing a staffing crunch. Many are having difficulty attracting MBAs, IT specialists, and other hard-to-recruit talent. The roots and causes of this problem are complex. Compensation, a staid brand image, and an aging workforce are all contributing factors A common misperception is that the public and non-profit sectors... [full article »]

When the Internet appeared, the first wave of e-recruiting innovation was the creation of an employment or careers section on the corporate website. The early innovators brought great acclaim and the status as an “employer of choice” upon themselves, and enjoyed the improved recruiting efficiencies that come with corporate website recruiting. But by 2002, corporate... [full article »]

Are your staffing requirements being addressed by your company’s overall IT strategy? Are the needs of HR ó and in particular recruiting and talent management systems ó on the IT “A” list? CIOs can be faced with a bewildering array of competing demands: resources need to be allocated to call centers, data warehousing, security, CRM... [full article »]

This article is the fifth and final in a series of articles that covers how human capital management has changed dramatically during the last several years. Each article has highlighted one of five new principles that have characterized the recent transformation of Human Capital Management. The new principles of Human Capital Management already described are:... [full article »]

This article, the fourth in a series, covers how human capital management has changed dramatically over the last several years. This series of articles is intended to highlight the five new principles that need to be understood by anybody in this field who wants to act with insightfulness. In previous articles, we looked at the... [full article »]

The high value of human capital to today’s corporations is clear, and crystallized in one new principle: a skilled workforce is a cash multiplier. That is the first new principle described in this series of articles. The ubiquity of skills demand, the subject of my previous article, is the second principle to understand. The third... [full article »]

New principles of human capital have emerged from the combination of technology and the new economy. To lead in any economic environment, both HR executives and corporate executive management should appreciate the ramifications of these new developments. In a previous article we looked at how a skilled workforce is a cash multiplier. In this article... [full article »]

This article, the first in a series, covers some of the dramatic changes human capital management has undergone during this last year. This series of articles is intended to highlight five new principles that need to be understood by anybody working in this field if they wish to act with insightfulness. When times are difficult,... [full article »]

Europe is merging into a single, unified market, with goods, capital and labor freely flowing across national boundaries. Political and economic integration in Europe has made it possible to look beyond the immediate surroundings for the best goods, services and opportunities. The transition Europe is undergoing is coinciding with the advent of another border transcending... [full article »]

Dow Chemical is a 50,000-employee company with $28 billion in revenue. Over the next five years, it intends to grow revenue to $60 billion. To accomplish this, Jon Walker, Global Human Resources Project Director at Dow, has been rethinking Dow’s HR practice and how he can strategically contribute to this ambitious goal. After a careful... [full article »]

For how much are you ready to let your recruiting department go? This article covers this exact theme with Jeremy Bono, Director of Recruiting for Global Network Technology Services (GNTS), a Cabletron company. Jeremy started his career as a headhunter, and then moved to Oracle before joining Cabletron. We spoke about how recruiting is evolving... [full article »]

Barclays is a household name in Britain, with one of the most well know banking brands. More focused yet less know in the industry is Barclays Global Investors, a fund managing over $800 billion, headquartered in San Francisco with approximately 2,000 employees globally. We met with managing director Jeff Seretan, an ex-consultant and today Barclays... [full article »]

To win in a knowledge economy, you have to acquire the best knowledge. But the knowledge economy itself is evolving, and with it, the world of talent acquisition is undergoing drastic change. Knowledge is acquired by different means, some is leveraged by training your existing staff or redistributing it internally; other knowledge is obtained by... [full article »]

I recently met with Bruce Hatz, who reflected on his 13 years at Hewlett Packard as Global Technology Staffing Manager. Bruce has a direct style and a “get it done” attitude, and is one of the most knowledgeable people I have met in the industry. Bruce reflected on what it means to apply technology to... [full article »]

As a speaker at a recent recruiting conference, I had the opportunity to spend some time with Randall Birkwood, Director of Employment at Cisco Systems. Cisco was in at the onset of online recruiting and has been one of the most innovative companies in this space. Together we reviewed where Cisco is today amidst the... [full article »]

The turn of the century, from the year 2000 to 2001, was a milestone event, with expectations of big happenings. Well, what did happen in our industry, and what’s coming up? This article revisits two main trends in recruiting that iLogos Research observed in 2000, and considers how they will unfold in 2001. It’s not... [full article »]