Is Google better than your company with Talent? I may have to turn comments off on this one – such an obvious question for most people, that I expect the caveman, ALL CAPS responses like "H#@! YEAH!!"… If there is one thing that is publicized about hiring at Google, it’s the fact that the standards are high. So high and …
Baby Boomers Are Exiting Stage Left – Is that Good or Bad?
As a partner in an executive search firm, I’m constantly marketing our services to acquire new clients across the U.S. That’s just part of what I do… Recently, we created a new detailed practice brochure, highlighting all of our services, and sent our new material to CEO’s in our market niche – healthcare IT. A few days later, I received …
Please Make the LinkedIn Knock-offs Stop……
Did I miss the meeting where you could copy someone’s business model from 3 years ago and get venture capital? Is it the dot.com days all over again? From my in-box today: Konnects I’ve added you as a professional contact on Konnects… Konnects is a Business Networking site where you are able to network, share referrals, and connect with other …
Avoid Hiring an HR Dud….Because They’ll Be In Charge of Hiring Others…
Who among us likes missing on new hires? That rumbling feeling in your stomach after someone has started that you totally blew it, now you have to deal with it.. Anyone? Buhler? I thought not. So it stands to reason that when you are filling a position that will help you RECRUIT and SELECT, not missing is even more important …
Best Practices in Internship Programs – Cosmo Kramer…
As a general rule, internships aren’t my strongest area. I’m a HR person at a software firm, before that a field HR generalist (manager, director and VP level) with a couple of Fortune 500 entities. Lots to do in all the jobs and even though internships have value, they never got the priority I would have liked to place on …
Danny, The World Needs Ditch-Diggers Too…
To quote Austin Powers, I’m a man, baby… As a guy, quoting movies is part of who I am… And I can work it into a HR/Talent blog entry… From Caddyshack: Judge Smails: The man is a menace! Cut that off! Music is a violation of our personal privacy! He’s breaking the law! Danny: I’ve always been fascinated with the …
Talent Watch – Best Available Athlete
I have a recurring talent conversation with 3-4 colleagues I really like talking to – and it involves hiring generalists vs. specialists. Simply put, once you get away from some very specialized positions in your company, are you open to finding the smartest available person to take the challenge you have or are you forever trying to match an overly …