Why Executives Often Avoid Using Their Own Recruiters

Four Ways to Fix ThatMarsha, a highly placed financial executive in a large international firm where I once worked, called late one afternoon recently. We chatted about the terrible lack of talent and her fears that her critical position would not get filled quickly....

The New Worker & The Future of the Gig Workforce

The employment market has become complicated, with multiple interests attempting to find a working balance. In some cases, employers are finding it necessary to negotiate the conditions of employment as employees are increasingly wary of accepting full-time jobs that...

The Six Recruiting Skills You Must Have

Survival Skills for a Tough EconomyThere has never been a more challenging time to be a corporate recruiter. There have been thousands of recruiter and employee layoffs this year. With uncertainty over the economy, many organizations, including Amazon and Ford, fear...

Evidence-Based Recruitment

Improve Your Decision Making and Hire Better PeopleI have spent much time trying to put more science and objectivity into recruitment. Unfortunately, we have based much of our decision-making and practices on assumptions, beliefs, and practices that are more akin to...

The Good and the Bad of Rigorous Selection

Why Do We Love Hiring Shenanigans?Have you ever asked candidates to come in for six, eight, or even ten interviews? Does your culture demand that candidates go through a trial by fire by answering weird questions like those infamous ones Microsoft used to ask about...