“The Recruiting Department is where data goes to die.” This sentiment was shared with me during a recent conversation related to one of the many sourcing technologies flooding the market. It was the opinion of this person, that the idea of data driven recruiting and the reality of data driven recruiting simply don’t match up. Ultimately, his point was that only a very small percentage of corporate recruiting departments have the resources to analyze the [...]
I have been blogging and presenting on the practice of Employment Branding since 2005, and facilitating a group on LinkedIn focused on this subject matter since 2009. This is an area of human resource management that I’m zealously passionate about, and the group has served as an excellent opportunity to connect with and learn from other like-minded professionals who truly believe in the importance and value of making great hires for every opening. While I [...]
Can someone please tell me why an organization would invest real money in any new, cutting edge, or industry-leading HR technology? How are value propositions assessed? Are purchasers identifying problems that need to be solved first, or are they being exposed to technologies and then building an argument for why the technology has value? I think very few new technologies offer actual, realized value to the early adopters. One area of recent growth and expansion [...]
Efficient hiring systems directly affect your organization’s bottom line by reducing the time to fill vacancies, cutting down on recruitment advertising costs, and increasing the quality and productivity of new hires. There is no better time than now to focus on streamlining your hiring systems, so that your organization is prepared to attract great talent as the economy recovers.
Your key to career success! Best Practices Roundtable Discussion Screening and Selection – Improving the quality of new hires. Leave Integration – Tracking leaves and integration of benefits. Compensation for Performance – Increases based on merit in the current market. Join us for this informative session with seasoned HR professionals helping each other to develop strategies in each of three challenging areas. NHRA-NH takes its monthly program meeting “On the Road” in October, traveling to [...]