Of all the metrics recruiters and employers debate, “quality” is at the heart of every conversation. Many recruiters and employers accept that measures of … Read more
Gerry Crispin, is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and thought leader. He seeks to understand how firms design and build staffing processes, the technology to enhance them and the systems to manage them. He is also committed to writing, researching, and sharing his adventures, opinions and observations about evolving staffing models with the HR profession, clients and friends. He and his partner, Mark Mehler, created CareerXroads® and the CareerXroads Colloquium with one goal in mind: critically analyzing corporate recruiting issues from a tactical yet strategic perspective. Learn more at CareerXroads
Are Cover Letters Dead or Just Following Us Around?
Recently more than one recruiting leader asked whether their peers were still using cover letters or, if they had become like our dictionary perception of … Read more
When We Connect the ‘Global Integration’ Dots, Recruiters Risk Being Defined Here by Their Practices There
The hiring process has no minimum acceptable (or unacceptable) standard of practice. Anything goes and many recruiters prefer it that way. Perhaps … Read more
Can You Recognize This Recruiting Model?
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t. — Mark Twain See if you can place … Read more
Recruiting/HR Lessons Learned in the Superstorm’s Aftermath
Three weeks after Sandy, life is getting back to normal … or is it? Walking the dog this weekend morning around a relatively unscathed block of homes in … Read more
“Our Employees Are Our Most Valuable Asset”
This (standard) cliché is repeated over and over by the world’s public employers in their most valuable marketing piece, their annual report. We know it’s … Read more
2012 Candidate Experience Awards Deadline Extended
The Candidate Experience Awards deadline set to expire June 15 was extended to July 13 by the TalentBoard, the non-profit created to oversee the … Read more
Which Are More Valuable: Internally or Externally Sourced Candidates?
The science of recruiting is years behind our peers in other disciplines, but when I see research like this journal article, “Paying More to Get … Read more
Conversations With Staffing Leaders: Anita Gutel and Chris Himebauch of Red Lobster
You cannot truly lead or make a difference at your company without all the qualities ERE authors describe every day in their articles. But there’s … Read more
Conversations With Staffing Leaders: Doreen Collins of GE
You cannot truly lead or make a difference at your company without all the qualities ERE authors describe every day in their articles. But there’s … Read more
Conversations With Staffing Leaders: Gary Cluff of MITRE Corporation
You cannot truly lead or make a difference at your company without all the qualities ERE authors describe every day in their articles. But there’s … Read more
Conversations With Staffing Leaders: Gretchen Ledgard and Heather Hamilton of Microsoft
You cannot truly lead or make a difference at your company without all the qualities ERE authors describe every day in their articles. But there’s … Read more
Conversations With Staffing Leaders: Susan Burns of Federated Department Stores
You cannot truly lead or make a difference at your company without all the qualities ERE authors describe every day in their articles. But there’s … Read more
Conversations With Staffing Leaders: Valerie Kennerson of Corning
The first in a series of interviews presented by ERE in audio webcast format. You cannot truly lead or make a difference at your company without all the … Read more