Years ago, I was a senior editor at a newspaper in a market that had two professional basketball teams. One of the teams was famous and successful. The … Read more
How Schneider Electric Is Modernizing Internal Recruiting to Find Hidden Talent
In the past, recruiting has focused almost exclusively on finding external talent. But the future will look different as TA departments will — should — tap … Read more
Finding Fluidity: Hiring for a Skills-Based Culture
As uncertainty persists and market demands continue to shift, the people we hire today may very well need to be reallocated or reskilled tomorrow. This was … Read more
Can Tech People Thrive in Non-Tech Roles?
The World Economic Forum recently estimated 133 million new jobs will be created by 2022 to help meet the demands of digital transformation. That’s a … Read more
It’s What’s on the Inside That Counts: Creating an Internal Talent Marketplace
Research indicates that the average worker will have 10 to 12 jobs in their lifetime. What’s more, most professionals change jobs up to five times during … Read more
Internal Recruiting Is Making a Comeback
With the new world of work changing hiring practices, internal mobility is becoming more and more relevant as companies look within their organization and … Read more
Strategy Safari: Work Is About Finding Skills, Not Filling Roles
A recent survey from Salary.com found that 66% of responding employers either reduced their workforces or enacted pay cuts in response to COVID-19. That’s … Read more
Hire for the Company, Not for a Manager
Hiring by committee is a critical decision that you must make in the early days of the company, or must instate if it’s not present. No single individual, … Read more
Let’s Change the Whole Definition of a Full-lifecycle Recruiter
“Full-lifecycle recruiter” is a misnomer, inferring a finite lifecycle limited to talent identification through the new hire onboarding process. Let me … Read more
WOW Hiring Managers by Projecting a Candidate’s Performance and Promotion Trajectories
Imagine a recruiting session with your hiring manager where you are selecting from among three finalists who all seem to be about equal in their required … Read more
A New Career Option for Recruiters: Managing the Internal Talent Network
Recruiters have always been tasked with the responsibility of maintaining a network of contacts outside the company so that when openings become available … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Revealing the ‘HR Professional of the Decade’ – Laszlo Bock of Google
A Case Study Compilation of the Amazing HR Practices That Make Google the Benchmark to Learn From Using any set of assessment criteria, Laszlo Bock of … Read more
Workforce Speed — the Most Impactful Talent Factor That No One Is Managing
I work in the Silicon Valley, where we have a long-established mantra of “faster, cheaper and better.” But now no matter where you work in the world, … Read more
LinkedIn’s Job Suggestions Will Show Jobs at Your Own Company
What’s now an old standby — the “jobs you may be interested in” on LinkedIn — is getting a tweak. Companies with 100 or more … Read more
Hire for Bench Strength or Brace for Failure
Baseball spring training is here, so it’s a perfect time for us to talk about the importance of an organization’s bench strength. When you think about … Read more
Why Are You Losing Talent? Because They Don’t Know You Care (and You May Not)
With the rate of voluntary quits in the U.S. approaching pre-recession levels — 22.8 percent in 2013 — it’s no surprise that in a survey … Read more
Winning ‘the War to Keep Your Employees’ Requires Re-Recruiting Your Top Talent
If you expect to win “The War to Keep Your Employees,” you must continually assure that the best offer that a top performing employee receives comes from … Read more
Implementing Actionable Predictive Analytics in Talent Management
I’ve been espousing the need for predictive metrics in HR for over 20 years, so I am pleased that more talent leaders are now beginning to realize their … Read more