Bridging the skills gap in 2020 – but what skills should we focus on?
IBM and Josh Bersin recently put out an interesting study on the skills gaps that are currently opening and how technology advancements are creating gaps in many companies’ workforces. 5800 executives across 50 countries were surveyed and their findings were telling. (https://www.ibm.com/thought-leadership/institute-business-value/report/closing-skills-gap#) They’re feeling pain identifying, recruiting and retaining behavioral skills. Out of 12 identified […]
8 Ways To Retain Employees
8 Ways to Retain Employees You’d think that as recruiters we wouldn’t want to encourage employee retention. We do though. Why? Well, put quite simply, there’s plenty of opportunity without wishing bad on our clients. The Dept of Labour estimates about 3 million Americans quit their jobs MONTHLY. Indeed reports 180 million unique visits a […]
The 3 Levels of Recruiting Assessment – Why Level 3 needs to be Pre-Hire
In the world of Recruiting, the Resume and the LinkedIn profile are the very first level of search and selection. Come to think of it, they are perhaps more search than selection. The second level, the Interview, is obviously the biggest part of the selection process, which is unfortunate because there should be more that […]
Employee Retention – The Red Headed Stepchild
Full disclosure, I should start by saying that I do actually have a red-headed stepchild, but that’s by the way. Agencies, human resources, line managers; we all tend to ignore employee retention as a cost of doing business until the issue is on fire somewhere. And yet I can guarantee 110% that with such high […]
Tracking Your Job Search – We have a Freebie To Help You.
I have to admit, as a recruiter, nothing drives me more insane than my kids leaving their hats on at meal time. Oh wait, that’s another rant. As a recruiter, nothing drives me more insane than candidates who don’t track where they have applied. This exchange from a few weeks ago. ME – “great news […]
Where do your recruiting dollars go?
With the inherent weaknesses of budgetting for the recruiting process it can be a challenge tracking where the money goes. Certain fixed costs get averaged over all hires (such as subscriptions) so may not get assigned on a per hire basis and hidden costs like researching, searching, selecting and interviewing hours don’t always (in fact […]
Sourcing Good Candidates Quickly and Cost Effectively – The Impossible Challenge?
One of my favourite lines in sales is “good, fast and cheap, pick any two and I’ll tell you what it won’t be”. On the face of it, this headline appears to check all three boxes. Let’s look at the challenges. Good Candidates The economy is booming, with the lowest unemployment in 18 years and […]
Marrying Instincts with Data-Driven Insights
As a talent recruiter, you’ve got to have great instincts. It’s probably one of the reasons you fell into this career path. You rely on these instincts on a daily basis to not only build relationships with candidates, but also attract them to your organization. But as you’re probably well aware, instincts can only take […]
The Hidden Costs of Recruiting
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Swimming in The Blue Ocean in 2018
As Christmas approaches I also find myself planning for 2018 and just as George Santayana said, “Those who do not remember their past are condemned to repeat their mistakes.”, so it’s also time to look back on 2017, to be a little circumspect about the year, about what went wrong, what went right and what has potential. It […]
