Recruitment
What You Need to Know Before Hiring Top Performers
As a follow-up to my article Why We Need to Hire Fewer and Fewer People, employers must first understand what it takes for a candidate or employee to become…
3 Reasons Why Succession Plans Are A Bust
Most succession plans fail. In many cases it’s not because of a lack of trying. Management and human resources are investing more time in succession planning. But they treat…
Recruiting Up, Turnover Down – Will It Continue?
Economists have made no secret of the fact that it will be several years until the United States returns to a healthy unemployment rate of less than six percent. As…
5 Things Employers Can Do To Simplify (and Improve) Recruiting
With the national unemployment rate hovering around 9 percent, so many people are looking for work that a resu-mess has been created that floods inboxes and cripples applicant processing…
Want a Job? 5 Steps to Personal Branding
No matter what the season or economic stimulus, the unemployed and underemployed worker is struggling to find work. That’s grim news for many people looking for work or a…
Surprise! The War for Talent Is Heating Up
Despite a stubborn unemployment rate near 9 percent, a new survey reveals a compelling and threatening message for employers who might be feeling a bit complacent and lax in adapting…
New Video: How To Use Social Media for Job Search and Recruitment
For the second straight year, I had the privilege and pleasure of being a panelist at the Harrisburg University Social Media Summit (September 14, 2011). Like last year, the event…
Will the US S&P Downgrade Affect the Job Recruiting Process?
On August 5, 2011, Standard & Poor, a credit rating company, downgraded the United States’ credit rating to AA+, one notch below AAA. This decision was a symbolic blow to…
One in Two Employers Impacted by a Talent Shortage
Despite high unemployment and recent economic conditions, many employers are facing talent shortages. Some industries are addressing the talent shortage with recruitment and retention measures…
8 Reasons Why Recruitment of Employees Needs to Change
Recruitment is undergoing a change. You can thank technology for part of the change. But much of the credit must be given to social media. The change isn’t just…