HRExaminer v2.38

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, Weekly, by John Sumser
Hiring Manager Problems Require Therapy by William Uranga Does your recruiter have a challenging hiring manager? I'm not talking about a difficult search - but client management problems. Most managers operate in a survival-mode; they are hiring to solve a problem, not necessarily to build a world-class team. Being stuck in a downward cycle of […]
 

Hiring Manager Problems Require Therapy

Topics: Editorial Advisory Board, HRExaminer, William Uranga, by William Uranga
Does your recruiter have a challenging hiring manager? Note that I’m not talking about a difficult search – but client management problems. Most managers operate in a survival-mode; they are hiring to solve a problem, not necessarily to build a world-class team. Being stuck in a downward cycle of frustration, complaints, and no future change in sight, may be sign that “therapy” is in order.
 

Moneyball

Topics: HR Technology, HR Trends, HRExaminer, John Sumser, Reviews, by John Sumser
Seven years ago, this review appeared in the pages of the Electronic Recruiting News. It’s reprinted in honor of the final arrival of the movie. In the intervening years, some elements of the HR and Recruiting world have paid attention and begun to use metrics to figure out hiring problems. It’s not another exercise in […]
 

HRExaminer v2.37

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, Weekly, by John Sumser
Employment Law Blog Carnival with Heather Bussing This week we hosted the Employment Law Blog Carnival - a compilation of fourteen articles that answer questions like: Can you discipline someone (or be disciplined) for a Facebook post? Can you refuse to hire someone because she is pregnant? What should you think about when terminating an […]
 

Recruiting Is Local

I don’t think much of best practices and big generalizations about our profession. Recruiting practices that work famously at Google are recipes for disaster in a factory near Macon, Ga. What works as personality assessment in Minneapolis is downright dumb in Baton Rouge.
 

Customer Bonding—Retain More Customers Longer

Topics: HRExaminer, by Ed Goodwin
This is a guest post from Ed Goodwin. Ed Goodwin is Managing Partner of Demand Facts Inc, a Massachusetts-based consulting practice he founded in 2000. Ed has over 30 years of hands-on experience providing marketing and customer research & analysis solutions for leading providers in several industries. During the past 10 years, Ed has specialized […]
 

Employment Law Blog Carnival- Res Ipsa Edition

Topics: HRExaminer, by Heather Bussing
Welcome to the Employment Law Blog Carnival- a great collection of articles on the hottest issues in employment law from some really smart lawyers—who blog. About a year ago, John Sumser hosted the HR Carnival. It was the brainstorm of Shauna Moerke, aka HR Minion. A few months ago, Eric Meyer, who knows a good […]
 

Candor Versus Civility

Topics: Dr. Todd Dewett, Editorial Advisory Board, HRExaminer, by Dr. Todd Dewett
“To have candor is not to lack civility.  It simply means that you have set performance as the highest priority.” – Dr. Todd Dewett
 

Facebook Career Apps – Another Look at the Race

Topics: HR Technology, HR Trends, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Last week, I told you about the fact that BeKnown‘s basic Facebook traffic had caught up with Branchout. I can share more detail today on what these numbers might mean.
 

Top 100 Influencers in HR v1.81 Craig Fisher

There are two kinds of businesses emerging on the scene today. One, blessed with resources from investors, is heavily oriented towards tool creation in social technology. The other, personified by Craig Fisher, is being built by people with substantial time in the trenches.