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Unpublished Losses – The cost of poor talent decisions.
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Most conversations that we have in the recruiting industry around cost generally focuses on cost per hire of the candidate identified, engaged, and ultimately selected. What about the cost of a poor recruiting decision, otherwise known as the Quality of Hire?
This is a can of worms that few HR or Talent executives even attempt to open since quality of hire is a difficult metric to measure. Instead of looking at the positives of focusing on Quality of Hire (topic will be discussed at length in an upcoming blog), let’s look at the potential negatives to your organization of making a poor hiring decision. Read More→
The Twitter Debate – Who owns your followers?
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Since its launch in 2006, Twitter has become one of the most wildly talked about platforms for both corporate and third party recruiters. Sites like tweetajob.com, tweetmyjobs.com, and jobshouts.com promise recruiters ‘applicants a plenty’ for each job tweeted on the web.
We all know the success of the twitter platform hinges on the number of followers someone can attract. Bloggers, recruiters, and even companies are spending millions of dollars to build their list of followers in order to leverage them for marketing their products, services and careers. Lets face it, as recruiters it takes hours and hours of tweeting in the hopes of generating groups of followers that may turn into future candidates. With all of the effort it takes to actually leverage twitter, the real question is – Who owns your followers? Read More→
Pop Quiz! Can You Handle Your Candidate’s Tough Questions?
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I recently conducted a training session at a healthcare organization where I asked both the recruiters and the hiring managers questions as if I were a candidate considering their organization. I asked them questions about future plans for the organization, immediate position objectives, and competitive advanatages of their products/services. It was amazing to watch them squirm in their seats while they struggled to find meaningful answers to what I consider basic, necessary, questions!
We often talk about how to better screen candidates, but how thoroughly do we consider how candidates might screen us? This notion lead Workforce Management to compile a list of 200 Questions Job Candidates May Ask Your Company – here are some of my top picks. Candidates may never ask them. You may never outright answer them. But are your recruiters prepared to handle them? It could mean the difference between winning or losing the best candidates for your company.
In 2012 I Resolve………
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It’s hard to believe that 2011 has already come and gone and 2012 was ushered in just a few days ago. 2011 proved to be an interesting year - the economy seemed to remain on a roller coaster ride, large corporations went bankrupt, banks went out of business, and at the same time open requisitions seems to increase every month.
In speaking with hiring executives and candidates over the past few months, it became painfully obvious that many recruiters really fell short of expectations in 2011. Whether it was because of work load, lack of resources, lack of technology, or a host of other real issues, the fact remains that confidence in recruiters continues to decrease while their effect on the entire recruiting process continues to increase. Read More→
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