Hiring Process

Candidates can be divided into four broad categories, depending on how active or passive they are: Active candidates are those who need a job and are … Read more

Over the past few weeks I’ve been focusing on what it takes to hire more passive candidates. Here’s a quick take on the key themes: Passive … Read more

In the first three parts of this article series, we discussed the tendency for people to request solutions that incorporate their existing competencies, … Read more

Here’s a basic principle you’ll need to follow if you want to hire more passive candidates: Offer careers, not jobs. But more on this in a … Read more

Managerial positions are extremely important to organizational performance. These roles are critical because they serve to ensure that organizations … Read more

Passive candidates are different from active candidates ó in both how and why they look for new opportunities. If a company wants to hire more … Read more

In the first two articles of this series, we focused on why professionals can seldom incorporate existing competencies and why fixing chronic performance … Read more

As I read the articles published every day on ERE, it’s very clear to me that as writers we live in two different worlds. One group provides advice … Read more

In my last article, we focused on why professionals can seldom use home-grown competency lists. In this article, we’ll focus on fixing chronic … Read more

It hit me like a snowstorm this week: The problem with interview training is that too much time is spent on learning to ask questions, rather than knowing … Read more

Every so often I get asked to recommend a hiring tool that meets some very simple criteria: Incorporates existing company competencies Read more

Why is the iPod such a phenomenon? It’s not because it looks neat or works well. Those things are just a small part of it. The real reason it’s … Read more

A common New Year’s resolution for recruiters has something to do with becoming better at recruiting. My New Year’s resolution for 2005 is to … Read more

It seems like the HR world is separated into two groups: those who know and follow the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures and those who … Read more

Did you ever notice that, when a candidate accepts an offer, all of the people who even breathed the same air as the candidate pat themselves on the back, … Read more

Recruiting active candidates is easy: you post an ad, sort through the results, make a call or two, interview, select, and send out an offer. The problem … Read more

Recruiting occupations are generally devoted to finding potential employees. HR occupations are generally devoted to managing paperwork and administering … Read more

Every company wants to make hiring top talent more predictable. Some even go as far as putting a Six Sigma task force together to begin the process. Yet … Read more