Five Steps to Transforming a Recruiting Function
We don’t usually think of anyone in our profession as heroic, yet there are recruiting leaders who have achieved amazing results.
HC is one of those whose modesty means he remains anonymous. He took over a recruiting function that was stumbling along, filling positions only after lengthy delays.
The Value of Networks
What makes a network valuable to you or me?
Is it the number of connections you have? I don’t think so. I have over 10 million first-, second- and third-degree connections on LinkedIn, but I get almost no value from that network, per se.
Why Google or Starbucks?
Why are people attracted to companies like Google and Starbucks? Is it money? Opportunity? Or maybe for the bragging rights?
Certainly a few candidates are drawn by these superficial attractors, but more are subtly drawn by what Google really does and by what it stands for.
Talent Management: The New Buzz
Over the past 20 years or so, corporations worldwide have focused on a variety of initiatives. The bulk was aimed at improving efficiency, increasing profit, and ensuring quality.
Why Do We Love Hiring Shenanigans?
Have you ever asked candidates to come in for six, eight, or even 10 interviews? Does your culture demand that candidates answer weird and irrelevant questions like those infamous ones Microsoft used to ask about why manhole covers are round or how many eggs it takes to fill up a school bus?