If Not Quality of Hire, Then What Should You Measure?

Some Thoughts on Talent Acquisition Metrics and Measures that MatterA simple question for recruitment leaders: what is the purpose of the recruitment function? Why do organizations have such a function, and do the measures you report answer the question?In my mind,...

Quality of Hire

A Deeply Flawed MetricRecently I have seen more and more recruiting functions focusing on the quality of hire or even using it as the primary measure of their success. This is unfortunate. One of the most difficult aspects of creating a metric is a precise, clear,...

Culture Fit – Another Way to Discriminate?

Is culture fit as important as we seem to think? A casual Google search brings up hundreds of articles espousing the benefits of culture fit. Supposedly, people that match our values and have similar characteristics to our top performers are more productive and stay...

Four Books for Summer Reading

Focused on Recruiting and TalentNewsletters like this one provide succinct perspectives, opinions, and data about our profession and the trends we should be aware of and have prepared for.  But books provide a deeper view and have the space to explore trends, provide...