What Has Caused the Talent Market to Change So Much

And What Recruiters Can DoFor several decades, recruiters, hiring managers, and organizational leaders have maintained a relatively consistent view of the labor market. To them, it seems as if there are plenty of qualified people who are actively seeking...

The Talent Within: Finding Your Hidden Gems

So Much Talent is Wasted by Poor Internal RecruitmentI first met Sally Williams when I went to work for a large financial services firm.  She had been at the company for over a decade and was a top performer.  Whenever I mentioned her name to someone, they would...

The Intelligent Automation of Recruiting

Recruitment Process Automation Vs. Intelligent AutomationMost recruiting functions are thinking about or are in the process of implementing recruitment technology. There is no question that adopting and implementing technology is the key to recruiting success. Those...

A (Revised) Radical New Model for Recruiting

Revised and Updated Roughly one year ago, I created a model for reorganizing a recruiting function.  I did this in response to the need organizations have to recruit hard-to-find, high-quality talent and their poor performance in doing that.Today’s recruitment...

Recruitment is Marketing

The talent shortage, the pandemic, and the dislike many potential candidates have for bureaucratic firms make recruiting even more challenging than it has been. One of the challenges recruiters face in attracting talent is the inability to market jobs effectively.We...

Why Employees Quit

It’s Not Rocket ScienceWith or without a pandemic, whether the economy is strong or weak, no matter the time of year, and no matter how much they are paid, many of our best employees decide to leave.  The question we all grapple with is why?Why do people stay at...

How Accurate Were My Predictions for Last Year?

I Score Myself on my 2021 PredictionsA Happy New Year to all. Let’s hope that in 2022 we gain more control over the virus, learn to live with it more successfully, and once again get to meet face-to-face.Each year I make predictions for what will impact recruiting and...

The Winter Solstice

Hope for the New YearYesterday marked the longest night of the year. Today, and each day forward, takes a few minutes off the night and adds it to our day.Hopefully, we have already endured the longest night of this pandemic and will emerge into a lighter and happier...