Crumple Zones: Strategies for Survival

Which Skills Supersede Chat GPT and AI?Our recruiting functions evolved over the decades in response to the needs and technologies that were available. We moved from paper and the telephone to email and the Internet. We transitioned from stand-alone tools such as...

What will Recruiting Look Like in 2028?

Four Scenarios of a Possible FutureWe all know that recruiting will not look like it does now in just a few years. Artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, will change everything. Google CEO Sundar Pichai was recently interviewed on 60 Minutes (A U.S. television news...

The Art of Pushing Back

Influencing & Overcoming ObjectionsThe content below was originally paywalled.Hiring managers can be a pain.  Let’s face it, they often just sit at their desk and send off a requisition or an email requesting someone who walks on water.  They pick up the telephone...

A Brief History of the Interview and Its Future

Many of us have read the book “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell, where he postulates that chance and “gut feel” may play a more significant role in our lives than we imagine. Another older and more rigorously researched book entitled “Fooled by Randomness” by Nassim...

Skill Stacking for Survival

How to Better Prepare for the FutureWhat jobs will survive the growth of artificial intelligence as it encroaches on many of our most highly sought skill sets? Will we need the recruiters we have today in five years?There is an age-old discussion about whether deep...

Part II: The Recruiting Metrics that Matter

Last week I discussed the lack of effectiveness of the most reported recruiting metrics. Today I present metrics that are more effective and strategic.But to begin, let’s establish the five requirements that make a metric valid and effective.Five Requirements for All...

Part 1: Ineffective Recruiting Metrics

Thoughts on the most Popular Current MetricsThis is part one of two on recruiting metrics. Today I will discuss why the metrics we currently use are ineffective and not very useful. Next week I will present the metrics that I think actually do matter. Over the past...

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Where is Recruiting Headed?

Some Thoughts About Recruitment Today and In 2032 Current trends are leading us to a recruiting future that is hard to imagine and, perhaps, frightening.  We already see the beginnings of revolutionary change. Data analytics provides the objectivity we have lacked and...