Thorough Reference Checks Help Facilitate Informed Hiring Decisions

Keeping talent acquisition costs within reason means that hiring decisions need to be informed decisions.  A thorough reference check is key to gaining the information needed to decide whether to hire or not.  This age-old process is still one of your best opportunities to glean insights from your selected finalist’s former managers, peers, and subordinates… Continue reading Thorough Reference Checks Help Facilitate Informed Hiring Decisions

Transactional or Consultative?

Which approach is better for working with external recruitment?

It’s not uncommon to hear people refer to various service providers as being either transactional or consultative in their approach to providing services to clients.  I have occasionally found hiring managers who aren’t always familiar with working with external recruiting firms and can therefore lack a clear understanding of how these two approaches apply to… Continue reading Transactional or Consultative?

Which approach is better for working with external recruitment?

Top 5 Things You Must Do to be Effective in Life & Work in 2024

I’m excited about what our new year has in store.  Yes, the world is consumed with crisis, change, and uncertainty, but I’m convinced there is also opportunity for both our personal life and our work life – that is, for those willing to seek it out.  And if you are seeking opportunity in times of… Continue reading Top 5 Things You Must Do to be Effective in Life & Work in 2024

Talent Strategy:  Active versus Passive

Does your recruitment strategy include both?

In conversations with hiring managers (outside of HR), we often hear misinformed ideas about the recruitment process.  One of the questions is “Why would we engage a headhunter when we can place an ad on LinkedIn or Indeed?”    At the onset of most any recruitment process is the decision to either use an external… Continue reading Talent Strategy:  Active versus Passive

Does your recruitment strategy include both?

Flexible Work Accommodations

Is there a positive impact on recruitment and retention?

Flexible work arrangements can have a significant positive impact on both talent acquisition and employee retention.  By “flexible work arrangement or accommodation”; I’m referring to a work environment or a work schedule without the constraints you typically find in a traditional on-site work schedule.  The primary purpose for creating these arrangements is to enhance the… Continue reading Flexible Work Accommodations

Is there a positive impact on recruitment and retention?