Early in my career, I had the good fortune to work as a financial analyst for a Fortune 50 company. During a meeting where the president of a $2 billion group was presenting his business plan for the next year, he was lambasted by the corporate CEO with the following: “Strategy drives tactics. Tactics don’t drive strategy. And from what I can tell, you have a...
Recruiting Strategy Articles
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ESPN.com called it “the wildest NBA week ever,” the first few days of the free-agent signing period earlier this month. Superstars were in constant motion, and a fascinating trend emerged that has implications for recruiters and businesses everywhere: The league’s best players are now recruiting their own teammates. To some extent, this is what happened when the...
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- Employee Referrals
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If a recruiter ever needs to present more than 3-4 candidates in order to make one great hire, there is something fundamentally wrong with the hiring process being used. And, if two of the remaining three aren’t aren’t strong backups, something is even bigger is wrong. Having just finished a series of meetings with a group of hiring managers and their recruiters...
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First impression bias is the primary cause of most hiring mistakes. Why? Because when we feel good about someone right away, we tend...
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- Interview Questions
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It’s always nice to receive a thoughtful thank-you note from a candidate after you interview them. But if they don’t send one, it’s...
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- Candidate Experience
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When Cognizant’s AI team asked the head of Talent Acquisition to hire more data scientists, they were surprised by the answer they...
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- Talent Connect,
- Recruiting Strategy