It’s generally accepted that personality tests are not a reliable tool for making employee selection decisions. But how about other management and OD uses? … Read more
What’s On the Minds of Talent-acquisition Leaders
It’s 7:25 a.m. on a crisp NYC spring morning and I’m sitting at the back table at Ai Fiori at the Langham Hotel in Manhattan waiting for the last of six … Read more
Recruiting’s Top 7 Bottom-line Business Impacts That Most Ignore
The ultimate goal of any business function should be to have a direct and measurable impact on their company’s bottom line and corporate strategic goals. … Read more
5 Steps for Attracting and Keeping the Youngest in the Workforce
Your goal is to make your company indispensable to today’s “talentsumers,” who are consumers of an experience at work quite different … Read more
Remove Obstacles That Are Slowing Down Your Hiring Process
Prior to our last economic downturn in 2008, a company’s approach was — “What’s in it for us” and if a prospect didn’t meet those requirements, or … Read more
Why the Future of Recruiting Won’t Happen Any Time Soon
It’s *gasp* nearly 2020. The year in which we were all destined to be working freelance. The year we were all to be put out of work by robots. It’s also … Read more
Recruiters: Get in the Routine
People need structure. They thrive on it, according to Dr. Angel Iscovich, author of the book Routineology: the Art and Science of Routine. For recruiters … Read more
I’m Going to Try Making Salaries Transparent
As a leader in the corporate world, I always did my best to show up as my authentic self. That Kim can be a little sarcastic according to some. I … Read more
Recruiting’s Role in Futurizing Your Firm’s Skill Sets Must Begin Today
Note: This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about the strategic role of recruiting Your firm’s future skill sets needs are increasing … Read more
No Office, No Problem
Amira Learning is like a growing number of companies (including ERE Media) nowadays: all remote. Using Slack, Google Documents, and Skype, the company … Read more
How Marijuana Legalization Impacts Employers
Marijuana legalization is here. There’s just no other way to look at it. In 1999, only five states had legalized medical marijuana. Today that number … Read more
It Takes a Top Team to Find Top Talent
How to lead and guide your talent-acquisition function for best results When I think about the best talent-acquisition teams I’ve ever seen, their common … Read more
Evaluating Your Team to Get the Right People in the Right Seats
In the podcast below, I talk to Katie Weber, CEO of KMW Recruitment, about the importance of workforce planning and the impact that planning alone has on … Read more
Maybe Your Recruiters Can Be Remote
Remote or onsite recruiter: Which is best for your organization? To answer this question, we really need to know what you are trying to achieve by hiring … Read more
Podcast for Talent Leaders: Sue Ceglinski, Director of Talent Acquisition for U.S. Pharmacopeia
Imagine this: you are at a local restaurant having lunch. You strike up a conversation with your very capable server and are so impressed with her attitude … Read more
6 Recruitment Trends for 2019
Now almost 20 years into the new century, we are seeing the results of an era built on technology from mobile phones to machine learning. We have many … Read more
Happy New Year to Recruiters, Now Prepare for the Downturn
If you work in recruiting and you are not personally worried about an upcoming downturn, realize that many others are thinking about it. For example, … Read more
What 2018 Tells Us About Hiring in 2019
Looking back at the state of the labor market in 2018, the U.S. workforce experienced historic gains. Unemployment fell to a near 50-year low, more than … Read more
What You’ll Recruit for in 2022
The World Economic Forum has just released its annual Future of Jobs Report. Among the findings: New, emerging jobs will increase their share of all jobs … Read more
‘Corporate Skill Pivots’ May Signal the End of the Permanent Employees
Forget the job threats created by the march of the robots, because the new skill sets required by radical new technologies are much more likely to cause … Read more