Third party recruiters might be familiar with the phrase “get a req; fill a req.” Get an opening to work on, fill it and repeat as necessary. Wash, rise, repeat. Shortsighted, perhaps, but I don’t think it’s a mindset limited to external recruiters—we all get locked into doing what we know. It’s safe to keep things the same, but it …
What Has the Recession Done to Your Pipeline?
I have written before about data and the way HR should leverage it, but I am just a “low rent” data guy—Josh Letorneau handles the brilliant analysis around here. My data work is typically basic—I get with some smart partners and try to tell a story with data. Today’s post about figuring out capacity is no different—I make some assumptions …
Company Needs vs. Employee Wants—Guess Who Wins?
When it comes to negotiating deals, you’re probably like me—some good wins in your past and maybe a few plays which could have gone better. On the bad deals, was it because you misunderstood your position relative to the other side? That’s where my deals have gone south. Always looking for help, I found a nice piece from FOT alum, …
Calling HP’s CEO Hire a “Curious Choice” = “They Better Be Right”
When HP fired Mark Hurd in August, everyone had an opinion about whether it was a good HR move or not. Late Thursday, HP’s board announced that they had hired Léo Apotheker as Hurd’s replacement to be President and CEO, and early opinions on the wisdom of this choice are not kind. Here is the background: Apotheker worked for 20 …
Get Your HR Vendors To Be Better or Get Better Vendors
Like everyone else in the free world, I made sure to read Tim Sackett’s post on FOT this week about the benefits of working in HR during tough times, including better vendor giveaways. Just this week, Warren Buffet also said that we are still deep in the recession, disagreeing with a report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. Check …
HR, Data and Good Ideas Three Years Too Late
So, the CEO comes to your office and asks you, the Talent Acquisition pro, “Which competitor’s employees do well when we hire them to work over here? And what’s the best university we recruit from? Last thing: Do marketing majors or communications majors seem to do better here?” I think most recruiting folks can probably answer those questions using some …
Don’t Let Your Managers Be the Bad Gift from Aunt Barbara
If you grew up in the late 70’s/early 80’s, you might have had a neighbor kid who was lucky enough to get one of those really cool and expensive radio controlled cars. Now, slick RC cars are all over, but back then, they were top shelf. My neighbor, Danny, had gotten one, and the thing flat out rocked. He ran …
When the Employment Call You Screw Up Is Your Own…
Folks in FOT nation make career and employment decisions daily—we make calls on whom to interview or reject, who gets an offer, what key questions to ask when looking at a candidate or an opportunity, etc. We’re pretty good at this. Everyone, however, blows a call sometime, and having all that experience and those skills in your back pocket doesn’t …