This article is way overdue. To be exact, it is now four years overdue. On February 1, 2015, I was sitting at a hotel lounge in Las Vegas watching the … Read more

Metrics
This article is way overdue. To be exact, it is now four years overdue. On February 1, 2015, I was sitting at a hotel lounge in Las Vegas watching the … Read more
If you’re starting from scratch on your employer-branding metrics, there are two major buckets you should be thinking about in order to have a strong … Read more
Many talent-acquisition teams are starting to proactively nurture pools of candidates into pipelines or talent communities. When a new req comes in, a … Read more
This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking about a major omission from your talent metrics. Can you imagine the frustration that a manager … Read more
Increasing your speed of hire ranks as the No. 2 option for improving a firm’s quality of hire. The competition for talent is so high these days, that if … Read more
Apologies upfront, but I am probably going to get a bit pedantic here. We know that there are numerous metrics and measurements in the TA space, and we … Read more
Few realize that increasing your hiring speed often has the second-largest impact on hiring results (after referral hires). Most track time to fill, but … Read more
Measuring the overall effectiveness of your talent acquisition strategy can be challenging at best. There are so many metrics to keep track of, and many … Read more
David Reed is the VP of global talent at Vail Resorts, the premier mountain resort company with a simple mission: “Experience of a Lifetime.” That … Read more
Over the past two years, I’ve spent a good amount of time talking to companies about their metrics, and while most companies don’t have good data, almost … Read more
The function responsible for identifying, engaging, and bringing talent into an organization has lived under a variety of names over the decades, ranging … Read more
People, I am sure you have read enough posts about metrics that state “predictive analytics” is the pinnacle of the mountain we must aspire to as a … Read more
It took an average of 27.6 working days to fill a job in May, according to the latest data from career site publisher DHI Group. That’s the fewest … Read more
Think about it for a minute. You devote thousands of dollars and hundreds of management hours to recruiting, and as a result, you land a great candidate. … Read more
Of all of the contributing factors that lead to success in recruiting, the hiring manager has the highest overall impact. For example, one study found that … Read more
Dear Mr/s CEO and CHRO, I needed to send you this important note after reading all those McKinsey and Gartner “What are the CEO’s … Read more
If you’ve been in HR for any amount of time, you know that people want to hear about metrics. Whether it’s a vendor telling you about their metric heavy … Read more
Contrasting the Factors That CEOs Focus On, With Those That Garner Little Interest One of the reasons why talent managers continually strive to become more … Read more
As Jessie Garcia and I were prepping for our leadership workshop at the Spring ERE Conference in San Diego on April 18, we had a spirited discussion around … Read more
They call it talent attraction for a reason. Because, obviously, the primary role of the function is to literally “attract” the very best candidates. But … Read more