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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 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 MoreCorridor Business Journal Does your company crave finding employees to fit your Company Culture
How often have you heard Managers complain that they cannot find New Employees who fit their culture? When I conduct a Talent Attraction Consulting Survey with a new client, this is a topic that often appears among the management priorities. As we discuss the culture, we review how the client markets its Culture. Does the…
Read MoreInterviewed by Paul Luke in THE PROVINCE For His Article “To catch a liar: UBC profs have become master human lie detectors, uncovering little white lies to criminal masterplans
This article, written by Paul Luke for The Province in Vancouver, British Columbia, is an interesting discussion on liars. Since I am a leading Talent Attraction Consultant, he reached out to me to discuss candidate lying practices. Our interview is reflected near the end of Paul’s article. I recommend that you read the entire article…
Read More#TalentAttraction #Tuesday IS THE TALENT ACQUISITION PROCESS A FAILURE? WILL COMPANIES IMPROVE RECRUITING TO A SALES PROCESS?
Some organizations are lucky, aren’t they? They post positions and receive hundreds of responses, more than any human can handle. Therefore, they ask the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) engineers to create screens to narrow the field. Euphemistically, the ATS companies’ marketing group calls those systems “powered by AI.” What is the only problem? The systems…
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