There are always going to be naysayers and those who want us to believe the negative. While we were almost beginning to believe that all manufacturing has left or is leaving the US, we are now seeing evidence of its return – or maybe some never left. There is also a not so quiet addition to the … [Read more...]
Obviously, companies do not intentionally, knowingly set out to find the wrong person to fill a job. On the other hand, if they do not seriously create meaningful job descriptions, this is the path they are on. Several months ago, we discussed that every company has a recruitment strategy whether … [Read more...]
Some just don’t know it “Plan your work. Work your plan.” I’ve seen those words attributed to the great Green Bay Packer Coach Vince Lombardi. Trainers have applied those words to all sorts of training exercises, generally in business. Why are they universally understood? The quote … [Read more...]
Since 1981, I have worked with over 3,000 hiring managers across the United States, most of whom have never been trained how to effectively interview. If they haven’t been taught how to interview, they certainly have not been taught how to select the best fit. Therefore, they bring their own … [Read more...]
Remember when you finished your last box of cereal and decided to stop quickly on the way home to replace it? Dinner will be ready soon and this was going to be a very quick stop. What would happen if your fictional experience at the grocery store was the same as a group of candidates visiting … [Read more...]
Recently, when I presented the “Secrets of a Successful Job Search” at the University of Utah, I asked the participants “How many of you feel you have been discriminated because of your age?” About a third of the people raised their hands. Most articles about diversity recruitment discuss … [Read more...]
Abraham Maslow developed his hierarchy of needs by studying successful people. How does your company’s recruiting process match up with our human needs? Obviously, physiological needs are taken care of through compensation and benefits. Your company’s offers have to be competitive in order to … [Read more...]
When you are sourcing candidates, do you source by title, skills, or both? When recruiters tell me they search by titles only, they may be attempting to recruit the wrong candidates. Why? In the US we sometimes seem too concerned about titles and not enough about the work to be accomplished. … [Read more...]
When I listen to recruiters discuss sourcing some have an amazing attitude. They are like Labrador Retrievers on the search – pant, pant, pant, There! Other recruiters act almost like sourcing is an imposition. They want to try to find the easiest way to “screen out” candidates. What is the … [Read more...]
“I recruit using Dice.” “I recruit using social media.” “I recruit using LinkedIn.” “What is the best job board to recruit sales (or IT or marketing or finance, etc.) candidates?” These are all questions I have seen repeatedly in recruitment Yahoo! Groups or in LinkedIn … [Read more...]
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