Any good recruiter knows that there are literally thousands of approaches that can be used to source, assess, and hire a great recruiter, and that the best … Read more
Recruiter Incentives: Are They Helping or Harming Clients?
The phone rang in my office a few months ago. When I picked it up, a male voice asked, “How are you today?” Even before he identified himself, … Read more
How to Find a Great Recruiter, Part 2
Last week I reviewed some of the reasons it is so critical that recruiting directors focus on finding and hiring great recruiters. This week I’ll … Read more
The Best Action Is Often Another Question
Once again, one of the “Golden Rules” in our business regarding the principles of a “Class A search assignment” has proven to be … Read more
How To Find a Great Recruiter
One of the biggest problems facing directors of corporate recruiting these days isn’t the shortage of applicants, but rather the shortage of great … Read more
Performance-Based Hiring: The New Operating System
In my recent article, Does Your Company Really Have What It Takes to Hire Top Talent? I presented a 10-point assessment on how to measure your … Read more
The Great Eight: How to Identify, Select and Hire Great Recruiters
In my article entitled The Next Great Weapon in the War for Talent, I contended that all the technology, job boards, and recruiting software in the world … Read more
How Performance Profiles Will Make You a Better Recruiter
For years, I’ve been writing about the use of performance profiles as the lynchpin of effective recruiting. Everybody who has ever used one for … Read more
Best Recruiting Practices from the World’s Most Business-like Recruiting Function, Part 3
This is Part 3 of my case study profiling the benchmark recruiting best practices of the Valero Energy Corporation. After a lengthy study that began in … Read more
The Evolution of Recruitment Agencies
While some us feared that recruitment agencies would disappear because of the Internet, networking, job boards, referral, and corporate websites, they are … Read more
Assessing Employee Referral Programs: A Checklist
By now, everyone has heard the praises on employee referral programs and how they can produce outstanding results with regards to cost, speed, and quality … Read more
Indirect Recruiting – It’s All About Their Comfort Zone
Over the last month, I have been contacted by several Recruiters who are utilizing the indirect recruiting approach to gaining referrals. Each of them … Read more
College Recruiting: It’s Time To Revamp Your Program and Strategy
With the War for Talent II looming just around the corner, it’s safe to assume that the college recruiting battleground is going to be one of the … Read more
Diversity In Recruiting – Director Of Diversity – Dead End Job?
The world of work in America today seems to look to the human resources professionals for all the answers to diversity issues. This expectation is not only … Read more
Brave New World: Making Placements – Past, Present, Future
Our industry’s top consultants, managers, and trainers are great leaders. They are passionate about the business. They are innovators and … Read more
8 Essentials for Effective College Recruiting
The level of college recruiting is starting to increase. More organizations are on campus this year than last year. This trend will accelerate as the … Read more
5 Tips for Making Internships Work for You
Internships programs have been around for decades and have provided students with valuable work experience and skills. These experiences and skills have … Read more
The Case for College Recruiting: Why It Makes Sense in a Down Economy
Charles Johns is a recruiter for a healthcare organization in California, one of the states hardest hit by this current recession. This has not changed, … Read more
A College Recruiting Survey
More people go to college in America than in any other country, but at the same time our businesses seek more graduates than anyone else. Believe it or … Read more
Getting the Most From College Recruiting, Part 2: College Alumni Rosters
College recruiting has for years been a staple for recruiters looking for entry-level candidates. Still, I often find that recruiters struggle with: … Read more