“A bias is an inflexible positive or negative prejudgment about the nature, character, and abilities of an individual and is based on a generalized … Read more
Operation: Strike Sheet – utilizing candidate knowledge to find job orders and secure job offers
“There’s got to be an easier way to do this business,” some of us have muttered these days. There must be easier ways to find solid job … Read more
Diversity – The Business Case For Diversity
I wish TFL readers and their loved ones a happy, healthy, successful and peaceful 2004. Recently we were in the midst of Boston’s first … Read more
Lucy & the Football
Remember the periodic Peanuts comic strip where Lucy would con Charlie Brown into kicking a football she was holding; then at the last second, she’d … Read more
What the Dinosaur Teaches Recruiting Firms
In July the lively diversity recruiting postings on Electronic Recruiting Exchange, gave us plenty to think, wonder, and talk about. One made a subtle but … Read more
Diversity Recruiting: Why Such a Hot Issue?
On a beautiful evening last May, Paul Hawkinson and I had dinner in St. Louis. Over the years and in a variety of cities we’ve enjoyed many memorable … Read more
Little People: Parvum Sed Potens
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, a professor of education at Harvard University, believes that respect is the single most important ingredient in creating … Read more
Sources And Resources
Information is the lifeblood of a recruiter. Much of the information is obtained in a random manner as we wander through the marketplace talking to people … Read more
Baby boomers shape future business
Sometimes it’s hard to believe that I’m as old as the man in the mirror I shave every day. To keep from getting too lugubrious about this I … Read more
Staying ?Up? (And Productive) In Down Times
It would be wonderful if life sailed along, with no problems, traumas or turmoil. Yet the reality is, to coin a phrase, “stuff happens.” A … Read more
Diversity in Recruiting: Opinions and Facts
Bernard Baruch once affirmed. “Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.” It’s … Read more
Gays in the Workplace
In my life I’ve met many courageous and tireless human rights leaders. One of the strongest most dedicated, and fearless died a few months ago in … Read more
Blind People in the Workplace
Everyone who has been in the placement business for a few years has stories to tell. Some are humorous and unbelievable. Others are weird and tragic. We … Read more
Candidate Preparation: Expand The Context
For most practitioners in our industry, the purpose for preparing the candidate prior to a meeting with a client is to improve their interviewing skills, … Read more
Integrating the Internet Into Your Recruitment Plan, Part 2
As discussed in Part 1 of this article series, the successful integration of the Internet into a recruitment marketing plan relies on two phases: planning … Read more
Integrating the Internet Into Your Recruitment Plan
Though it has been widely adopted by human resource professionals both as a source of candidates and a recruitment tool, the Internet is still often viewed … Read more
Sell, Don’t Tell: A Follow-up From Last Week
Well, I was pleasantly surprised by all your responses to last week’s column. And I was slightly encouraged by the creativity and pizzazz exhibited … Read more
Sell, Don’t Tell: A Quest for the Great Job Description
Twenty-five years ago American businesses faced a very different set of problems than they do now. The basic issue then was to screen out the excess of … Read more