HRExaminer v5.13

This week our HR Examiner feature is Recruiters are Roadies, by Bob Corlett. Like roadies, recruiters set the stage for the main event. Jay Cross adds an Informal Embrace to learning on the job. John Sumser has Five Links about how Work is Changing and interviews Kevin Cavanaugh, IBM’s Vice President for Smarter Workforce Engineering on HR Examiner Radio. Enjoy!
 

Recruiters are Roadies

Recruiters are like roadies. Our recruiting efforts only set the stage for the main event. The main event is the hiring decision itself.
 

HRExaminer v5.02

Feature: The new LinkedIn lawsuit could be pivotal and far reaching in the arena of recruiting and recruiting technology. Also this week Bob Corlett, Heather Bussing, and Ed Newman plus today’s HRExaminer Radio Show with Lisa Jones on Recruiting Technology and Social Media.
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Parsing Passion in the Interview

Far too many hiring managers fail to recognize passion when they see it in the hiring process.
 

HRExaminer v4.41

Year in and year out, through hundreds of searches, it’s the person we initially had a hunch about–the outlier, the slightly off–spec person–who had the best chance of being hired. – Bob Corlett
 

Recruiters: When Do You Trust Your Gut?

Year in and year out, through hundreds of searches, it’s the person we initially had a hunch about–the outlier, the slightly off-spec person–who had the best chance of being hired.
 

HRExaminer v4.17

There is increasing frustration with Gamification projects that have petered out after the initial hype. Siddhesh Bhobe, CEO for HR Gamificaiton company eMee, highlights 12 pitfalls you can avoid in your Gamification program.

 

Job Ads and Missed Connections

The vast majority of employers still have no idea that tiny changes in candidate behavior have suddenly rendered their entire recruiting strategy obsolete. There was no memo, no call to action—the revolution sounds like a whisper.
 

HRExaminer v.3.47

HRExaminer v3.47 November 30, 2012

We’re starting a series this week on the Skills Gap with John Sumser’s article, The Hiring Paradox. Bob Corlett joins us to discuss The Amazonification of Recruiting and Heather Bussing has the Employer’s Holiday Guide. Heather also has Trash your Policy Manual — content from her speech at HR Reinvention in Omaha. We round up all the little doggies with Employment Branding and then Five Links: Roundup which features articles about managerial insight.

 

The Amazonification of Recruiting

Topics: Bob Corlett, Editorial Advisory Board, by Bob Corlett
Nobody selects a staffing firm because they have a great tagline or brochure. No, in staffing, your candidates are your brand to the client company; and your client companies are your brand to the candidates. – Bob Corlett