by Steve Lowisz | Apr 30, 2012 | Diversity
On Wednesday May 2, 2012 I will be speaking at the SHRM Talent Management Conference. My session will be from 10:00am until 11:15am and is titled Diversity – Moving from Color to Cultural Inclusion. This is a topic that get no shortage of attention at HR and...
by Steve Lowisz | Apr 27, 2012 | Economy
The recent news about Monster.com earning a profit was all over the newswires. The same news sent their stock soaring 10% as investors regained a bit of confidence in their model. One article in particular was titled A positive sign for economic times. Now I am a fan...
by Steve Lowisz | Apr 24, 2012 | Economy, Trends
A few days ago I was talking with the Chief HR officer of a large financial services firm in New York City regarding the pros and cons of the retained search model. His perspective of the value of the model has changed significantly over the past 4-5 years. Mr. Smith...
by Steve Lowisz | Apr 18, 2012 | Economy, Employment Branding, Interviewing, Recruiting, Social Media
Before we experienced the 2008 economic disaster, the phrase “war for talent” seemed to be overused by every corporate and agency recruiter I came in contact with. It seemed to go away until the 1st or 2nd quarter of 2011 and now seems to be back on every executive...