by admin | Aug 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
NOTE: This is a guest post by Bas van de Haterd. I will be back next week.Employees are partners Last week this newsletter wrote about employees being viewed as assets but we don’t treat them like assets anyway. Because if we viewed an employee as an asset it would be...
by admin | Aug 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Employees and Candidates as InvestorsCompanies often say that people are their most important asset. I have always found this term disingenuous, and when I hear it, I feel disrespected.Am I making too much out of a word? I don’t believe so. Words are powerful and...
by admin | Jul 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
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,...
by admin | Jul 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
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,...
by admin | Jul 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Jul 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Jun 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
What It All MeansShrinking and aging populations, increasing talent shortages, and lower productivity should concern everyone in Europe, the United States, China, and Japan. These countries produce most of the world’s services and goods and are where most inventions,...
by admin | Jun 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Four Basic Steps to Getting Better CandidatesQuality of hire is an elusive concept that seems to defy definition. I can’t count the number of conversations I have had on candidate quality with no final answer. Yet everyone claims they know a quality candidate when...
by admin | Jun 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Six Specific Steps to SuccessHow do you improve candidate and hiring manager satisfaction and deliver better quality candidates? To begin, you need to ask yourself who your customer is. Whose satisfaction is most critical to your success? I believe that answer to this...
by admin | Jun 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
We Have Really Blown ItI know this topic has been written about and talked about endlessly over the past few years, but I think it is time to examine it again as it is the most voiced issue within recruiting today.We have failed miserably to connect to and communicate...
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