by Ira Wolfe | Jan 17, 2017 | B2B Articles, HR Articles
This year (2017) will go down in history — but it may be nothing compared to the next four. Before the next race for the White House, we’re poised to witness a big jump in technological advancement: the widespread rise of social media, artificial intelligence,...
by Ira Wolfe | Jan 14, 2017 | HR Articles
I make my living from consulting, writing, and speaking about the multi-generation workforce. And even though they’ve now been in the workforce for 20 years, I’m still asked daily what I think about millennials. What’s behind this obsession with the millennials? It’s...
by Ira Wolfe | Dec 1, 2015 | HR Articles, Recruiting Process, Recruitment
One of the biggest challenges faced by recruiters and hiring manager is the resu-mess – the tidal wave of unqualified applicants that buries people and overwhelm the process. The screening process typically starts with the candidate completing an application or...
by Ira Wolfe | Oct 19, 2015 | B2B Articles, HR Articles, Recruiting Process, Recruitment
Uncovering the reasons why it’s so hard to find “good” employees is a bit like watching the Presidential debates. Some of the information that we hear is politicized for the sole purpose of satisfying a personal agenda. When it’s not good old fashioned bull****, all...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 6, 2015 | B2B Articles, Recruiting Process, Recruitment
For starters companies need to recruit job candidates like they are very important customers. That’s not rhetoric or a marketing slogan. They really are important customers! According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, fifty-eight (58) percent of applicants are less...
by Ira Wolfe | Nov 17, 2014 | Employee Motivation, HR Articles
Thanks to the Gallup organization, employee engagement has become part of nearly every organization’s vocabulary. Gallup and other companies like Deloitte, McKinsey, and BCG highlight the value high employee engagement generates: higher customer satisfaction, more...