Posts filed under: contingency recruitment

The Stoic Recruiter

I’m hooked. I only wish I’d been hooked sooner. Stoic philosophy is a game-changer (for me) in an industry where it’s been a long-standing belief that only one in ten...... Read More

LinkedIn is Disrupting the Corporate Recruiting Market – The Flip Side

In one of the more unbalanced blogs I’ve read on Forbes.com, Josh Bersin espouses the attributes of LinkedIn and how the company is effectively disrupting the corporate recruiting market. (Read...... Read More

On Camels, Committees and Consensus

Does the name Ken Herock ring a bell? How about the names of Super Bowl Champion Quarterback Brett Favre (Super Bowl XXXI), Steve Young (Super Bowls XXIII, XXIV, and XXIX),...... Read More

Recruiting Metrics That Matter

If you really wanted to, you could choke on recruiting metrics. Trust me, I have – and it tastes a bit salty. Most organizations do a decent job measuring the...... Read More

On Perfect Candidates

Can we talk for a second? I promise I’ll be quick. But I think we need to have an important discussion so I can let you in on an undeniable...... Read More

On Purple Squirrels

[Updated February 10, 2012: I stand corrected. Apparently, purple squirrels do exist as evidenced in this crazy article that surfaced this week. So, instead of saying they don’t exist, I’ll...... Read More