Employee Engagement
Corporate Recruiting’s Misunderstanding
(963 words) Executives, would you hire an Administrative or Compliance professional without Sales experience for a Sales position? Yet many companies follow essentially that practice when they hire a Human Resources “Recruiter.” I have 45 years of experience in Recruiting as both a Fee-Based Recruiter and Talent Attraction Consultant. One experience early in my consulting…
Read MoreTALENT ATTRACTION OLYMPICS: RETAIN YOUR BEST EMPLOYEES – GOLD MEDAL WINNERS!
When does the retention of your BEST employees begin? It begins with your very first contact during Talent Attraction (Recruiting). Today’s employees think like free agents. They have watched college athletes use the Transfer Portal. They have seen professional athletes change teams through free agency. Then they ask themselves, “If Aaron Rodgers can leave the…
Read MoreTALENT ATTRACTION OLYMPICS: GOLD MEDAL ENGAGEMENT
How does your company approach Engagement? In Make Your Company ROAR, the A is ACTUATE. Actuation is Engagement. It is where your Talent Attraction Strategy either wins a Gold Medal or settles for a Participation Ribbon. As a Leading Talent Attraction Consultant, I have worked with organizations across the spectrum. Some earn Gold Medals. Others…
Read More“We Cannot Find Candidates Who Are a Cultural Match”
This is a statement I’ve heard repeatedly—and it’s been simmering in my mind for quite some time. As the Leading organic search result for “Talent Attraction Consultant,” I’ve had a front-row seat to the inner workings of corporate recruiting, and here’s a blunt truth many overlook: If you’re struggling to find candidates who match your…
Read More“I Did It My Way”
One of the reasons you find yourself leading a company is the belief that you can do a better job than your predecessor. This sentiment was a driving force behind my decision to launch my talent attraction consultancy, RecruiterGuy.com, in 1990. In writing this article for the Concrete Foundations Association’s quarterly magazine, Concrete Facts, I…
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