A while ago I was invited to pitch to a group of investors on behalf of a potential client: a Series B Silicon Valley startup. Our job, as their recruiting partner, was to convey to the investor that hiring 200…
Staffing Agencies
How We Used Analytics to Hire More A-Talent
Top performers drive a tremendous percentage of an organization’s revenue, yet finding these talented candidates proves a challenge to traditional hiring processes. But organizations using a data-driven recruitment approach find higher performing candidates and, as a bonus, get lower attrition….
The Future of Agency Recruiting Is Going to Be Very Different
Note: This is the second part a two-part article on what the future holds for external recruiters and executive search, and for the clients they serve. It is developed by the author from a seminar presentation he did in Budapest…
8 Trends and Challenges Facing Search Firms (and Pricing Is One of Them)
Note: This is the first of a two-part article on what the future holds for external recruiters and executive search, and for the clients they serve. It is developed by the author from a seminar presentation he did in Budapest…
Don’t Give Up Quality For Speed In Volume Hiring
What’s the price of cheap? Getting a lot of junk that costs plenty in the long run. Poor recruitment is like that. Many external recruiters focus on one objective: filling seats. Get ’em in — fast. The more time they…
Attitude Matters: Creating the Right Mindset For Success
“Attitude determines altitude.” It’s something I heard during a speech that resonated with me. I read recently that the most important times of the day are the first half-hour after you awake and the half-hour before you turn in at…
Here’s How Do-It-Yourself Performance Management Works
Think about losing weight. You might have a small goal like 5 pounds, or a bigger goal like 50, either way, you start going to the gym and work out every day. You change your diet, giving up some of…
What CEOs Look For In Their CHRO
CEOs are actively upgrading their CHRO talent with talent management needs driving much of that change. Board members are increasingly prominent in the process and often interview multiple candidates. Our 2016 placements to date at TSG Executive Search show some…
Your Agency Temps Can Now Form A Bargaining Unit With Your Own Employees
Over the last seven+ years, the National Labor Relations Board has consistently expanded collective bargaining rights in a variety of employment settings. Continuing that trend, the NLRB has now reversed over a decade of precedent and ruled that temporary employees…
If Time Is So Valuable, Why Aren’t You Tracking It?
Most executives are accustomed to tracking a wide variety of variables that affect our organizations: capital expenditures, return on investment, amortization rates, operating efficiency — you name it. Not only have we become more focused on tracking data and analytics,…
HR Tech 2015: Now Everybody Wants to be the “Uber of Recruitment”
Apparently, the new marketing message for Talent Acquisition technology that I’m seeing here at the HR Tech Conference in Las Vegas is to call yourself the “Uber of Recruitment” I have had six different companies actually use this phrase to explain what their…
How To Build a Solid Pipeline Of Great Candidates
As president and founder of a staffing firm that’s celebrating 20 years in business, I’ve experienced first-hand the ups and downs of the recruitment market. A consistent challenge all firms face — regardless of economic conditions — is finding enough…
When an Executive Search Goes Bad: Remember, No One Held a Gun to Your Head
It’s become common practice in high level NCAA Division Athletics to use retained search firms to hire athletic directors and coaches. Recently, the University of Minnesota Athletic Director resigned before UM could terminate him for inappropriate activity, after being on…
It Will Be Worth Your While to Make Sure Employees Get Enough Sleep
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), some 41 million workers in America aren’t getting enough sleep. We already know that American workers take fewer vacation days and work longer hours than their industrialized counterparts around the world. But…
Disruptive Technology? Who Cares as Long as We’re Still Hiring?
The shift in public safety best practice was dramatic. Prior to early 1983, the Visalia, California police and fire dispatchers managed a manual process consisting of writing addresses on slips of paper when taking 911 calls. Plus, tracking police officers…
The Single Biggest Lie That HR Tells Candidates
No one ever wants to admit this but it can be really intimidating working with someone who is way smarter and more talented than you. This is the basis for the biggest lie HR tells candidates. You are overqualified!
Hiring a Game Changer: Sometimes, You Get “The LeBron Effect”
Corporate executives don’t have to be sports experts to realize the incredible value that LeBron James has added to the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers in a single year. Consider these amazing impacts since his hiring: The value of the team went…
State of Ohio Jumps in and “Bans the Box” For All Civil Service Jobs
While the state Legislature has not yet weighed in on the issue, the Buckeye State has taken one step closer to embracing “ban the box.” Effective June 1, state civil service applications no longer include the check box asking job…
Hiring Wisdom: Is What You Heard What the Job Candidate Really Meant?
“I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” ? author Robert McCloskey You wrap up your interview of a promising job applicant and…
Former Google Recruiter Tells: Here’s Why People Want to Work for You
David Bizer is a pioneer in global Internet recruiting, discovering talent from Silicon Valley to the technology hubs of Europe. He was the first European recruiter at Google where he worked for seven (7) years, and he is now one…