Recruiting Strategy

Which makes more sense, recruiting the unemployed 4% or the gigantic pool that already has a job (unfortunately, most get it bass-ackwards)? Fortunately, employed talent won’t be hard to recruit because today, an astounding 96% of all workers are looking for a new job. So, I promise that after closely examining …

Contests build your employer brand, attract top-tier talent, improve assessment, and yield solutions. The problem solvers who win these recruiting-related competitions are some of the most impactful of all hires. Article Descriptors| Recruiting /Sourcing – Contests to attract/assess – How to – 7 min. read What exactly is “contest recruiting/sourcing?” …

The recent Post-COVID hiring shortage wasn’t temporary, instead, it’s a permanent business condition. So why isn’t it a standard corporate practice to measure (and respond to) the current level of recruiting competition in your industry? Descriptors| Recruiting / Hiring shortages – Future of recruiting components – 5 min read In …

Most resume scans are shallow, so they pass over factors that reveal if a candidate is exceptional.  Descriptors | Recruiting/Resume screening – Talent indicators – How-to – 5 min read Why Most Resume Scanning Approaches Fail To Identify Exceptional Candidates Most traditional resume-scanning processes come up short. They are designed …

Why doesn’t recruiting retaliate? Because it is a common deterrent in business and the military.  Descriptors: retention / retaliation recruiting strategy – how to – 3 min. read  ———————————————————– In today’s competitive recruiting environment. Whenever your competitors face no negative consequences after they recruit a key employee.  Their targeted recruiting …

Descriptors – recruiting/tools – how to – 3 m. read During tough times, a recruiter’s knowledge of best practices is the key to job security. As the most prolific author in the field of recruiting tools (I have written over 700 articles and a book on recruiting tools). To me, …

The amazing “right time” strategy advises managers when their recruiting competition is low. Then, they can focus their recruiting during the times when they have the greatest chance of placing a truly outstanding candidate in a priority job. This think piece… is designed to startle you… after you learn about …

Holiday Hiring allows average organizations to land quality candidates that they normally couldn’t.  Yes, it’s true. When most major corporations temporarily pause their hiring, even the underfunded recruiting efforts at an average organization can produce amazing results during Nov/Dec. Why can they succeed during this time period? Because this slack …

The most life-changing action in strategic TA… is to ask your CEO to become your Chief Recruiter. Yes, the results from this single bold strategic action will literally take your breath away. Your CEO as your Chief Recruiter (CR) may, just by itself, bring your recruiting department the recognition, support, …

Learning ability is the #1 predictor of job success, and continuous learners listen to podcasts. Yes, Google, the world’s only data-driven recruiting machine, uses this learning ability criteria for every job. These hires are so impactful because continuous learners not only bring a great deal of knowledge to the job. …