Gap Insurance OK, we know we’ve been through a tough three-year period, but we have survived. We have made some placements here and there. We have … Read more

Gap Insurance OK, we know we’ve been through a tough three-year period, but we have survived. We have made some placements here and there. We have … Read more
Many organizations are starting to see glimmers of faster paced growth. As a reaction, many are becoming more aware of the need to build their employment … Read more
Why try to achieve balance? Have you heard of the Rocking Chair Test? It’s very simple: picture yourself at 90 years of age sitting on a rocking … Read more
“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
“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
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
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
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
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
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, a professor of education at Harvard University, believes that respect is the single most important ingredient in creating … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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