Posts filed under: talent acquisition

Strategic or Tactical Recruiting?

Yesterday, there was an interesting guest on the The Recruiting Animal Show. For those not familiar, the The Recruiting Animal Show is an internet radio broadcast featuring recruiters, recruiting leaders,...... Read More

Love Me Some Zuckerberg

Whenever I read about CEOs in prominent companies shifting business strategies or making transformational changes in products, services, or operations with people, talent, and recruiting as a primary driver in...... Read More

Could It Be This Easy?

A few months ago, I was sitting in a meeting. During that meeting, someone said: “Satisfied customers don’t refer.” Satisfied customers don’t refer. Only customers who’ve experienced something remarkable and...... Read More

Call Me, Maybe?

Recruiters make hundreds of calls each week. During the course of any given day, we may have more conversations with voicemail systems than we do with actual people. We leave...... Read More

Wanted – Technical Recruiter

There’s a formal job description that lists a bunch of bullet points and requirements – but if you are ready to make a difference by solving real business problems, please...... Read More

Social Recruiting

“The technical people we are trying to recruit just aren’t on Facebook.” The Director of Corporate Communications then leaned back in his chair, folded his arms and looked at me...... Read More

Twitter, the Innovator’s Patent Agreement, and Recruiting

Something crazy happened in Silicon Valley last week. In a bold move to take a leadership position in the so-called “patent wars,” Twitter announced a new policy that allows its...... Read More

Blast from the Past

This was originally posted almost three years ago on ERE.net. Original post here. I suppose I was in a particularly feisty mood that day. Perhaps this list is timeless…. Enjoy!...... Read More

What’s Your Recruiting Competitive Advantage?

It is often said that recruiting is marketing. If that’s true, why don’t we spend more time identifying and understanding the unique features and benefits one might gain by working...... Read More

(Sample) Size Matters

If you’ve ever been attacked by a lion (or even if you haven’t), it’s probably reasonable to assume you think all lions are dangerous. This sort of stereotyping or generalizing...... Read More
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