Talent Acquisition Strategies: A Comprehensive Guide for Recruiting Leaders

A successful talent acquisition strategy is directly related to the bottom line of any organization. Attracting and retaining top talent remains one of the key obsessions of many CEOs as they attempt to weather through the challenges in today’s market. CEOs and top executives are leaning heavily on their talent leaders to help the business … Continue reading Talent Acquisition Strategies: A Comprehensive Guide for Recruiting Leaders

3 Simple Questions to Boost Recruiter Productivity

Googles CEO, Sundar Pichai, is rolling out a new strategy he hopes will not only boost productivity among his employees, but foster a stronger sense of community and togetherness. Called “Simple Speed,” Google employees will take surveys about three questions about working at the company beginning in August. Then, executives will read the responses and … Continue reading 3 Simple Questions to Boost Recruiter Productivity

Recruiting Economic Update-The confusing numbers and what they mean for recruiters.

If you are confused by the weird, contradictory signals that are being sent out about the American economy at this moment, you are not alone. Typically, the challenge during recessions is businesses do not want to hire, and consumers do not want to spend. Right now, businesses want to hire, but they cannot find workers to … Continue reading Recruiting Economic Update-The confusing numbers and what they mean for recruiters.

Successful Companies Create Integrated Talent Framework

“What talent capabilities do we need to win?”. If you do not know what a handful of capabilities are the most important, then each of the activities that you conduct to develop talent are simply creating haphazard capabilities that may or may not be supportive of your strategy. This issue has two parts: One is focused on leadership, the other is focused on technical depth, or function. Here is the deeper content for each of these elements.  Continue reading Successful Companies Create Integrated Talent Framework

Recruiting Economy News: Beer, Cigarettes, The Mighty Dollar and more

I know recruiters are busy, especially now with the turmoil in the industry including higher requisition counts, lower candidates in the pool and inflation driving demand for higher pay higher. Since I’m a giver, I thought I’d provide a quick summary of some key economic news affecting recruiters. 🍻 and 🚬 tell a story The … Continue reading Recruiting Economy News: Beer, Cigarettes, The Mighty Dollar and more