Hiring leaders naturally identify with post-interview debriefs with HR / recruiting as a time when finalist candidates are evaluated simply for the purpose of determining which, if any, candidate will receive a go or no-go decision regarding an offer.
Go or no-go hiring decisions aren't always as clear as a green light.
Indeed, that’s a driving purpose [...]
Every month, Talent Terrace tracks publicly offered webinars and other events that would appeal to the professional development interests of HR, internal communications, and business owners keen to deliver great work experiences to their employees. Below is the list for February 2011 which includes 12 webinars – 11 of which are free and 2 offer HRCI recertification [...]
I’ve been in a Human Resources practitioner for over 18 years. During that time, I’ve held generalist HR roles and focused on specialty areas including benefits outsourcing, EEO, training and organizational development, employee relations, and employee benefit design/administration.
Without a doubt, my favorite HR disciplines are talent acquisition and talent management and I feel particularly fortunate [...]
According to SimplyHired this week, job postings have increased since Spring 2009 for Contract Recruiting and Marketing related job by 17% and 49% respectively. That increase trend suggests that businesses have shifted gears out of economic turmoil survival mode and into economic recovery mode. Hiring activity is picking up.
Besides Recruiters and Marketers sharing improved employment conditions [...]
In Hawai’i and throughout much of the world’s tropical climates, fishermen commonly use throw nets instead of a single line and pole in order to improve their yields. Twitter can serve the same purpose for networking recruiters.
For example, if you’d like to attend an industry conference to network with prospective candidates or business development leads but you don’t have the [...]
Innovation in the workplace generates business benefits through the exploration, testing and application of new ideas and practices. It can improve current practices and remove process roadblocks. It can be radically game changing or introduce small incremental improvements. While there is no one way to innovate, to be sure, without talent acquisition innovation, businesses will stick with current [...]
“Where should I post my job opening?”
Six HR tips for using job aggregators.
I hear this question weekly from HR colleagues and clients. Assuming the people asking this question are specifically targeting active candidates (pursuing the estimated 80% of talent who aren’t actively checking out new positions on job boards is a completely different type [...]
Have you ever found something online that you intended to revisit in the future but when the time came, you couldn’t find it?
As a recruiter, I’ve found that retweeting (RT) on Twitter saves me from the headache of losing “wow” finds on Twitter. Especially when I’ve found someone I’d like to network with or reach [...]
Many U.S. employers are familiar with the annual “Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work Day“. It’s an opportunity for employees to bring their child or a young family friend to their place of work and familiarize them with what a day in the life would look like in the host’s chosen field. It’s memorable way to share career [...]