For better results in 2011 Happy 2011! The landscape this year is certainly different than a year ago. Companies are making plans to hire – after taking a couple of years off for obvious reasons. The Colorado unemployment rate is going down and the attitude is hopeful. As you set out to begin hiring again…
Good News/Bad News about entering a recovery This is a good news/bad news commentary. The elections are over (thankfully), third quarter earnings are showing positive signs, and the economy in Colorado is actually not in bad shape. This is all good news. As a result we’re seeing A LOT of hiring activity happening. Some of this is due to pent up…
Are the Top Candidates you need screening YOU out? This month I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how to communicate to the hiring community (companies, hiring managers and human resources professionals) that many of the processes they have in place for helping to screen candidates actually has the opposite affect – it allows candidates to screen you as…
4 hours today saves 40 hours tomorrow I’ve spoken with a number of hiring managers lately who voiced their surprise at how time consuming and frustrating the hiring process is in their organization. This latest downturn has, once again, reduced the capacity in human resources departments to support the recruitment efforts of their business partners. …
I was talking with an executive last week who said, “We’re taking advantage of the ample supply of unemployed people right now so we really don’t need to do any searching for candidates.” I have no doubt that the volume of candidates is heavy, but I question the quality of their response if they are…
In the previous two articles we’ve talked about how recruiting methods are changing. Your ability to acquire top talent will become critical as the economy rebounds and the boomers finally retire. The large job boards are falling out of favor with candidates, search engines are the tools of choice (for job seekers and recruiters), and…
If you are in hiring mode you’ve probably noticed a marked reduction in the quality of your ad response. This might be because you haven’t yet embraced the social media trend (and it’s not a trend), become SEO savvy, started actively monitoring your company’s online reputation and learned the finer art of Boolean search. …
Happy New Year! I’m certain we are all happy to close the book on 2009 and look forward to building momentum again in 2010. I thought I’d start the year with a series on trends in Talent Acquisition. This is part 1 of a three part discussion – I hope you can embrace the changes…
I was on the phone with a candidate this morning to debrief with him on a phone interview he had with an internal recruiter for a sales position with a local company. The recruiter was nice enough and was clearly doing his job of prescreening for the position. The candidate’s feedback was interesting to absorb;…
Increase your success rate as a hiring manager – and increase your career success! The interview process resembles dating in many ways. The hiring manager and the candidate are both on their best behavior during the process. Then, once on board the candidate begins to show their true colors and the manager (along with the company)…