The Costliest Failure In Recruiting – “Settling” For The Number 2 Candidate
You won’t hire a number 2 candidate for a critical job after you discover the high cost of settling....
Tag: recruiting strategy
Strategic Omissions – High Impact Things That HR Should Be Doing (But Isn’t)
Our chaotic world requires continually adding new capabilities on top of our existing ones. And even though you may...
A Holiday Opportunity… To Cherry Pick Top Talent (Learn why there’s a surplus of talent and little competition)
You’re sure to land top talent if you recruit when the supply is high and the competition is low!...
Should Recruiters Give A Hiring Preference To Disadvantaged Candidates? (Or should they avoid acting like social workers?)
A think piece… of arguments that challenge the popular view. Recruiters love to help, so without giving it a...
Government Shutdown Recruiting – A Listicle Highlighting Its Many Benefits
The shutdown has forced millions of well-trained and experienced employees to consider a new job. So why not target...
Pay To Apply… And Other Ways To Discourage Spam Job Applications From AI Agents
With record applications (up 45%), mostly from AI agents, 20% of employers are considering pay to apply. “Pay to...
AI’s next casualty… Remote Job Interviews (Why AI cheating is bringing them to an abrupt halt)
A whopping 20% of candidates use AI to improve interview scores, and it may exceed 50% in 2 years...
Do Seemingly Harmless Workplace Catchphrases (Like Quiet Quitting) Require Action? (Or should you ignore the hype?)
Because these catchy phrases are popular, some employees might assume it’s okay to copy them. Yes, these seemingly innocent...
The People Vs The March Of Technology – The Case Against Hiring People (Contrasting employee productivity with technology’s)
An employee is productive a mere 12.5 hours a week. So learn why a “people first” policy is costly....
Outrageous Recruiting Is Back… Because The Competition For AI Talent Is Now So Intense
When your conservative recruiting can’t compete with $100M sign-ons, your aggressiveness must increase. This Is A Think Piece –...
The 10 Commandments Of Recruiting – A Checklist Of What Makes A Recruiter Strategic
Few have what it takes to qualify as a strategic recruiter. One of the actions, for example, is developing...
Stop Using Generation Stereotypes – Because They Hurt Your Recruiting Results
3 things to know This approach doesn’t hire better performers who stay longer. It blatantly ignores gender differences. The...
Recruit During The Summer… When The Jobseeker Pool Is The Largest (The right time recruiting strategy)
Surprisingly, August had the most jobseekers, while July and June ranked #3 and #4. Yes, it’s true. Over the...