Talent is one of the most sought after qualities whether you are a coach looking for your next athlete, a movie director looking for a lead, or a recruiter on a mission to fill a job. Though highly sought after, it is often an after-thought for many recruiters. A majority of recruiters I’ve talked to […]

No, they are not. Human Resources as a profession can be an extremely rewarding one, when working for an organization that values the investments it makes – especially its’ workforce. As with any job function in a company there is a broad spectrum of views, performance, self awareness, and emotional competence. Irregardless of what you think […]

Development Planning, Performance Reviews and 360 Feedback are all examples of tools that many organizations utilize to increase an employees development, performance – and ultimately employee engagement. Well, it’s called “engagement” by most HR folks unless you are behind the scenes where it is likely referred to as “productivity” which results to “higher profits”. What’s […]

About 6 weeks ago we shared the news that a new recognition and award platform for the recruiting industry would soon be unveiled.  The RecruitingAwards.com site is now live, and the team is gearing up for the inaugural awards (in corporate recruiting) which will be announced live at the upcoming 2011 LinkedIn Talent Connect Conference […]

LinkedIn has made several headlines over the past few weeks, primarily driven by their IPO.  What you haven’t heard about is their continued partnership with recruiting organizations to advance engagement, like the one with Korn / Ferry. This week KF launched a beta social networking / leadership assessment product.  It’s a quick leadership assessment aimed […]

Google it, and you’ll return 9.5 million results…  Six Sigma was pioneered by Motorola in 1981, and is one of their registered trademarks. As of 2006, Motorola reported savings in excess of $17 billion – as a result of Six Sigma. Six Sigma’s implicit goal is to improve all processes to that level of quality […]

One of the great outcomes of spending time on social networking sites like twitter is the opportunity to engage with and meet people worldwide.  Earlier this year I met Susan Burns – first online, and then a few months later in-person at a Conference. Since then, I’ve grown a tremendous amount of respect for her […]

By Jason Buss. Amidst rising unemployment, and what some call a recession – or even financial crisis, it’s that time of year to finalize your plans for 2009 recruiting budgets.  This post contains ideas on things you can do to cut (if needed) – or optimize your spending. Once you know anticipated volumes and skills […]

By Jason Buss. Recruiters want strong relationships with their hiring managers. It’s one thing to want, and another to deliver and earn. Strong relationships are not granted – they are earned by producing results. One sign you have work to do is when a new position is opened, he/she contacts an external provider before talking […]

Run Recruiting Like a Factory Manager if You Want to Hire More Top Prospects. Sourcing prospects from local events. RPO Interest Grows While Global Hiring Slows.

This is a 2 part series on Service Level Agreements, and includes: Part 1: Service Level Agreements Purpose and Benefits Part 2: Key Steps in Establishing Service Level Agreements Part 2: Before establishing a service level agreement, it is important to consider the overall purpose and benefits, as well as assess the overall readiness for […]

This is a 2 part series on Service Level Agreements, and includes: Part 1:  Service Level Agreements Purpose and Benefits Part 2:  Key Steps in Establishing Service Level Agreements Part 1: Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) have been around for some time, and was a hot topic within the talent acquisition space dating back 6-7 years […]