The interview schedule if it exists, doesn’t run to plan. The candidate is jumping through hoops to show interest, but it’s a one way love affair – the candidate answers a bunch of detailed questions about themselves but gets minimal chance to ask probing questions of the company interviewers.
Read MoreRecruitment driven diversity strategies miss the point. Well meaning leaders intent on 'fixing' the problem often order 'hire more women' as the solution......
...46% of candidates who believe they have had a “negative” overall experience say they will take their alliance, product purchases and relationship somewhere else....An unhappy candidate could also make negative remarks about your company, chasing away potential talents and clients. In fact, 27% of candidates following a bad experience would “actively discourage others to apply.”
Read MoreFinancially savvy HR managers can identify where the “artful” aspects of finance have been applied to the numbers, where the “soft spots” (or BS) are in the numbers, and they know how applying the numbers differently might lead to different conclusions. They are thus prepared, when appropriate, to question, push back and challenge the numbers like any other member of the business team.
Read MoreGlassdoor.com, which allows anonymous postings, is an indicative barometer of work conditions within any company. It would be a great starting point for applicants to rate their interview experience, inclusive of timeliness of feedback.
Read MoreBut the employee is left in shock, dismay, hurt, and utter bewilderment. They are devastated, and whilst some can quickly dust themselves off and continue with great career success elsewhere, there are many that cannot.
Read MoreI struggle to think of another service industry where you pay your dosh up front as the customer, then wait for an uncertain timeframe to receive any kind of service result. It’s time for you, the paying customer to expect and demand more.
Read More.... I know that companies spend a fortune on packaging, marketing, advertising, securing community goodwill, etc. It will have taken them either a lot of money, or a lot of time to have achieved credibility for their brand. And a recruitment "partner" can effect a fantastically negative impact on this, in just seconds and for free.
Read MoreI'm an advocate for cost containment when you do need to utilise the experience/support/expertise of a 3rd party recruitment service. I'm also aware that there are still some recruitment providers who haven't changed their fee ratios or champagne and long lunch lifestyles since the nineties, and I know that that exorbitant fees do not guarantee the best service and results from any agency.
Read MoreThose of us the in HR profession are quick to stomp on business leaders when we see/hear of them undertaking discriminatory behaviours and actions.
But let me tell you. HR is absolutely just as culpable when hiring for its own.
Read MoreInterviewing is a minefield. So many stakeholders dancing around, and not actually finding out what they really want to know, and second guessing and presuming as a result, all because they're terrified of setting off the bomb of an anti discrimination claim.
Read MoreIn fact, too many of the HR professionals we meet with daily, just don’t understand how many elements they need to master to be great in their roles. Too often a HR professional with a "perfect on paper" CV, is anything but high performance.
Read MoreAnd here it is. One of the most powerful tips for success as an interviewer.
Read More...if you’re an employer doing your own recruitment, and you don’t maintain contact with candidates outside of the times you’re actually hiring, what message about your brand and its values does that send?
Read MoreEmbedded search is the effective outsourcing of all your search requirements to a third party who provide consultants who work on your site, absorb your company culture, and act in accordance with your company’s brand values. They become, in effect, your own employees but being employed by a third party means they do not impact your headcount or staff budget
Read MoreWe have bred new generations of HR professionals who don’t have any of the fundamental knowledge or skills that have been the traditional bread and butter of HR.
Read MoreI know for example that some firms are already asking for applications using Twitter – try fitting your career into 140 characters or maybe you have to think differently……
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