To attract top talent, you must be able to provide candidates with compelling reasons to join your organization. This is most companies’ number one challenge. In my 20 years in the staffing business, I’ve only had three companies who nailed this at the beginning. And guess what? They were able to attract top talent to…

Recently, one of our recruiters was on the phone with a seasoned candidate, discussing a lucrative high paying opportunity in Southern California.  The conversation was going great—until the discussion came around to the name of the client.  Once he found out the name of the company, the candidate said, “Oh!  It’s with XYZ company!  I…

Here’s the situation: your job description is long and boring. The good thing is that the majority of your competitors’ job descriptions are also boring, chocked full of buzzwords and language that make the average hiring manager seem intimidating. Unfortunately, job seekers want to feel comfortable when applying for a job versus intimidated. In terms…

The Remedy for Talent Shortages? Culture. In 1999, a company began to revolutionize the way companies approached culture by offering a suite of seemingly outrageous amenities to their employees. They hired onsite chefs, masseuses, dry-cleaning, nap pods, and other luxurious perks to create a desirable workplace atmosphere. Most CEOs at that time might had written…

If you’re not sure who the weak ties are in your social network, look at the contacts on your phone. Chances are, there are some people in your contacts list you don’t call (much less see) on a regular basis, but you find it useful to keep them listed for those occasions when you do…

Handling a large scale flexible workforce can be challenging for even the most seasoned HR teams, especially with an increased focus on compliance and government regulations. This makes running a flexible workforce sometimes an inflexible position, and can create administrative logjams. However, burdens create innovations, and best-in-class organizations have been taking advantage of Managed Service Programs and Vendor Management…

Controlling and managing a large-scale contingent labor force can be a highly taxing job. Doing away with old processes to switch to a MSP/VMS technology can pay incredible dividends, but as HR and procurement leaders seek solutions for this task, they can be overwhelmed with the amount of content out there. Not only can doing…

You’ve probably heard the saying, “the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.” This is especially true in the staffing world. Hiring Managers want to know how a candidate is likely to perform on the job in six months—but frequently, they ask the wrong kinds of questions and limit their interviewing effectiveness. Many Hiring…

While hiring managers have begun to see it, many haven’t yet…a market once flush with candidates and deep streams of talent is drying up.  The economy is on the better side of recovery, and much of the highly-skilled talent has already been snapped up. Today, this skills gap is cited as one of the major…

Let’s talk spend. Traditionally a concern of procurement teams, spend is a consideration that many people would not associate with HR.  But within today’s data-driven marketplace, it’s all numbers…all of the time. In procurement and HR, managers are increasingly pushed to provide the best contingent workforce outcomes at the lowest prices. It seems simple, but…