Recruiters have always been tasked with the responsibility of maintaining a network of contacts outside the company so that when openings become available they know who to call to get those jobs filled. But what if instead of going outside…
Talent Management
Kick-Start Your Firm’s Growth By Hiring Candidates With Game-changer Competencies
This article covers how you can directly accelerate your firm’s growth rate through recruiting. If you’re skeptical about whether that is possible, be aware that data reveals that human capital has a much greater impact on kickstarting a firm’s growth…
When Hiring for Attitude — Catch ‘Attitude Fraud’ Because Candidates Fake It
“Attitude fraud” — when candidates with an undesirable attitude purposely deceive and act as if they have a great one to get hired. Even though it is a major problem, few in recruiting make any attempt to detect or avoid…
Improve Retention Up to 50 Percent Because Post-Exit Interviews Get More Honest Answers
Most corporate retention programs are driven by emotion rather than data. As a result, even though a data-driven “loss prevention” effort is common throughout the business, there is no one in the retention team who quantifies the percentage of turnover that…
Build a ‘Superteam’ — a Recruiting Strategy That Can Lead to Industry Domination!
The most powerful business strategy and the one with the highest capability for literally driving your firm to industry dominance may be building a Superteam. If you are a recruiting leader who wants to have a significant strategic impact, approach your…
This Wharton ‘Startup Challenge’ Winner Wants to Improve Your Internal Hiring
Startup Twine, created by Wharton MBA 2017 graduates Joseph Quan and Nikhil Srivastava, beat out 28 other semifinalists to win the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Entrepreneurship’s first “Startup Challenge.” Twine’s software uses algorithms with the goal of aiding companies in determining…
Need More Strategic Thinkers? Here’s How to Hire Them
What firm doesn’t need to be strategic? In fact, what could contribute more to the success of an organization in today’s fast-changing world of business than having a large cadre of strategic thinkers? As a result, CEOs would love to…
Without Metrics, Weak Onboarding Will Neutralize Your Recruiting Results
Think about it for a minute. You devote thousands of dollars and hundreds of management hours to recruiting, and as a result, you land a great candidate. But all that is for naught if the new hire gets off to…
Culture Is Talent Acquisition’s, Not Just HR’s, Responsibility
There comes a point in your recruiting career when culture, employee retention, and organizational health become even more interesting than the daily hunt for new talent. The thought of “your” new hires leaving your company prematurely or underperforming on the…
Are We Ready for Self-driving Talent Assessments?
Technology is radically changing the status quo in industries across the globe. In some cases, exciting new technologies are a no brainer, driving rapid adoption (think smartphones). In other cases opinions remain divided due to either technological limitations or general…
Here’s the Real Reason Entelo Just Got $20 Million
Entelo just raised $20 million. Party time! I spoke to CEO Jon Bischke when it launched publicly in 2012 and was impressed by him and the company’s mission. As its website said back then, “Learn when talent is on the move…
What 1 Company Is Doing About Manufacturing’s Skills Shortage
Manufacturing is not the object of the media’s affection like the technology field is, but it has a skills shortage of its own. In the eight-minute video below, I talk about that shortage with Ken Stuckey, who leads talent acquisition and development…
At Cisco, We’re Trying to Create Our Own ‘Gig Economy’ for Employees
As consumers, we’ve come to expect that when we want something, we can get it. Whether that’s a taxi, a grocery delivery, or your favorite ice cream delivered to your door. The concept of “on demand” is no longer a…
Open Letter to the CEO and CHRO: You’re Disconnected On Talent Priorities.
Dear Mr/s CEO and CHRO, I needed to send you this important note after reading all those McKinsey and Gartner “What are the CEO’s priorities?” survey results for the last few years. You have also read and probably participated in them…
Diversity’s Revolving Door — With 2x the Turnover, a Diversity Retention Program Is Needed
Most firms have no idea that they have a revolving door that is bleeding diversity talent, because unexplainably, they don’t measure and report diversity turnover and the cost. But what if your executives knew that diversity turnover “was off the…
The State of Recruitment: Operating with Integrity
Frequent corporate missteps have hit the headlines recently in the traditional press, not to mention social media channels where numerous cringe-worthy incidents are shared around the globe in a matter of minutes. No industry is immune: the airline, automotive, accounting,…
Impress Your CEO by Focusing on the Things They Care About
Contrasting the Factors That CEOs Focus On, With Those That Garner Little Interest One of the reasons why talent managers continually strive to become more strategic is that they want their ideas and problems to be noticed by their CEO….
Want Success With Pre-Hire Assessments? Keep it Simple
If you want a quick scorecard on your existing pre-hire assessment, or one you are considering, your first move should be to put yourself in your candidates’ shoes and take the assessment yourself. When you are finished with this exercise,…
Ouch, 50% Of New Hires Fail! 6 Ugly Numbers Revealing Recruiting’s Dirty Little Secret
Large corporations have thousands of business processes, but I doubt that you’ve ever heard of a single process that has a 50 percent failure rate. So your firm’s executives will be shocked to learn that the recruiting process (the HR…
We’re Going to Study How Assessment Can Help Shape the Future Workforce
One great thing about being part of a community is the opportunity to build long-lasting relationships with others who share common interests. One of my fellow ERE community members recently helped me get involved in a really cool study that…