Is Traditional Corporate Recruiting Doomed?

Why Open AI Changes EverythingOrganizations and work are changing more quickly than most realize. The need for creativity and solution to problems is greater than the need for experts with deep functional expertise. Expertise is becoming embedded in tools, apps,...

Sustainable Recruiting

A New Role for RecruitersLast week I explained some of the reasons why many of the recent layoffs were directed at recruiters. This week I will try to provide some ideas for becoming more influential and effective.Past recruiting initiatives have generally focused on...

Why Recruiting Has Been Hit So Hard

And What to Do About ItWhy have so many recruiting departments been wiped out during these recent layoffs over the past few weeks? Recruiters have been one of the hardest hit professions as firms discard them with what seems very little thought.When I ask CEOs, COOs,...

Technologies Disrupting Recruiting

The Five Recruiting Disruptors Organizations and all their internal functions are now in a state of disruption, even if they are unaware of it. The combination of the pandemic, economic turbulence, supply chain challenges, the war in Ukraine, deteriorating relations...

A Work Strategy for a Good Life

Thoughts About Work and the FutureHow we think about work is fundamental to almost everything else we do. Over the past few weeks, most recruiters have spent time thinking about their employment situation and assessing its relative security, engagement, and...

The Challenges in Using ChatGPT

Why It is Wise to be CautiousAs you may know, I strongly advocate using automation and technology in recruiting and I am sure that every recruiter is experimenting with Open AI’s ChatGPT. It is a remarkable tool and will eventually revolutionize the Internet and its...

Join Us

The CA Department of Rehabilitation and Jobs for Humanity are hosting a 600 person conference in San Francisco on Tuesday February 28th on inclusion and diversity.The purpose is to give back. Recruiters will learn inclusive leadership skills, offer mentorship to top...

Layoffs and the Lack of Planning

Causes and Ideas on How Layoffs Can Be AvoidedIt is sad and frustrating to see so many people being laid off. These layoffs are a classic example of little or no strategic talent planning, whether from large, well-known firms or smaller, less prominent ones.If a firm...