Use That Social Media Magic to Recruit, Recruit, Recruit
Social sourcing can save your company a ton of money when it comes to recruiting, says expert Kelly Dingee. But it’s easy to spin your wheels if you’re not careful.
Category: Recruiting
Recruiting is changing at a rapid pace. Some organizations are abandoning traditional methods for social media; some think software can do a better job than people.
How to Become an Indispensable Employee
The other day, a colleague passed along an article from Inc. magazine titled “35 Habits That Make Employees Extremely Valuable.” Whether you’re an employee trying to figure out how to make yourself indispensable to your employer or a manager looking for the right type of person for your team, this piece, written by Kevin Daum, […]
Practical Tips for Hard-to-Fill Requirements
In yesterday’s Advisor, BLR® Contributing Editor Jennifer Carsen, JD, helped us understand the hiring shortages in the new economy. Today, we present her techniques for filling those hard-to-fill positions. Practical Solutions for Hard-to-Fills Regardless of the impact of the skills gap, the bottom line is that there is a lot employers can do proactively to […]
How to Fill Those Hard-to-Fill Positions
Good news—the economy is stronger than it’s been in years—and getting better. Bad news—you’re going to have even more trouble than usual finding suitable candidates for certain vacant positions. And the longer those vacancies go unfilled, the more disruption they cause. BLR® Contributing Editor Jennifer Carsen, JD, sorts out what’s happening and what to do […]
How Scarcity and Attrition Might Ruin Recruitment Planning
Yesterday, we heard from experts Lucia Erwin and Jack Tootson discuss how supply and demand influence HR. Today, we’ll hear how Erwin and Tootson apply Supply Chain Management concepts like Scarcity and Attrition to human resources.
Companies That Failed to Thrive—Is Yours Next?
Yesterday’s Advisor featured Consultant Scott Hamilton’s five steps to get away from legacy thinking and figure out what’s coming next. Today, we list and describe companies that failed to thrive, plus Hamilton’s five organizational trends for 2015. History and market velocity dictate that companies that ignore innovation will fail, Hamilton says. Kodak Kodak stopped being […]
5 Key Steps to a “Next Practices” HR Business Value Model
The “inflection” point for HR is here, says Consultant Scott Hamilton. In business today, disruption is closer than you think, from recruiting to development, companies need next practices ideas, processes, concepts, and solutions that move us beyond the “status quo.”
Brevity Is the Soul of Wit
President Woodrow Wilson was once asked how long it took him to prepare his speeches, and his answer was quite telling. “That depends on the length of the speech,” said Wilson. “If it is a 10-minute speech, it takes me all of two weeks to prepare it; if it is a half-hour speech, it takes […]
Supply and Demand, How It Can Help HR
Supply Chain Management doesn’t seem like an HR issue, but the experts Lucia Erwin and Jack Tootson say it has a lot to teach human resources.
Get Out the 10-Foot Pole … and Make Sure It Doesn’t Touch These Questions
In yesterday’s Advisor, consultant Bridget Miller shared some application questions to avoid, including those that reveal age or disability information. Today, Miller covers more protected classes, private information, and other areas of inquiry that your application shouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole.