8 Traits of Successful Recruiting Leaders

What makes a person an outstanding recruiting leader?  Is it the ability to set a vision, develop a strategy, or manage a budget? Or is it something much less visible and subtler?I believe that leadership is not something we are born with, although we may have a...

Eliminating Wasteful Recruiting

Recruiting is a wasteful process – filled with inefficiencies and administrivia. In lean manufacturing, waste is defined as any non-value added process. Value-add means it actually improves or moves a process to the next step with maximum speed and quality.In...

Candidates Get No Respect

Sharon had been through seven interviews, taken a coding test, and had developed what she thought was a good relationship with the prospective hiring manager. Sam, her recruiter connection, assured her the manager was excited about her joining his team she had the...

Does The Source of Hire Matter?

Hint: It’s DoubtfulWhere do the best performers come from?  Is there a particular type of candidate that is more often successful and more often regarded as a high performer than other types? Many writers and speakers on recruiting make a case for hiring only...