The New Workforce Ecosystem

The emerging workforce won’t look like today’s workforceSally is 32 years old and lives in a large urban area with 3 roommates.  She has a degree in psychology and works as a customer relationship manager for a startup.  Her work is varied and consists of...

Are You Being Honest and Transparent?

Ethics & RecruitingWhen people are stressed and economic pressure rises, recruiters and leadership are often tempted to act in ways that may not be ethical. While I have never met a recruiter that thought of themselves as dishonest or unethical, many candidates...

Post-Pandemic Traits of Successful Talent Leaders

As we emerge from over a year of shutdowns, lockdowns, hiring layoffs, or booms, it is obvious that the recruitment space has changed – and most likely permanently.The post-pandemic economy and changing work environment are challenging talent leadership. Leaders need...

How Smart Are Recruiting Tools?

What are the limits on A.I.-based toolsI and many others have been championing the use of automated recruitment tools that use artificial intelligence. I have been championing them for two reasons: they are less biased than humans, and they can make the recruitment...

The Myth of a Talent Shortage

We have been bombarded for a decade with news reports, articles, stories, and books about the looming shortages of talent that are about to overwhelm our industries, businesses, and economies. The pandemic has seemed, on the surface, to exacerbate this because many...

Should You Be Worried About Retention?

A Contrarians ViewAs we emerge from the pandemic, there is fear that turnover will soar as employees seek greener pastures. Whether the economy is strong or weak, and no matter how much employees are paid, many of the best will decide to leave. Should you be...

Why Recruiters Resist Automation

And Why They Shouldn’tIs automation the inevitable future of recruitment? Will artificial intelligence replace the recruiter?These questions are asked frequently, and the opinions on both sides bounce around the Internet almost daily without resolution....

Step Up and Be a Distinctive Recruiting Leader

Move Beyond the OrdinaryI have been reading a book about the well-known and not so well-known American generals from our many wars. The book rates these generals on their effectiveness, skill, teamwork, and ability to deal with constantly changing conditions. What...

Video Chat with Felix Wetzel

Audio (listen by clicking below)Conversation with Felix WetzelFelix is a well-known recruitment thought leader, practitioner, and leader in the U.K. I have known Felix for a long time and respect his thoughtful and analytical thinking about recruitment, talent, work,...

The Illusion of Workforce Planning

Traditional Models Don’t Work The pandemic has challenged how we plan the future workforce.  What skills will we need? For how long? Should we hire for those skills or develop them? Should we use contingent workers? If so, in what positions and for how long?Retailers...