One of the great things I love about football – and sports in general – is the portable lessons applicable to recruiting and talent management. Today on NFL.com, current NY Jets players anonymously ripped their starting quarterback, Mark Sanchez. Clearly they have big... Read More
Resolutions. Some make them every year. Some think they are a waste of time. After all, why wait for the first of the year to do what you know you should have done all along? But regardless of your point... Read More
One of the most critical points in your job search is the first live interaction you have with a company representative. Sometimes this is someone in HR, a corporate recruiter, or even the hiring manager. But make no mistake about... Read More
I’m interested in feedback from the corporate recruiting community on this one. I have a great deal of respect for Peter and his methods. I’ve used them successfully most of my recruiting career and I’m a huge fan. There’s a... Read More
“I don’t have time.” How many times a day do we hear someone say this about doing something we think is important? Or, worse yet, how many times do you say it? The reality is this – we all get... Read More
A few days ago, I was poking around on LinkedIn and saw that one of my connections was looking to hire a Vice President of Human Resources in the Washington, DC metro area. As it turns out, I’m a pretty... Read More
The job description is to the search as the foundation is to the house. Simply put, the job description is the foundation of the search. Good, solid job specification – good search. Poorly written, full of holes job specification –... Read More
This is probably going to ruffle a few feathers, but please allow me to “keep it real” for a moment. And in the spirit of full disclosure, I’ve served the recruiting industry on both sides of the desk. So,I know... Read More
[Updated February 10, 2012: I stand corrected. Apparently, purple squirrels do exist as evidenced in this crazy article that surfaced this week. So, instead of saying they don’t exist, I’ll just go with “super rare.” Special thanks to @recruitmoore and... Read More
It’s funny that one of today’s big headlines is about nice guys earning less. Not “ha ha” funny. But more “sad” funny. According to the CNN article and the research of four university professors, agreeableness has a negative impact on... Read More