Hire The Not-Yet-Promotable… And Improve Internal Movement (Hiring for this and the next job) The Concept In A Nutshell Recruiting can broaden its strategic impact by hiring not-yet-promotable candidates (i.e., those who already...
The Dumbest Reasons For Rejecting Job Applicants (Questionable rejection factors that hurt hiring results) How many of your qualified candidates are being rejected for these questionable reasons? Article Descriptors| Recruiting /rejection factors –...
The Business Case For Hiring The Employed (That’s not a typo) Which makes more sense, recruiting the unemployed 4% or the gigantic pool that already has a job (unfortunately, most...
Hire More Employed Candidates… By Raising Doubts About Their Current Job (The power of “doubt raising”) Employed candidates are gold but hard to sell unless you raise new doubts about their current job. Descriptors| Recruiting...
Everyone Jokes About HR… These Fast-Acting Strategic Steps Will Change That There are 20.5 million “jokes about HR,” double those in accounting and millions more than CEO’s. Don’t you wish...
Bad HR Can Cost You Billions, Just Ask Apple (How ignored HR process vulnerabilities can lead to business catastrophes) Retention and recruiting were factors in the downfall of Apple’s $10 billion EV car project! Boeing’s missing door catastrophe...
Improve Hiring… With These Top No-Cost, Offer Acceptance Boosters (The complete guide for getting your offers accepted) The most damaging part is when, at the end of hiring, your top candidate surprises you with a no...
Bad HR Can Cost You Billions, Just Ask Boeing – Why HR Needs To Embrace Risk Management Boeing is suffering an estimated $45 billion loss from a single employee error. So, add reducing errors to HR’s...
Need Exceptional Talent? Recruit Contest And Award Winners (Competition reveals exceptional talent) Contests build your employer brand, attract top-tier talent, improve assessment, and yield solutions. The problem solvers who win these...
This “Forever” Hiring Shortage… Will Forever Hurt Your Business Results (Shifting to Competitive Advantage Recruiting) The recent Post-COVID hiring shortage wasn’t temporary, instead, it’s a permanent business condition. So why isn’t it a standard...
Discover Exceptional Candidates – Scan Resumes For These Talent Indicators Most resume scans are shallow, so they pass over factors that reveal if a candidate is exceptional. Descriptors |...
Competitive Retaliation – When They Recruit Your Talent… Strike Back Hard! (To boost your employee retention) Why doesn’t recruiting retaliate? Because it is a common deterrent in business and the military. Descriptors: retention / retaliation...
A Fresh Eyes Review… The Key To Getting Any Business Proposal Approved (And a Promotion) A second fresh perspective opinion is the key step in getting executive approval for any proposal. Descriptors – proposal...
8 Ugly Numbers… That Highlight HR’s Failures A Think Piece – Posing the question, “Is it time to take a closer look at failures in HR?”...
The Most Read Talent Management Articles (Dr. Sullivan highlights 6 simple recruiting tools) Descriptors – recruiting/tools – how to – 3 m. read During tough times, a recruiter’s knowledge of best practices...
A Decision Filter… A Simple Tool For Making Fast Objective Program Approval Decisions Leaders often have difficulty saying no. But decision filters make rejecting weak proposals easier. Descriptors… Decision-making / the decision...
New Year’s Resolutions For Progressive Recruiters (Simple but effective recruiting tools) The New Year is a great opportunity for progressive recruiters to tweak their TA approach by adding small things...
All Turnover Isn’t Bad… Encouraging “Good Turnover” (The positive impacts of good turnover) The silliest practice in retention is counting all quits equally in your turnover calculations. Descriptors… retention/good turnover – eye-opening...
All Turnover Isn’t Equal… And “Devastating Turnover” Produces The Most Damage (Prioritizing devastating turnover) The silliest practice in retention is counting all quits equally in your turnover calculations. So the purpose of this...
Having A Muslim Or Jewish Name… Might Trigger Hiring Bias During This Difficult Time (The name-blinding tool) Just seeing/hearing a candidate’s name can cause them to be rejected because of unconscious biases. So, if you want...