Today’s end-of-the-week roundup begins with a quiz and ends with a quickie update on OneWire, a clever, and certainly — as an investment report says — intriguing take on candidate matching. So let’s get on with it: Guess who says they want to grow their influence at the top corporate levels? HR you say? Sorry, not the answer we were looking for. The answer comes from MarketingCharts,... (more...)
I had that singsong experience again yesterday while (phone) sourcing. What’s the singsong experience? It’s when a Gatekeeper starts offering information, in a continuous pattern, to your request. Don’t misunderstand — I had spent several hours sourcing into a particular entertainment company with very little — almost none — success. Several hours. Admittedly, the customer said... (more...)
Monster is taking a battering on Wall Street today after the company missed the earnings expectations of the financial markets and warned it may just break even in the current quarter. Monster’s stock price was down almost 20 percent at lunchtime in New York, a drop of $1.79 on the day. Trading below $10 for so long that Standard & Poors moved the company out of its S&P 500 stock basket... (more...)
When Lars Schmidt launched NPRLife, a twitter hashtag that gives an inside look at working at NPR, it was one more in a series of bold, inexpensive moves. Schmidt, who has built Recruiting teams around the media industry, is the prototype of a pioneer. In conversation, Lars seems to have a built in reminder. Somewhere, in the back of his brain, a little alarm goes off. "Say it now. Say it now."... (more...)
WHAT IS HYPE vs. WHAT IS HIP This is the time of year when recruiters ask me about which industry conference to attend. More specifically, “WHY THE FORDYCE FORUM?” It’s a really good question. If you’re going to take time from your desk and money from your bank, you deserve to return home able to make more placements than when you left. I’ve attended over a hundred conferences... (more...)
As we prepare for a new year, and as I look forward to preparing for a metrics panel at the Spring 2012 Expo, I have been pairing a series of thoughts on metrics and measures that are important to talent acquisition. For the past several months, my team has reviewed dozens of articles, blogs, and white papers that outline foundational and basic aspects of “How to do Metrics.” There is a tremendous... (more...)
This article is part of my continuing series on passive candidate recruiting. The key principle underlying all of these articles is that you can’t recruit and hire passive candidates using the same workflow, nor the same recruiters, used for active candidates. According to a recent survey we conducted with LinkedIn, 83% of fully-employed members on LinkedIn consider themselves passive when it comes... (more...)
Tech workers get an average of 23 recruiter inquiries a week — yes, a week, says a survey from TEKsystems, a global IT staffing and services firm. That’s a remarkable number, which, even if is skewed by respondents with very in-demand skills, would still go a long way to explaining why you’re not getting calls back. In fact, the survey shows that IT professionals are picky about whose... (more...)
Dear Barb: I’ve heard you say, “When in doubt send them out! Too often we screen out candidates our clients would hire.” Do you have any empirical evidence or data to support your assertion? Alan T., Sarasota, FL Dear Alan: Every time an experienced recruiter has left my firm over the past 33 years, we have generated a higher level of revenue from their clients. The main reason: They... (more...)
What’s surprising about a new analyst report from Aberdeen is that in 2012 HR professionals still need to be reminded that talent management is as much a strategy as a tactic they should be captaining. “HR still struggles to become a ‘strategic partner’ with the business, engaging employees and aligning integrated talent management initiatives with overall organizational goals,”... (more...)
