What is a Sprint and what does it have to do with Recruiting?
Everyone has an obsession in life, and one of mine is my health. Sure, I like to focus on...
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UPS wants to use”Speed Hiring” of 100,000 new seasonal workers-What you can do about it?
Shots fired. UPS has announced it will hire 100,000 seasonal workers to help meet the demands of the upcoming...
How can using a Point System in Recruiting achieve EFFICIENCY?
In the early days of Sprint Recruiting, we tested a variety of prioritization measures including: Red,Yellow,Green / 1st, 2nd,...
3 Blindspots Talent Leaders Fall Prey To (and what to do about them)
I recently read the book “Make Big Happen” by Mark Moses. In Make Big Happen, Moses identifies the four critical blindspots...
Recruiter Play List-Part II
Recruiters continue to tough it out in this crazy talent market. Many of us thought 2022 would be the...
Recruiting News Update: What’s happening and what to do about it
Here’s your around the world in two minutes! and tell a story The high rate of inflation has forced...
3 Simple Questions to Boost Recruiter Productivity
Googles CEO, Sundar Pichai, is rolling out a new strategy he hopes will not only boost productivity among his...
Recruiting Economic Update-The confusing numbers and what they mean for recruiters.
If you are confused by the weird, contradictory signals that are being sent out about the American economy at...
Successful Companies Create Integrated Talent Framework
As companies continue to focus more on retention of top talent, CEOs have become even more dependent on their...
Recruiting Economy News: Beer, Cigarettes, The Mighty Dollar and more
I know recruiters are busy, especially now with the turmoil in the industry including higher requisition counts, lower candidates...
The Positive Side of Conflict
In Sherlock Homes “A Game of Shadows”, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson join forces to defeat their maniacal nemesis...
4 Reasons Why Talent Acquisition Leaders have the Most Stressful Job
Businesses have become acutely aware of the importance of talent acquisition and retention since the pandemic and its friends...
Recruiting Leaders: Here’s one trick to help you become more effective leaders
I was fortunate to manage a team of ten employees early in my career. I was young and power-hungry,...
Is the “Battle for Tech Talent” pumping the breaks?
Finding talent will continue to be the biggest challenge of 2022, surpassing discussions about a great retirement or resignation....
Lions, Tigers and Bears-How the recruiting game has changed in the last year
This year’s economy has continued to be a job-seeker’s market, with nearly 48 million people quitting a job last...
March Job Numbers: 3 data points to consider as you develop your Talent Strategy
There have been some interesting job data released over the last week indicating the challenging talent market is improving...
3 Things a New Recruiting Methodology WILL NOT Fix
After writing the book about Sprint Recruiting, I have had the opportunity to speak with several Talent Acquisition leaders...
How do you gamify recruiting and maximize efficiency?
The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule but to schedule your priorities. Stephen Covey Prior to...
The Problem with Interviewing-Learning from the series “Inventing Anna” on Netflix
A month after its premiere earlier this year, ‘Inventing Anna’ — the story of how Anna Sorokin deceived and...
Competing for Tech Talent? Try this to open your pool of candidates!
If the job market had a “Most Wanted” poster, it would most likely have the picture of someone with...