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Strategic Workforce Planning: 7 Steps To Talent Acquisition Success
There is hardly a more nebulous, misunderstood (and possibly hated) word in Human Resources than “strategic workforce planning”, but it is a critical key to successfully improving hiring and retention results. This article describes why it is important, how to do it, and what results you should see.
Are You an HR Pro Being Asked to Lead Talent Acquisition? 6 Tips for Success
Check out this list of tips for new talent acquisition leaders - especially if you're coming from an HR Generalist role - to shorten your learning curve and drive meaningful results faster.
Talent Acquisition Org Design Best Practices
What’s the best way for recruiting teams to think about tackling hiring requisitions? First in, first out – like milk? Nah, I don’t think so; but surprisingly, many succumb to this approach in the face of hiring manager pressure and the absence of business-based prioritization.
Leadership and the Knowledge Worker
More than 80% of the share price (market value) of the average company today is created by its underlying intellectual capital – brands, patents, processes, strategic relationships, etc. The percentage of value created by intellectual capital (IC)...
Using Intellectual Capital to Valuate Companies: Algorithm in Action
In today’s knowledge economy, Intellectual Capital (IC) is driving the market value of most companies. As we outlined in a previous post, IC is the product of human capital, or talent, and our proprietary algorithm calculates the value of IC for...
Measuring Quality of Hire: How to Handle Common Challenges
No one would argue that the talent a company employs play in a crucial role in achieving organizational success. Given this fact then, why don’t more companies measure the quality of their talent?
Five Reasons Why Candidates Aren’t Applying to Your Jobs
There are many reasons why candidates aren't applying to jobs the way they did before the pandemic. A recent survey identified five key reasons for this (hint: 'being lazy and on unemployment' didn't make the list.)
Recruiting Process Outsourcing (RPO) Can Improve Hiring Results: Four Ways to Do It right
Recruiting Process Outsourcing firms (RPOs) often have a reputation for overpromising and under-delivering, but does it have to be that way?
RPO Lessons Learned: When RPO is Not Working Well
So your organization is using an RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) firm and you suspect things aren't going as planned? Or perhaps you are considering an RPO? Read on to learn about these common pitfalls. And check out other articles in our series to find solutions.
Now is the Time to Measure Quality of Hire
Many leaders are concerned with quality of hire these days and for good reason: we've seen spikes in candidate ghosting, no shows on day one, early attrition, and poor candidate fit in the last few years. But "quality of hire" can be an annoying...
5 Reasons Assessment-Based Programs Are the Best Training and Development
Traditional training isn't the way to rapidly improve HR effectiveness, development and credibility. Simulation-based assessment and 360° feedback is a fast, better way to improving recruiters' and HR business partners' skills.
Hot Tip: That ChatBot on Your Apply Process Isn’t AI
In almost every case, your ChatBot is actually repelling - rather than attracting - talent. Prove me wrong.
In-Box Dash: AI-Powered Simulation for TA Training and Selection
A one-of-a-kind, AI-powered simulated exercise to help HR and TA leaders select, assess and develop their team.
A High Volume Hiring Case Study: Improving Hiring Speed, Quality, Cost
The Challenge: Improve the quality of hiring high volume, customer service-oriented front line employees. In turn, increase speed to hire and reduce overall hiring costs.
How Do You Measure Quality of Hire in this Talent Marketplace?
In this full employment economy, finding and winning top talent for critical roles is a key business success factor. But if you’re still thinking about quality of hire in the old way (hiring manager surveys to assess ‘happiness’ with the recruiting team or managers' assessment of a new hire 30 days in), then you’re missing the chance to prove the value of Talent Acquisition in 2019 and beyond.
The Most Effective Recruitment Process in the Toughest Talent Marketplace
It’s a trick: the most effective recruitment process isn’t one - it's multiple processes, differentiated and highly engineered. Because in the most challenging talent marketplace that most of us have ever worked in, we can't wing it anymore - nor can we build our processes based on what we've always done, or what hiring managers demand.
Talent Acquisition Audit: Six Signs You Need One
Six circumstances where it makes sense to bring in outside, unbiased resources to conduct a talent acquisition audit.
How to Improve Recruiting: Begin with a SWOT Analysis
Need to figure out how to improve hiring speed, quality and diversity? Begin with one of the most tried-and-true methods to assessing strengths and weaknesses: a SWOT framework for recruiting. Learn how this method can help you get started the right way.
Valuing Employees: Are People Your Most Important Asset? The Answer Might Surprise You.
Well, if you’re an accountant, then the answer is probably a resounding “yes.” From an accounting standpoint, an asset is an economic resource that can be owned or controlled to produce value that can ultimately be converted into cash. For example,...
How to Use a Req Load Calculator for Recruiters
The number of reqs a recruiter works has a direct impact on the speed, cost and quality of their hiring outcomes. Too many hiring reqs results in poor quality - skipped intake meetings, little or no sourcing of candidates, short-shrifting the...
