John Sumser: Five Scenarios for the Future of Recruiting This is a transcript of the podcast interview. It’s a great overview of the project, methods and expectations. The research is sponsored by Pinstripe Talent PETER: Welcome to an Inside Recruiting Channel podcast here on Total Picture Radio. This is Peter Clayton reporting. Joining us today […]
Five Scenarios For The Future Of Recruiting: VII. The Pandemic For a nice overview of the Scenario Planning process and this project, take a listen to this podcast. Then, brace yourself. This scenario is somewhat disturbing. The Pandemic In the beginning, they thought it was the flu. As the school year started, complaints of fever […]
February 19, 2010 HRExaminer v1.07 Reminder: Enter our Blank Slate Challenge to win an Apple iPad – submission deadline Feb 28, 2010 Top 25 Most Influential Online Recruiters We’ve unveiled the second in our series of lists documenting the online world’s Most Influential People in HR and its subsets. This list, the Top 25 Most […]
Five Scenarios for the Future of Recruiting 6: Invasion of the Shallybots I spent an hour on the phone yesterday with yet another entrepreneur who imagined that the future revolved around the ‘eHarmony for Jobs‘.(The idea was tired a couple of years ago) I regaled him with stories of Intellimatch, itzBig, JobFox and 40 other […]
Five Recruiting Scenarios 5: Guild Cities Across the globe, people are moving to the city. 2009 marked the first time in human history that more people lived in the city than on the farm. We inhabit an increasingly urban planet. One of the most interesting features of those cities is that they are increasingly organized […]
Five Recruiting Scenarios 4: The Future Matters Recruiting and HR will not evolve independently of global events and pressures. Geo-political issues, energy, global warming, rapid industrialization, demographics, immigration and the constant invention of new jobs and disciplines will always drive the day to day realities of Recruiting and HR. A key driver of the evolution […]
Five Scenarios 3: The Marketplace This article is the third in a series of pieces designed for a conversation at ERE’s Spring Expo. When change comes to Recruiting, it comes in a variety of forms. In the search for the candidate who will deliver the best value for the money, companies are continuously innovating and […]
Five Scenarios 2: The Trends Precise forecasts are always wrong. The old line, often attributed to Eisenhower, is “The plan is nothing, the plan is everything.” That means that the plan will always fail in the field. But, the planning process is the only way to come close to guaranteeing preparedness. Planning is essential. Believing […]










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