For the fourth consecutive year Santa has welcomed us into his workshop to review his workforce management successes and challenges. Going into 2002, Santa … Read more
Karen Osofsky (karen.o@tiburongroup.com) is a co-founder of TiburonGroup.com, an e-recruiting consulting firm that provides outsourced recruiting solutions to rapidly growing companies and new ventures. The firm provides a broad range of recruiting consulting, sourcing, screening, and strategy development services to help companies manage the front-end recruiting process. Tiburon Group is a Certified AIRS Solutions Partner.
Mid-Year Perspective on 2002
July is nearly over, and we are now on the down side of 2002. How is the year shaping up for the industry? Are companies hiring again? What’s the … Read more
Dealing with H-1B Employees in a Downsized Marketplace
You’ve spent all the money necessary to sponsor H-1B candidates to work in your company, and now you’re faced with laying them off. What are … Read more
Surviving With the Fittest at ERE’s Recent Conference
Fewer speakers, fewer attendees, fewer vendors ó but no less substance, networking, or fun! I think everyone that attended ERE’s second annual … Read more
The Ever-Changing Landscape of Recruiting Technology
The business and economic uncertainties of 2001 resulted in many companies choosing to delay their investment in recruiting technology. It wasn’t … Read more
Santa’s Workshop: Workforce Management in the 2001 Economy
It was with much trepidation that I met with Santa for our third annual review of his recruitment and retention programs. I had heard through the grapevine … Read more
Background Checking: A Small Price to Pay
If you knew that spending an extra $50 to $100 per hire could potentially save an employee’s life, and save your company millions of dollars in … Read more
Job Board Trends: Going Niche
In Part One of this article series, we reviewed the landscape of the recent and pending acquisitions of HotJobs, FlipDog and Headhunter.net by the industry … Read more
Career Sites: A Look at the Industry Giants
We live in confusing times. As we worry about our family, friends, personal security, and the security of our economy, it seems a bit trivial to be … Read more
Making The Most of Pre-Screening Tools
Online pre-screening tools seem to be the latest “buzz” in the e-Recruiting marketplace. They are becoming a standard feature on ATS systems, … Read more
More on the Value of Customer Service
Reading Kevin Wheeler’s recent articles on customer service and the subsequent responses have sparked me to continue the discussion with a few … Read more
Help! The Budget’s Gone, But I Still Need to Recruit
How times have changed! A year ago our heads were spinning. We had so many open requisitions, managers to support, and candidates to contact that we would … Read more
A Case for Using Your Technology Tools
The recent economic slowdown has caused some significant reactions by recruiting departments – many of which seem to be knee jerk. Advertising … Read more
The Invisible Web: Helpful Information for Recruiters
Internet Sourcers are continuously looking for new places on the Web to search for talent. The traditional “non-traditional” methods of … Read more
Conference Attendees: What I Learned From Them At The ER Expo!
After attending conferences people always ask me about the speakers and what new insights I gleaned from their presentations. Rarely does anyone ask me … Read more
What Recruiters Can Expect From an Economic Slowdown
Over the past 6 months we’ve been hearing about the dot-com shakeout and the perfunctory approach to many of the layoffs. More recently, we’ve … Read more
The Real Challenges of Becoming A Web-Based Recruiting Function
The most recent issue of Business 2.0 (January 23, 2000) features an interview with Ray Lane, the former COO of Oracle, who is credited with turning … Read more
Santa’s Workshop – 2000 in Review
In an ERE article from last year (ERE December 16, 1999), we visited Santa’s Workshop to take a peek at how he was managing his recruitment during … Read more
Understanding Passive Candidate Research
On October 3, the Wall Street Journal published a wonderful article by staff reporter Rachel Silverman titled “Shrewd Recruiters Search Through … Read more
Great Content, Poor Execution: The Latest in Job Posting Challenges
For the past few years, the e-Recruiting industry evangelists have been preaching the importance of well-written job ads for achieving maximum quality … Read more